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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.
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Latest Research Feb 10-16, 2020
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Fracking generally safe, includes manageable risks, can help reduce GHG emissions
Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2020, finds that the actual harm to human welfare from hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is extremely low, and dispels several myths about fracking and its effects.
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Recent Commentary and Blog Posts
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Carney’s climate plans may push oil/gas production from Canada to state-owned firms abroad ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Globe and Mail) by Elmira Aliakbari and Ashley Stedman.
Meanwhile, countries with state-owned oil and gas companies such as Venezuela and Mexico will have another way to access capital.

Three reasons why our hospitals are overcrowded ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Vancouver Province) by Bacchus Barua.
Eighteen per cent of Canadians reported waiting four months or more for elective surgery compared to zero per cent in Germany.

Frontier mine decision make-or-break moment for Canada’s natural resource sector ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Calgary Sun) by Ashley Stedman and Elmira Aliakbari.
Teck spent 10 years securing the necessary approvals from provincial and federal regulators.

Despite residential hike, Vancouver businesses still disproportionately shoulder property tax burden ([link removed])
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Josef Filipowicz. 
In 2019, businesses paid a 0.427 per cent property tax compared to 0.134 per cent for homeowners.

G7 growth talk obscures poor income growth among Canadians ([link removed])
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Ben Eisen and Finn Poschmann.
Between 1999 and 2018, average nominal growth in Japan was just 0.2 per cent.

Any ‘Fair Deal’ for Alberta requires fundamental rethink of fiscal federalism in Canada ([link removed])
(Appeared in the National Post) by Niels Veldhuis and Jason Clemens.
Between 2007 and 2018, Alberta workers contributed a net $12.3 billion to employment insurance.

Time to fight the climate extremists who seek to burn things down ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Sudbury Star) by Ross McKitrick. 
The United States is the exception among developed countries.

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