Federal day-care program has resulted in little-to-no change in the female labour force participation rate or industry employment Despite the federal government’s commitment to raising the labour force participation rate of women through the creation of a federal subsidized daycare program in collaboration with the provinces, neither it nor employment […]
An abolitionist, educator, writer and lawyer, Shadd was also the first Black woman in North America to publish and edit a newspaper On January 23, 2024 at an event in Chatham, Ont., Canada Post unveiled a new Black History Month stamp honouring Mary Ann Shadd. An abolitionist, educator, newspaper publisher […]
Combined federal and provincial debt in Canada has nearly doubled from $1.18 trillion in 2007/08 (the year before the last recession) to a projected $2.18 trillion this year, finds a new study released last week by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “Government debt—federally and in […]
Over 1.5 million high-risk households cannot obtain affordable flood insurance For the second year in a row, Canada exceeded $3 billion in insured damage from natural catastrophes and severe weather events. Nationally, insured damage for severe weather events reached over $3.1 billion in 2023, In fact, 2023 is now the fourth-worst year for insured losses […]
Higher university subsidies do not necessarily result in a more educated population, finds a new study released today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “If there was a positive relationship between higher university spending by provincial governments and an increase in educated populations, we would […]
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. Almost half a million people in Canada live with dementia, impacting not only themselves, but their loved ones and caregivers as well. While the risk of dementia increases with age, it is not an inevitable part of aging. In fact, the rate of newly diagnosed […]
As a result of increasing restrictions on liberties in Hong Kong—once among the freest places on earth—it now ranks 46th in the latest Human Freedom Index report, released this month by Canada’s Fraser Institute and the U.S.-based Cato Institute. As recently as 2010, Hong Kong was the 3rd freest jurisdiction […]
The number of Canadians donating to charity—as a percentage of all tax filers—is at the lowest point in 20 years, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “The holiday season is a time to reflect on charitable giving, and the data […]
December 6th is the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, also known as White Ribbon Day. On this day we remember the 14 female engineering students murdered and the other women injured at l’École Polytechnique de Montréal on December 6, 1989 by an act of gender-based […]
On November 30, 2023 a new suicide prevention service became available across Canada. People anywhere in the country can now call and text 9-8-8 if they are thinking of suicide, if they are in need of crisis support, or if they are worried about someone they know. The new service […]