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FRASER UPDATE
A weekly digest of our latest research, commentary, and blog posts.
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Latest Research Mar 2-8, 2020
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Alarming report finds more than 50 countries increased restrictions on women’s economic rights from 2016 to 2018
Women's Economic Rights—What's Changed and Why Does It Matter? is a new study that highlights how women benefit when they enjoy the same economic rights as men, and tracks changes in economic freedom for women around the world from 2016 to 2018, the most recent year of comparable data. During that time, 83 countries improved women’s economic rights, while 54 countries imposed greater restrictions on women’s economic freedom.
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Quebec’s public-sector employees were paid 9.2 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector workers in 2018
Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec finds that public-sector employees in the Quebec—including municipal, provincial and federal government workers—received 9.2 per cent higher wages on average than comparable workers in the private sector last year, and also enjoyed more generous pensions, earlier retirement, more personal leave and greater job security.
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Recent Commentary and Blog Posts
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Trudeau government should learn from Chrétien-era tax relief ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Vancouver Province) by Tegan Hill, Jake Fuss, and Milagros Palacios.
Canada's economy is expected to grow by a tepid 1.6 per cent in 2020.

Horgan budget makes B.C. less attractive to top talent ([link removed])
(Appeared in Business in Vancouver) by Jason Clemens, Jake Fuss, and Milagros Palacios.
The government raised the top personal income tax rate from 16.8 per cent to 20.5 per cent.

You can believe in climate science without supporting every proposed climate policy ([link removed])
(Appeared in the National Post) by Ross McKitrick. 
The benefits of policy should outweigh the costs.

Kenney government fails to restore Alberta’s income tax advantage ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Edmonton Sun) by Ben Eisen and Tegan Hill.
The Trudeau government created a new top tax bracket that raised the top federal rate to 33 per cent.

Trudeau government rejects almost every principle of historic 1995 Liberal budget ([link removed])
(Appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press) by Jason Clemens, Niels Veldhuis.
The national debt will hit an estimated $713.2 billion this year.

Coronavirus shockwaves felt around the world economy ([link removed])
by Livio Di Matteo. 
From 1973 to 1996, Canada's average annual unemployment rate was 8.9 per cent.

Teck decision underscores investment crisis in Canada ([link removed])
(Appeared in National Newswatch) by Niels Veldhuis, Ashley Stedman, and Milagros Palacios.
In total, $150 billion has left Canada from 2014 to 2018.

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