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Fraser Institute News Release: 388 new mines must be built by 2030 to satisfy electric vehicle mandates

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Thursday, November 23, 2023
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“The sheer scale of mining required to meet EV mandates raises serious questions about the timelines being imposed by governments,” said Kenneth Green, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Can Metal Mining Match the Speed of the Planned Electric Vehicle Transition?

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  • “The sheer scale of mining required to meet EV mandates raises serious questions about the timelines being imposed by governments,” said Kenneth Green, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Can Metal Mining Match the Speed of the Planned Electric Vehicle Transition?
  • Again, to meet international EV mandates, a total of 388 new mines must be built to provide the necessary minerals including nickel and lithium.
  • For context, as of 2021, only 270 metal mines operated in the U.S. and only 70 operated in Canada.
  • For example, lithium production takes between six and nine years, and nickel production takes between 13 and 18 years.

Fraser Institute News Release: Quebec high schools show improvement in every corner of province

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Saturday, November 18, 2023
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MONTREAL, Nov. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today published its annual rankings of Quebec secondary schools, identifying schools that are improving or falling behind.

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  • MONTREAL, Nov. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Fraser Institute today published its annual rankings of Quebec secondary schools, identifying schools that are improving or falling behind.
  • “Our Report Card offers parents information they can’t easily get anywhere else about their child’s school and how it compares to other schools across Quebec,” said Yanick Labrie, a senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.
  • Crucially, Sieur-de-Coulonge achieved this improvement despite nearly half of the school’s students (46.8 per cent) having special needs.
  • “Our school rankings prove that improvement is possible in every corner of the province, in every type of school serving every type of student,” Labrie said.

Fraser Institute News Release: Canada has fewer doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and longer wait times than other countries with universal health care

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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“In terms of availability of resources and timely access to care, Canadians are not receiving the value they deserve from the country’s health-care system, this much is clear,” said Bacchus Barua, director of Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023.

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  • “In terms of availability of resources and timely access to care, Canadians are not receiving the value they deserve from the country’s health-care system, this much is clear,” said Bacchus Barua, director of Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2023.
  • The study compares 30 universal health-care systems in developed countries.
  • And despite Canada’s poor performance, it is among the highest spenders on health care ranking in the top-third of the 30 countries included in the analysis.
  • “Canadians are increasingly aware of the shortcomings of health care in Canada,” said Mackenzie Moir, policy analyst and co-author of the report.

NOTICE TO DISREGARD -- Fraser Institute

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Friday, November 10, 2023
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We are advised by Fraser Institute that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, “Fraser Institute News Release: Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times” issued November 9 over GlobeNewswire.

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  • VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- We are advised by Fraser Institute that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, “Fraser Institute News Release: Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times” issued November 9 over GlobeNewswire.

Fraser Institute News Release: Of 30 countries with universal health care, Canada among highest spenders, but ranks near the bottom for number of doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and has the longest wait times

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Thursday, November 9, 2023
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The study compares 30 universal health-care systems in developed countries, spotlighting several key areas including cost, availability and use of resources, access to care, clinical performance and quality.

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  • The study compares 30 universal health-care systems in developed countries, spotlighting several key areas including cost, availability and use of resources, access to care, clinical performance and quality.
  • In 2021, the latest year of comparable data, Canada’s health-care spending as a share of the economy (12.6 per cent) ranks highest (after adjusting for population age) and eighth highest for health care spending per capita.
  • Canada ranks 25th (out of 29) for the number of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines with 10.3 MRIs per million people, and 26th (out of 30) for CT scanners with 14.9 scanners per million people.
  • To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research.

Fraser Institute News Release: Median income in Vancouver nearly $24,000 less than in Seattle—B.C. cities rank low in regional income rankings

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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“At a time when affordability is top of mind, workers in B.C.

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  • “At a time when affordability is top of mind, workers in B.C.
  • make considerably less money than their counterparts in other jurisdictions,” said Ben Eisen, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Measuring British Columbia’s Prosperity Gap at the Metropolitan Level.
  • “Many British Columbians would likely be surprised to learn that workers in next-door Washington make substantially more than they do,” Eisen said.
  • “With its relatively low median employment income, Vancouver is an outlier among big cities in the western part of Canada and the United States,” Eisen said.

China Strategic Risk Institute (CSRI), Free World Investment (FWI) and Visual Artists Guild (VAG) Announce the Parallel APEC CEO Conference 2023 – Assessing Business Risks in China & Hong Kong (ABC-HK)

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Monday, November 6, 2023
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In the midst of heightened geopolitical tensions and shifting economic landscapes in China and Hong Kong, the ABC-HK - Assessing Business Risks in China and Hong Kong conference is set to take place on November 15, 2023, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.

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  • In the midst of heightened geopolitical tensions and shifting economic landscapes in China and Hong Kong, the ABC-HK - Assessing Business Risks in China and Hong Kong conference is set to take place on November 15, 2023, at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis.
  • This crucial forum will be held within the same security zone of APEC CEO Summit 2023, providing a platform for business leaders to analyze the changing business dynamics and re-evaluate their investment strategies in China and Hong Kong.
  • Co-hosted by Free World Investment (FWI) and the China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI), the ABC-HK conference will explore the escalating investment and geopolitical risks that the business community is facing in China and Hong Kong following the implementation of the National Security Law.
  • These experts will guide attendees through the changing business landscapes, offering insights for navigating China and Hong Kong’s complex investment terrain amid shifting global politics and domestic policies.

Fraser Institute News Release: Average Danes pay high taxes to finance Denmark’s large welfare state

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
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Indeed, Denmark has a large welfare state paid for by some of the highest personal income and consumption taxes in the industrialized world.

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  • Indeed, Denmark has a large welfare state paid for by some of the highest personal income and consumption taxes in the industrialized world.
  • groceries) and services, Danes pay a 25 per cent value-added tax (VAT), similar to Canada’s GST, which is the second-highest among high-income countries.
  • In other words, it’s not just wealthy Danes who pay the top personal income tax rate.
  • “Average Danes pay the price for their large government sector,” said Matthew Mitchell, book co-editor and senior fellow at the Fraser Institute.

Fraser Institute News Release: Ottawa’s misguided Indo-Pacific trade strategy unlikely to succeed

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023
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“Despite many emerging markets in Asia, the United States remains Canada’s main market for exports, dwarfing all other markets,” said Steven Globerman, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy and Trade Diversification.

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  • “Despite many emerging markets in Asia, the United States remains Canada’s main market for exports, dwarfing all other markets,” said Steven Globerman, senior fellow at the Fraser Institute and author of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy and Trade Diversification.
  • For example, from 2017 to 2020, approximately 75 per cent of Canada’s merchandise exports (e.g.
  • North America) and such trade is actually becoming even more prominent post-COVID as companies seek to consolidate their supply chains.
  • Moreover, differences in language, legal and regulatory institutions, and business practises create informal trade barriers between countries.

Fraser Institute News Release: Toronto ranks 102 out of 141 Canadian and US metropolitan areas on employment income growth from 2010-2019

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Thursday, October 19, 2023
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The study compares growth in median employment income—wages, salaries and commissions from paid and self-employment income (net) before taxes and government transfers—in 141 large metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States with populations of more than 400,000 people from 2010 to 2019.

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  • The study compares growth in median employment income—wages, salaries and commissions from paid and self-employment income (net) before taxes and government transfers—in 141 large metropolitan areas in Canada and the United States with populations of more than 400,000 people from 2010 to 2019.
  • Employment income in Canada’s largest city—Toronto—was essentially stagnant from 2010 to 2019 having increased by just 0.4 per cent.
  • Toronto ranked 102 out of the 141 cities in the analysis.
  • “The prosperity gap between Canadian and American metropolitan areas on this important metric widened throughout the 2010s,” said Eisen.