This study examines the effects of worker choice laws in the US — commonly referred to as “right to work” (RTW) policies — and applies the findings to British Columbia and to Ontario. RTW laws have been enacted by 24 US states; these laws prohibit collective bargaining agreements between...

The traditional definition of tax progressivity is being rewritten and this change could have serious ramifications for democratic decision-making. Up to now, tax progressivity has meant that, as an individual or household earned more income, they not only paid more in taxes but also paid a...

The governments of Alberta, Alaska, and Norway have all created funds in which to deposit some of the revenues they receive from non-renewable natural resource activities. Despite Alberta's rich natural resource endowments, its Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund is smaller than the others...

The essays collected for this publication are designed to provide readers and particularly those in Ontario a better sense of where the province's debt stands today, the expectations for the future, and warnings about the likely costs of inaction. Part of the motivation for this publication was...

This Fraser Institute survey of independent schools throughout the Lower Mainland found that 57.3 percent of schools reported a wait-list for enrollment in 2011/12. Of those schools, almost 80 percent said that wait-lists had been the norm for the past three years. In 2011/12, more than 2,170...