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Formation	1974
Type	Public policy think tank
Headquarters	1770 Burrard Street
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia;
President & CEO	Brett J. Skinner
Website	www.fraserinstitute.org

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The Fraser Institute is an independent research and educational organization (think tank) based in Canada that espouses free market principles.^[1] Its stated mandate is "to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals."^[2]

Named for the Fraser River, the Institute is headquartered in Vancouver, with offices also located in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal, and ties to a global network of 80 think-tanks through the Economic Freedom Network.^[3]

In 2010, the Fraser Institute was ranked No. 1 among 97 think-tanks in Canada, for the third year in a row, in the University of Pennsylvania's Global Go-To Think-Tank Index,^[4] a global survey of close to 1,500 scholars, policy makers, and journalists. The report also named the Fraser Institute as the only Canadian organization in the Top 25 leading think-tanks in the world in 2010, out of a global group of 6,480 think-tanks.

History

The Fraser Institute was founded in 1974 by Michael Walker, an economist from the University of Western Ontario, and businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a vice-president of MacMillan Bloedel. It obtained charitable status in Canada on October 22, 1974, and in the United States in 1978.^[5]

Sir Antony Fisher, previously instrumental in setting up the UK's Institute of Economic Affairs, was appointed acting director in 1975, until Walker became executive director in 1977.^[5] In its first full year of operation, 1975, the Institute reported revenues of $421,389.^[5] In 1988, revenues exceed $1 million, and in 2003, $6 million.^[5]

From 1979 to 1991, the Institute's senior economist was Walter Block.

Research

The Institute is well known for its annual Economic Freedom of the World^[6] index, which ranks the countries of the world according to their degrees of economic freedom.

Other major research initiatives include Waiting Your Turn^[7], the Institute's annual report on hospital waiting times in Canada; the global Survey of Mining Companies^[8], an annual survey of mining executives ranking the investment climates of mining jurisdictions worldwide; the Global Petroleum Survey ^[9], an annual survey of petroleum executives regarding barriers to investment in upstream oil and gas exploration and production in various jurisdictions around the globe; and the Canadian Provincial Investment Climate^[10] series, an ongoing project measuring the extent to which Canadian provinces embrace public policies that contribute to, and sustain, positive investment climates.

Every year, the Institute publishes a series of School Report Cards ranking the academic performance of schools in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec, based on the publicly available results of standardized testing mandated and administered by the provinces.^[11]

The Institute is also well known for its annual Tax Freedom Day report, which calculates the day the average Canadian family can "start working for themselves" after having paid off the total tax bill imposed on them by all levels of government.^[12] In 2011, Tax Freedom Day was June 6.^[12]

In March 2010, the Institute released Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data^[13], a report critical of the Harper government's Economic Action Plan, concluding that the stimulus package did not have a material impact on Canada's economic turnaround in the latter half of 2009.

The Institute publishes three magazines: Fraser Forum, a bi-monthly review of public policy in Canada; Perspectives, a French-language review of public policy in Quebec and la Francophonie; and Canadian Student Review, a look at current affairs written for students, by students.^[14]

Education Programs

The Institute periodically hosts free seminars across Canada for students, teachers, and journalists, focusing on key economic concepts and timely issues in public policy.^[15] In 2010, the Institute hosted eight one-day student seminars, attracting more than 775 participants.^[16]

The Fraser Instite also offers an internship program, to which more than 431 individuals applied in 2010.^[16]

Funding

As a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency, the Institute files annual registered charity information returns. In 2010, the Institute reported having $4.5 million CAD in assets and $10.8 million in annual revenue.^[17]

The Institute does not accept government grants or payments for research, but depends on contributions from thousands of individuals, organizations, and foundations.^[18]

Governance

The Institute is governed by a board of trustees. Current members of the board are: Peter Brown (chairman), Mark Mitchell (vice-chairman), Edward Belzberg (vice-chairman), Salem Ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Gordon Arnell, Kathy Assayag, Ryan Beedie, Brad Bennett, Joseph Canavan, Alex Chafuen, Derwood Chase Jr., James Davidson, John Dielwart, Stuart Elman, Dave Filmon, Greg Fleck, Paul Fletcher, Shaun Francis, Ned Goodman, John Hagg, Paul Hill, Stephen, Hynes, Charles Jeannes, Kent Jespersen, Andrew Judson, Robert Lee, Brandt Louie, David MacKenzie, James McGovern, George Melville, Mark Mitchell, Gwyn Morgan, Eleanor Nicholls, Roger Phillips, Herb Pinder, Jack Pirie, Kevin Reed, H. Sanford Riley, Gavin Semple, Rod Senft, Anthony Sessions, Bill Siebens, Anna Stylianides, Arni Thorsteinson, Michael Walker, Jonathan Wener, Charles Barlow Jr., Sonja Bata, Everett Berg, Jim Chaplin, Serge Darkazanli, John Dobson, Raymond Heung, Bill Korol, Bill Mackness, Fred Mannix, Art Grunder, Everett Berg, Conrad Riley, and Catherine Windels.^[19]

High-profile figures

The Institute has attracted some well-known individuals to its ranks, including founding member Friedrich Hayek and politicians such as former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, former Ontario premier Mike Harris, former Alberta premier Ralph Klein, and former Newfoundland & Labrador premier Brian Tobin.

Political stance

The Fraser Institute describes itself as "an independent international research and educational organization"^[1], an envisions "a free and prosperous world where individuals benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility."^[2]

Forbes has referred to the organization as libertarian.^[20] The New York Times has described the Institute as libertarian^[21] and conservative.^[22]

Controversy

According to an article published in CBC News Online, some people allege that Michael Walker helped set up the Institute after he received financial backing from forestry giant MacMillan-Bloedel, largely to counter British Columbia's NDP government^[23] then led by premier Dave Barrett. The CEO of MacMillian-Bloedel at the time supported wage and price controls. The Institute has been criticized by trade unions for its recommendations to abolish minimum wage.

In 1999, the Fraser Institute was attacked by health professionals and scientists for sponsoring two conferences on the tobacco industry entitled Junk Science, Junk Policy? Managing Risk and Regulation and Should Government Butt Out? The Pros and Cons of Tobacco Regulation. Critics charged the Institute was associating itself with the tobacco industry's many attempts to discredit authentic scientific work.^[23]

In 2002, a study by Neil Brooks of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives concluded that the Institute's widely promoted Tax Freedom Day, described as the date each year when the average Canadian's income no longer goes to paying government taxes, included flawed accounting. The Brooks study claimed that the Institute's methods of accounting excluded several important forms of income and inflated tax figures, moving the date nearly two months later in the year.^[24]

In late 1997, the Institute set up a research program emulating the UK's Social Affairs Unit, called the Social Affairs Centre. Its founding Director was Patrick Basham. The program's funding came from Rothmans International and Phillip Morris.^[25] When Rothmans was bought by British American Tobacco (BAT) in 1999, its funding ended,^[26] and in 2000 the Institute wrote to BAT asking for $50,000 per year, to be split between the Social Affairs Centre and the Centre for Risk and Regulation.^[25] The letter highlighted the Institute's 1999 publication Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy,^[27] "which highlighted the absence of any scientific evidence for linking cancer with second-hand smoke [and] received widespread media coverage both in Canada and the United States".^[25] At this time the CEO of BAT's Canadian subsidiary, Imasco, was also on the Fraser Institute's Board of Trustees.^[26] The Fraser Institute ceased disclosing its sources of corporate funding in the 1980s.^[26] In 2000 the Institute published another industry-friendly paper, a History of Tobacco Regulation by Filip Palda.^[28]

References

^ ^a ^b Who We Are Fraser Institute
^ ^a ^b Mission Fraser Institute
^ Economic Freedom Network Fraser Institute
^ McGann, James. "Global Go-To Think-Tank Index 2010" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The Fraser Institute at 30: A Retrospective Fraser Institute
^ McMahon, Fred. "Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ Skinner, Brett. "Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ McMahon, Fred. "Survey of Mining Companies: 2010/2011" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ Angevine, Gerry. "Global Petroleum Survey 2011" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ Veldhuis, Niels. "Canadian Provincial Investment Climate 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ School Report Cards Fraser Institute
^ ^a ^b Tax Freedom Day in Canada Fraser Institute
^ Veldhuis, Niels. "Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
^ Fraser Institute Magazines
^ Education Programs Fraser Institute
^ ^a ^b "Fraser Institute Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ 2010 Registered Charity Information Return for THE FRASER INSTITUTE Canada Revenue Agency
^ Funding Overview Fraser Institute
^ Board of Directors Fraser Institute
^ Tim W. Ferguson (September 20, 2004). "Competitive and Not". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
^ With Interest : Turning the tables on reform The New York Times
^ In Canada, private medicine spreads The New York Times
^ ^a ^b CBC News Indepth: Fraser Institute/
^ Neil Brooks (16 June 2005). "Tax Freedom Day - A Flawed, Incoherent, and Pernicious Concept" (PDF). Retrieved 2005-12-11.
^ ^a ^b ^c Fraser Institute letter of 28 January 2000 to British American Tobacco chairman Martin Broughton, Letter to Martin Broughton regarding research program in emulation of the social affairs unit, disclosed via Legacy Tobacco Documents Library.
^ ^a ^b ^c Donald Gutstein, rabble.ca, 14 October 2009, Following the money: The Fraser Institute’s tobacco papers
^ John Luik and Gio Batta Gori (1999), Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy, Vancouver: Fraser Institute
^ Filip Palda (2000), "The History of Tobacco Regulation: Forward to the Past", Public Policy Sources, The Fraser Institute, July 2000.

External links

[WWA-1] Who We Are Fraser Institute

[MIS-2] Mission Fraser Institute

[3] Economic Freedom Network Fraser Institute

[4] McGann, James. "Global Go-To Think-Tank Index 2010" (PDF). University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[retro-5] The Fraser Institute at 30: A Retrospective Fraser Institute

[6] McMahon, Fred. "Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[7] Skinner, Brett. "Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[8] McMahon, Fred. "Survey of Mining Companies: 2010/2011" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[9] Angevine, Gerry. "Global Petroleum Survey 2011" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[10] Veldhuis, Niels. "Canadian Provincial Investment Climate 2010 Report" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[11] School Report Cards Fraser Institute

[tfd-12] Tax Freedom Day in Canada Fraser Institute

[13] Veldhuis, Niels. "Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data". Fraser Institute. Retrieved 22 March 2011.

[14] Fraser Institute Magazines

[15] Education Programs Fraser Institute

[AR-16] "Fraser Institute Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Fraser Institute. Retrieved 29 July 2011.

[17] 2010 Registered Charity Information Return for THE FRASER INSTITUTE Canada Revenue Agency

[18] Funding Overview Fraser Institute

[19] Board of Directors Fraser Institute

[20] Tim W. Ferguson (September 20, 2004). "Competitive and Not". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.

[21] With Interest : Turning the tables on reform The New York Times

[22] In Canada, private medicine spreads The New York Times

[FI30-23] CBC News Indepth: Fraser Institute/

[24] Neil Brooks (16 June 2005). "Tax Freedom Day - A Flawed, Incoherent, and Pernicious Concept" (PDF). Retrieved 2005-12-11.

[letter-25] Fraser Institute letter of 28 January 2000 to British American Tobacco chairman Martin Broughton, Letter to Martin Broughton regarding research program in emulation of the social affairs unit, disclosed via Legacy Tobacco Documents Library.

[Gutstein-26] Donald Gutstein, rabble.ca, 14 October 2009, Following the money: The Fraser Institute’s tobacco papers

[27] John Luik and Gio Batta Gori (1999), Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy, Vancouver: Fraser Institute

[28] Filip Palda (2000), "The History of Tobacco Regulation: Forward to the Past", Public Policy Sources, The Fraser Institute, July 2000.

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+The '''Fraser Institute''' is an independent research and educational organization ([[think tank]]) based in [[Canada]] that espouses [[free market]] principles.<ref name=WWA>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/aboutus/whoweare/ Who We Are] Fraser Institute</ref> Its stated mandate is "to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals."<ref name=MIS>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/aboutus/whoweare/mission.htm Mission] Fraser Institute</ref>
-The '''Fraser Institute''' is a [[conservative]] and [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] [[think tank]] based in [[Canada]] that espouses [[free market]] principles.  Its stated mandate is to advocate for freedom and competitive markets. It generally opposes public policy solutions based on government spending, taxes, deficits, and regulation. Some of the public policy stands taken by the Institute include: greater [[free trade]] throughout the world, [[privatization]] of various government services, [[cannabis (drug)|marijuana]] decriminalization, competition in primary schooling, and greater private sector involvement in the delivery of healthcare insurance and services. The Fraser Institute opposes Canadian [[Gun politics in Canada|gun control laws]],<ref>http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/news/display.aspx?id=12410</ref> including [[Canadian Firearms Registry|firearms registry]].<ref>http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/news/display.aspx?id=12538</ref>
+Named for the [[Fraser River]], the Institute is headquartered in [[Vancouver]], with offices also located in [[Calgary]], [[Toronto]], and [[Montreal]], and ties to a global network of 80 think-tanks through the Economic Freedom Network.<ref>[http://www.freetheworld.com Economic Freedom Network] Fraser Institute</ref>
-The Fraser Institute (named for the [[Fraser River]]) is headquartered in [[Vancouver, British Columbia]]. It was founded in 1974 by [[Michael Walker (economist)|Michael Walker]], an economist from the [[University of Western Ontario]] and businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a Vice President of [[MacMillan Bloedel Limited|MacMillan Bloedel]]. Brett J. Skinner is the Institute's president and director of health policy research. Niels Veldhuis is vice-president of Canadian policy research. Fred McMahon is vice-president of international policy research.
-In 2010, the Fraser Institute was ranked No. 1 among 97 think-tanks in Canada — for the third year in a row — in the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s ''Global Go-To Think-Tank Index'',<ref>{{cite web|last=McGann|first=James|title=Global Go-To Think-Tank Index 2010|url=http://www.gotothinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2010GlobalGoToReport_ThinkTankIndex_UNEDITION_15_.pdf|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> a global survey of close to 1,500 scholars, policy makers, and journalists. The report also named the Fraser Institute as the only Canadian organization in the Top 25 leading think-tanks in the world in 2010, out of a global group of 6,480 think-tanks.
+In 2010, the Fraser Institute was ranked No. 1 among 97 think-tanks in Canada, for the third year in a row, in the [[University of Pennsylvania]]'s ''Global Go-To Think-Tank Index'',<ref>{{cite web|last=McGann|first=James|title=Global Go-To Think-Tank Index 2010|url=http://www.gotothinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2010GlobalGoToReport_ThinkTankIndex_UNEDITION_15_.pdf|publisher=University of Pennsylvania|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> a global survey of close to 1,500 scholars, policy makers, and journalists. The report also named the Fraser Institute as the only Canadian organization in the Top 25 leading think-tanks in the world in 2010, out of a global group of 6,480 think-tanks.
-The Institute is well known for its annual ''Economic Freedom of the World''<ref>{{cite web|last=McMahon|first=Fred|title=Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/economic-freedom-of-the-world-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> index, which ranks the countries of the world according to their degrees of [[economic freedom]]. Other major research initiatives include ''Waiting Your Turn''<ref>{{cite web|last=Skinner|first=Brett|title=Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/waiting-your-turn-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, the Institute's annual report on hospital waiting times in Canada; the global ''Survey of Mining Companies''<ref>{{cite web|last=McMahon|first=Fred|title=Survey of Mining Companies: 2010/2011|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/mining-survey-2010-2011.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, an annual survey of mining executives ranking the investment climates of mining jurisdictions worldwide; and the ''Canadian Provincial Investment Climate''<ref>{{cite web|last=Veldhuis|first=Niels|title=Canadian Provincial Investment Climate 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/canadian-provincial-investment-climate-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> series, an ongoing project measuring the extent to which Canadian provinces embrace public policies that contribute to, and sustain, positive investment climates.
+===History===
-In March 2010, the Institute released ''Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data''<ref>{{cite web|last=Veldhuis|first=Niels|title=Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15736|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, a report critical of the Harper government's Economic Action Plan, concluding that the stimulus package did not have a material impact on Canada's economic turnaround in the latter half of 2009.
+The Fraser Institute was founded in 1974 by [[Michael Walker (economist)|Michael Walker]], an economist from the [[University of Western Ontario]], and businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a vice-president of [[MacMillan Bloedel Limited|MacMillan Bloedel]]. It obtained charitable status in Canada on October 22, 1974, and in the United States in 1978.<ref name=retro>[http://www.fraseramerica.org/files/PDFs/About_Us/30th_Retrospective.pdf The Fraser Institute at 30: A Retrospective] Fraser Institute</ref>
+Sir [[Antony Fisher]], previously instrumental in setting up the UK's [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], was appointed acting director in 1975, until Walker became executive director in 1977.<ref name=retro/> In its first full year of operation, 1975, the Institute reported revenues of $421,389.<ref name=retro/> In 1988, revenues exceed $1 million, and in 2003, $6 million.<ref name=retro/>
-==History==
-The Fraser Institute was founded in 1974 by [[Michael Walker (economist)|Michael Walker]], an economist from the [[University of Western Ontario]] and businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a Vice President of [[MacMillan Bloedel Limited|MacMillan Bloedel]]. It obtained charitable status in Canada on 21 October 1974, and in the United States in 1978.<ref name=retro>Fraser Institute (2004), [http://www.fraseramerica.org/files/PDFs/About_Us/30th_Retrospective.pdf The Fraser Institute at 30: A Retrospective]</ref> Sir [[Antony Fisher]], previously instrumental in setting up the UK's [[Institute of Economic Affairs]], was appointed Acting Director in 1975, until Walker became Executive Director in 1977.<ref name=retro/> In its first full year of operation, 1975, the Institute had revenues of $421,389.<ref name=retro/> In 1988 revenues exceed $1m, and in 2003, $6m.<ref name=retro/> Media coverage has increased dramatically since its founding, and the Institute hired its full-time Director of Communications in 1995.<ref name=retro/>
-From 1979 to 1991 the Institute's Senior Economist was [[Walter Block]].
+From 1979 to 1991, the Institute's senior economist was [[Walter Block]].
+===Research===
+The Institute is well known for its annual '''''Economic Freedom of the World'''''<ref>{{cite web|last=McMahon|first=Fred|title=Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/economic-freedom-of-the-world-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> index, which ranks the countries of the world according to their degrees of [[economic freedom]].
+Other major research initiatives include '''''Waiting Your Turn'''''<ref>{{cite web|last=Skinner|first=Brett|title=Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/waiting-your-turn-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, the Institute's annual report on hospital waiting times in Canada; the global '''''Survey of Mining Companies'''''<ref>{{cite web|last=McMahon|first=Fred|title=Survey of Mining Companies: 2010/2011|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/mining-survey-2010-2011.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, an annual survey of mining executives ranking the investment climates of mining jurisdictions worldwide; the '''''Global Petroleum Survey''''' <ref>{{cite web|last=Angevine|first=Gerry|title=Global Petroleum Survey 2011|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/global-petroleum-survey-2011.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref>, an annual survey of petroleum executives regarding barriers to investment in upstream oil and gas exploration and production in various jurisdictions around the globe; and the '''''Canadian Provincial Investment Climate'''''<ref>{{cite web|last=Veldhuis|first=Niels|title=Canadian Provincial Investment Climate 2010 Report|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/research-news/research/publications/canadian-provincial-investment-climate-2010.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref> series, an ongoing project measuring the extent to which Canadian provinces embrace public policies that contribute to, and sustain, positive investment climates.
+Every year, the Institute publishes a series of '''School Report Cards''' ranking the academic performance of schools in [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]], [[Ontario]], and [[Quebec]], based on the publicly available results of standardized testing mandated and administered by the provinces.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/report-cards/school-performance/overview.aspx School Report Cards] Fraser Institute</ref>
+The Institute is also well known for its annual '''''[[Tax Freedom Day]]''''' report, which calculates the day the average Canadian family can "start working for themselves" after having paid off the total tax bill imposed on them by all levels of government.<ref name=tfd>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/news/display.aspx?id=17634 Tax Freedom Day in Canada] Fraser Institute</ref> In 2011, Tax Freedom Day was June 6.<ref name=tfd></ref>
+In March 2010, the Institute released '''''Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data'''''<ref>{{cite web|last=Veldhuis|first=Niels|title=Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada? An Analysis of Statistics Canada Data|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=15736|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=22 March 2011}}</ref>, a report critical of the Harper government's Economic Action Plan, concluding that the stimulus package did not have a material impact on Canada's economic turnaround in the latter half of 2009.
+The Institute publishes three magazines: '''''Fraser Forum''''', a bi-monthly review of public policy in Canada; '''''Perspectives''''', a French-language review of public policy in [[Quebec]] and [[la Francophonie]]; and '''''Canadian Student Review''''', a look at current affairs written for students, by students.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/research-news/research/magazines.aspx Fraser Institute Magazines]</ref>
+===Education Programs===
+The Institute periodically hosts free seminars across Canada for students, teachers, and journalists, focusing on key economic concepts and timely issues in public policy.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/education-programs/overview.aspx Education Programs] Fraser Institute</ref> In 2010, the Institute hosted eight one-day student seminars, attracting more than 775 participants.<ref name=AR>{{cite web|title=Fraser Institute Annual Report 2010|url=http://www.fraserinstitute.org/uploadedFiles/fraser-ca/Content/About_Us/Who_We_Are/2010-annual-report.pdf|publisher=Fraser Institute|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref>
+The Fraser Instite also offers an internship program, to which more than 431 individuals applied in 2010.<ref name=AR></ref>
-In late 1997 the Institute set up a research program emulating the UK's [[Social Affairs Unit]], called the Social Affairs Centre. Its founding Director was [[Patrick Basham]]. The program's funding came from [[Rothmans International]] and [[Phillip Morris]].<ref name=letter/> When Rothmans was bought by [[British American Tobacco]] (BAT) in 1999, its funding ended,<ref name=Gutstein/> and in 2000 the Institute wrote to BAT asking for $50,000 per year, to be split between the Social Affairs Centre and the Centre for Risk and Regulation.<ref name=letter/> The letter highlighted the Institute's 1999 publication ''Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy'',<ref>[[John Luik]] and [[Gio Batta Gori]] (1999), ''[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/publicationdisplay.aspx?id=15937&terms=passive+smoke Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy]'', Vancouver: Fraser Institute</ref> "which highlighted the absence of any scientific evidence for linking cancer with second-hand smoke [and] received widespread media coverage both in Canada and the United States".<ref name=letter>Fraser Institute letter of 28 January 2000 to [[British American Tobacco]] chairman Martin Broughton, [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/lbc53a99 Letter to Martin Broughton regarding research program in emulation of the social affairs unit], disclosed via [[Legacy Tobacco Documents Library]].</ref> At this time the CEO of BAT's Canadian subsidiary, Imasco, was also on the Fraser Institute's Board of Trustees.<ref name=Gutstein>Donald Gutstein, rabble.ca, 14 October 2009, [http://rabble.ca/news/2009/10/following-money-fraser-institute%E2%80%99s-tobacco-papers Following the money: The Fraser Institute’s tobacco papers]</ref> The Fraser Institute ceased disclosing its sources of corporate funding in the 1980s.<ref name=Gutstein/> In 2000 the Institute published another industry-friendly paper, a ''History of Tobacco Regulation'' by [[Filip Palda]].<ref>[[Filip Palda]] (2000), [http://www.fraserinstitute.org/publicationdisplay.aspx?id=13517 "The History of Tobacco Regulation: Forward to the Past"], ''Public Policy Sources'', The Fraser Institute, July 2000.</ref>
-==Operations==
 ===Funding===
-As a registered charity with the [[Canada Revenue Agency]], the Institute must file annual registered charity information returns.  In 2007, the most recent annual returns, the Institute and the affiliated Fraser Institute Foundation together reported having $15.2 million [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] in assets, $9.1 million in equity and $13.7 million in annual revenue.<ref>[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchInput05Render-e?bn=895155406RR0001&fpe=2007-12-31&formId=19&name=THE+FRASER+INSTITUTE+FOUNDATION#section_e CRA Annual Return 2007]</ref><ref>[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchInput05Render-e?bn=119233823RR0001&fpe=2007-12-31&formId=19&name=THE+FRASER+INSTITUTE#section_e CRA Annual Return 2007]</ref>
+As a registered charity with the [[Canada Revenue Agency]], the Institute files annual registered charity information returns. In 2010, the Institute reported having $4.5 million [[Canadian dollar|CAD]] in assets and $10.8 million in annual revenue.<ref>[http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form22-eng.action?b=119233823RR0001&e=2010-12-31&n=THE+FRASER+INSTITUTE&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3A80%2Febci%2Fhaip%2Fsrch%2Fadvancedsearchresult-eng.action%3Fn%3DFraser%2BInstitute%26amp%3Bb%3D%26amp%3Bq%3D%26amp%3Bs%3Dregistered%26amp%3Bd%3D%26amp%3Be%3D%2B%26amp%3Bc%3D%26amp%3Bv%3D%2B%26amp%3Bo%3D%26amp%3Bz%3D%26amp%3Bg%3D%2B%26amp%3Bt%3D%2B%26amp%3By%3D%2B%26amp%3Bp%3D1#section_d 2010 Registered Charity Information Return for THE FRASER INSTITUTE] Canada Revenue Agency</ref>
-Between 2003 and 2007 the Institute received $500,000 from the [[John Templeton Foundation]] and $120,000 from [[ExxonMobil]],<ref>MediaMatters, [http://mediamattersaction.org/transparency/organization/Fraser_Institute/funders Fraser Institute / Funders]</ref> in addition to over $400,000 received between 1985 and 2007 from other US conservative foundations such as the [[Sarah Scaife Foundation]].<ref>MediaMatters, [http://mediamattersaction.org/transparency/organization/The_Fraser_Institute/funders The Fraser Institute / Funders]</ref>
+The Institute does not accept government grants or payments for research, but depends on contributions from thousands of individuals, organizations, and foundations.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/support-us/overview.aspx Funding Overview] Fraser Institute</ref>
 ===Governance===
-The Institute is governed by a board of trustees.  Current members of the board are: [[Hassan Khosrowshahi]] (chairman), Mark Mitchell (vice-chairman), Edward Belzberg (vice-chairman), Salem Ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Louis-Philippe Amiot, Gordon Arnell, Charles Barlow, Everett Berg, Tony Boeckh, T. Patrick Boyle, Peter Brown, Joseph Canavan, Alex Chafuen, Elizabeth Chaplin, Derwood Chase, [[James Davidson]], Stuart Elman, Greg Fleck, Shaun Francis, Ned Goodman, Arthur Grunder, John Hagg, Paul Hill, Stephen Hynes, David Laidley, Robert Lee, Brandt Louie, David MacKenzie, [[William Mackness]], Hubert Marleau, James McGovern, [[Gwyn Morgan]], [[Mark Mullins (economist)|Mark Mullins]], Eleanor Nicholls, Roger Phillips, Herbert Pinder, R. Jack Pirie, Conrad Riley, Anthony Sessions, William Siebens, Arni Thorsteinson, [[Michael Walker (economist)|Michael Walker]], and Catherine Windels.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/aboutus/whoweare/boardofdirectors.htm The Fraser Institute<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+The Institute is governed by a board of trustees. Current members of the board are: [[Peter Brown]] (chairman), Mark Mitchell (vice-chairman), Edward Belzberg (vice-chairman), Salem Ben Nasser Al Ismaily, Gordon Arnell, Kathy Assayag, Ryan Beedie, Brad Bennett, Joseph Canavan, Alex Chafuen, Derwood Chase Jr., James Davidson, John Dielwart, Stuart Elman, Dave Filmon, Greg Fleck, Paul Fletcher, Shaun Francis, Ned Goodman, John Hagg, Paul Hill, Stephen, Hynes, Charles Jeannes, Kent Jespersen, Andrew Judson, Robert Lee, Brandt Louie, David MacKenzie, James McGovern, George Melville, Mark Mitchell, Gwyn Morgan, Eleanor Nicholls, Roger Phillips, Herb Pinder, Jack Pirie, Kevin Reed, H. Sanford Riley, Gavin Semple, Rod Senft, Anthony Sessions, Bill Siebens, Anna Stylianides, Arni Thorsteinson, Michael Walker, Jonathan Wener, Charles Barlow Jr., Sonja Bata, Everett Berg, Jim Chaplin, Serge Darkazanli, John Dobson, Raymond Heung, Bill Korol, Bill Mackness, Fred Mannix, Art Grunder, Everett Berg, Conrad Riley, and Catherine Windels.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/about-us/who-we-are/board-of-directors.aspx Board of Directors] Fraser Institute</ref>
-Former members of the board of trustees include [[David Asper]], whose family owns [[CanWest Global Communications|CanWest Global]], Canada's largest media corporation; [[Barbara Amiel]], wife of [[Conrad Black]]; and [[David Radler]], Black's former business partner.
+===High-profile figures===
+The Institute has attracted some well-known individuals to its ranks, including founding member [[Friedrich Hayek]] and politicians such as former [[Reform Party]] leader [[Preston Manning]], former Ontario premier [[Mike Harris]], former Alberta premier [[Ralph Klein]], and former Newfoundland & Labrador premier [[Brian Tobin]].
 ===Political stance===
-Fraser Institute describes itself as "an independent international research and educational organization"<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/aboutus/whoweare/ Who We Are] Fraser Institute</ref> the vision of which "is a free and prosperous world where individuals benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility" and its stated mission is "to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government interventions on the welfare of individuals".<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/aboutus/whoweare/mission.htm Mission] Fraser Institute</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' and [[Polskie Radio]] has referred to the organization as [[Libertarianism|libertarian]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Poland 82nd in economic  freedom index|url= http://www.thenews.pl/business/artykul115878_poland_82nd_in_economic_freedom_index.html|work  = [[Polskie Radio]]|date=  September 14, 2009|accessdate= 2010-01-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Competitive and Not  |author = Tim W. Ferguson| url= http://www.forbes.com/global/2004/0920/005.html|work  = [[Forbes.com]]|date=  September 20, 2004|accessdate= 2010-01-11}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' has described Fraser as libertarian<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18iht-wbmarket18_ed3_.html With Interest : Turning the tables on reform] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> and [[conservative]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/world/americas/28iht-canada.html In Canada, private medicine spreads] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> Brian Preston in an article published in ''[[The Tyee]]'', a left-wing Canadian web magazine, claimed "the institute these days downplays its libertarian roots". Canadian [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] advocate and libertarian activist [[Marc Emery]] said Fraser Institute has abandoned its former slogan, "Free minds, free markets."<ref name=tyee>Brian Preston, [http://thetyee.ca/Views/2008/04/18/FraserInstitute/ Pot Prince's Falling Out with  Fraser  Institute] ''[[The Tyee]]''</ref> James Wood in an article published in the ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]'' described the institute as conservative.<ref>James Wood, [http://www.fcpp.org/publication.php/1666 Fraser Institute Praises NDP & Saskatchewan] ''[[Regina Leader-Post]]''</ref> [[CBC News]], the news department of the [[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]], labelled the institute as a "[[right-of-centre]]" think tank.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2001/06/28/taxfreedom_010628.html|title=Friday is Tax Freedom Day: Fraser Institute|date=June 29, 2001|work=[[CBC News]]|accessdate=17 January 2010}}</ref> According to [[anarcho-capitalist]] [[Walter Block]], "the Fraser Institute wouldn't even be called conservative, but rather, middle of the road."<ref name=tyee/>  ''[[Toronto Star]]'' described Fraser as "an influential libertarian think tank... perhaps unrivalled in the zeal with which it adopted the Friedmans as ideological patrons".<ref>[http://www.thestar.com/article/127076 Milton Friedman, 94: Free market lion] ''[[Toronto Star]]'', 1 December 2006</ref> The organization is described as "Libertarian-leaning think tank" by ''New Mexico Business Weekly''.<ref>[http://www.bizjournals.com/albuquerque/stories/2008/07/07/daily22.html Richardson eyes new revenue for health coverage] ''New Mexico Business Weekly''</ref>
+The Fraser Institute describes itself as "an independent international research and educational organization"<ref name=WWA></ref>, an envisions "a free and prosperous world where individuals benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility."<ref name=MIS></ref>
-== High-profile figures ==
-The Institute has attracted some well-known individuals to its ranks, such as founding member [[Friedrich Hayek]]. The Institute maintains that it has an apolitical stance; however, in recent years, it has brought into its fold former politicians such as former Reform Party leader [[Preston Manning]], former Ontario Conservative premier [[Mike Harris]], former Alberta Conservative premier [[Ralph Klein]] and former Liberal cabinet minister and Newfoundland and Labrador premier [[Brian Tobin]].
+''[[Forbes]]'' has referred to the organization as [[Libertarianism|libertarian]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Competitive and Not  |author = Tim W. Ferguson| url= http://www.forbes.com/global/2004/0920/005.html|work  = [[Forbes.com]]|date=  September 20, 2004|accessdate= 2010-01-11}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' has described the Institute as [[libertarian]]<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/18/business/worldbusiness/18iht-wbmarket18_ed3_.html With Interest : Turning the tables on reform] ''The New York Times''</ref> and [[conservative]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/28/world/americas/28iht-canada.html In Canada, private medicine spreads] ''The New York Times''</ref>
-== Controversy ==
-According to an article published in [[CBC News Online]], some people charge that Michael Walker, an economist from the University of Western Ontario, helped set up the institute after he received financial backing from forestry giant [[MacMillan-Bloedel]], largely to counter [[British Columbia]]'s NDP government<ref name=FI30>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fraserinstitute CBC News Indepth: Fraser Institute]/</ref> then led by Premier [[Dave Barrett]]. The CEO of MacMillian-Bloedel at the time supported wage and price controls. As the institute espouses free market views, it has been criticized by [[trade union]]s for its [[Minimum_wage#Debate_over_consequences|recommendations to abolish]] [[minimum wage]]. In 1999, the Fraser Institute was attacked by health professionals and scientists for sponsoring two conferences on the [[tobacco]] industry entitled "Junk Science, Junk Policy? Managing Risk and Regulation" and "Should government butt out? The pros and cons of tobacco regulation."  Critics charged the Institute was associating itself with the tobacco industry's many attempts to discredit authentic scientific work.<ref name=FI30/>
-In 2002, a study by Neil Brooks of the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]] concluded that the Institute's widely promoted [[Tax Freedom Day]], described as the date each year when the average Canadian's income no longer goes to paying government taxes, included flawed accounting. The Brooks study claimed that the Institute's methods of accounting excluded several important forms of income and inflated tax figures, moving the date nearly two months later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/2005/tax_freedom_day.pdf| title=Tax Freedom Day - A Flawed, Incoherent, and Pernicious Concept| author=Neil Brooks|date=16 June 2005|accessdate=2005-12-11}}</ref>
-==Positions==
+===Controversy===
+According to an article published in [[CBC News Online]], some people allege that Michael Walker helped set up the Institute after he received financial backing from forestry giant [[MacMillan-Bloedel]], largely to counter [[British Columbia]]'s NDP government<ref name=FI30>[http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fraserinstitute CBC News Indepth: Fraser Institute]/</ref> then led by premier [[Dave Barrett]]. The CEO of MacMillian-Bloedel at the time supported wage and price controls. The Institute has been criticized by [[trade union]]s for its [[Minimum_wage#Debate_over_consequences|recommendations to abolish]] [[minimum wage]].
-[[Ross McKitrick]], a Senior Fellow of the Institute, has been a critic of some [[scientific opinion on climate change]]. On February 5, 2007, the Institute published The Independent Summary for Policymakers, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.<ref>[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/Commerce.web/product_files/Independent%20Summary5.pdf]</ref>
+In 1999, the Fraser Institute was attacked by health professionals and scientists for sponsoring two conferences on the [[tobacco]] industry entitled ''Junk Science, Junk Policy? Managing Risk and Regulation'' and ''Should Government Butt Out? The Pros and Cons of Tobacco Regulation.'' Critics charged the Institute was associating itself with the tobacco industry's many attempts to discredit authentic scientific work.<ref name=FI30/>
+In 2002, a study by Neil Brooks of the [[Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives]] concluded that the Institute's widely promoted [[Tax Freedom Day]], described as the date each year when the average Canadian's income no longer goes to paying government taxes, included flawed accounting. The Brooks study claimed that the Institute's methods of accounting excluded several important forms of income and inflated tax figures, moving the date nearly two months later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National_Office_Pubs/2005/tax_freedom_day.pdf| title=Tax Freedom Day - A Flawed, Incoherent, and Pernicious Concept| author=Neil Brooks|date=16 June 2005|accessdate=2005-12-11}}</ref>
+In late 1997, the Institute set up a research program emulating the UK's [[Social Affairs Unit]], called the Social Affairs Centre. Its founding Director was [[Patrick Basham]]. The program's funding came from [[Rothmans International]] and [[Phillip Morris]].<ref name=letter/> When Rothmans was bought by [[British American Tobacco]] (BAT) in 1999, its funding ended,<ref name=Gutstein/> and in 2000 the Institute wrote to BAT asking for $50,000 per year, to be split between the Social Affairs Centre and the Centre for Risk and Regulation.<ref name=letter/> The letter highlighted the Institute's 1999 publication ''Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy'',<ref>[[John Luik]] and [[Gio Batta Gori]] (1999), ''[http://www.fraserinstitute.org/publicationdisplay.aspx?id=15937&terms=passive+smoke Passive Smoke: The EPA's Betrayal of Science and Policy]'', Vancouver: Fraser Institute</ref> "which highlighted the absence of any scientific evidence for linking cancer with second-hand smoke [and] received widespread media coverage both in Canada and the United States".<ref name=letter>Fraser Institute letter of 28 January 2000 to [[British American Tobacco]] chairman Martin Broughton, [http://legacy.library.ucsf.edu/tid/lbc53a99 Letter to Martin Broughton regarding research program in emulation of the social affairs unit], disclosed via [[Legacy Tobacco Documents Library]].</ref> At this time the CEO of BAT's Canadian subsidiary, Imasco, was also on the Fraser Institute's Board of Trustees.<ref name=Gutstein>Donald Gutstein, rabble.ca, 14 October 2009, [http://rabble.ca/news/2009/10/following-money-fraser-institute%E2%80%99s-tobacco-papers Following the money: The Fraser Institute’s tobacco papers]</ref> The Fraser Institute ceased disclosing its sources of corporate funding in the 1980s.<ref name=Gutstein/> In 2000 the Institute published another industry-friendly paper, a ''History of Tobacco Regulation'' by [[Filip Palda]].<ref>[[Filip Palda]] (2000), [http://www.fraserinstitute.org/publicationdisplay.aspx?id=13517 "The History of Tobacco Regulation: Forward to the Past"], ''Public Policy Sources'', The Fraser Institute, July 2000.</ref>
-== Publications ==
-* ''Caring For Profit: Economic Dimensions of Canada's Health Care Industry'' (1987)
-* ''Privatization: Tactics and Techniques'' (1988)
-* ''Waiting Your Turn: Hospital Waiting Lists in Canada'' series (1990–present)
-* ''Economics and the Environment: A Reconciliation'' (1990)
-* The Case for the Amero: The Economics and Politics of a North American Monetary Union (1999)[http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/files/amero.pdf]
-* ''Measuring Poverty in Canada'', (a series articles/studies from 1992–2006), see related article [[Poverty in Canada]]
-* ''Immigration and the Welfare State in Canada: Growing Conflicts, Constructive Solutions'' (2005), see related article [[Economic impact of immigration to Canada]]
-* ''[[Fraser Institute Report Card on Alberta's High Schools]]'' (2006)
-* ''Independent Summary for Policymakers, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report'' (2007) [http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=886]
-{{POV|date=January 2011}}
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/ Fraser Institute of Canada]
+* [http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/ Fraser Institute]
 * [http://www.policy.ca/policy-directory/Detailed/Fraser-Institute-278.html Policy.ca Profile: Fraser Institute]
 * [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fraserinstitute/ CBC Profile: Fraser Institute]
-* [https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/sec/SrchInput03Render-e?bn=119233823RR0001 Canada Revenue Agency registered charity information database: The Fraser Institute]
+* [http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/haip/srch/t3010form22-eng.action?b=119233823RR0001&e=2010-12-31&n=THE+FRASER+INSTITUTE&r=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cra-arc.gc.ca%3A80%2Febci%2Fhaip%2Fsrch%2Fadvancedsearchresult-eng.action%3Fn%3DFraser%2BInstitute%26amp%3Bb%3D%26amp%3Bq%3D%26amp%3Bs%3Dregistered%26amp%3Bd%3D%26amp%3Be%3D%2B%26amp%3Bc%3D%26amp%3Bv%3D%2B%26amp%3Bo%3D%26amp%3Bz%3D%26amp%3Bg%3D%2B%26amp%3Bt%3D%2B%26amp%3By%3D%2B%26amp%3Bp%3D1#section_d Canada Revenue Agency registered charity information database: The Fraser Institute]
-* [http://www.sourcewatch.org/?title=Fraser_Institute Fraser Institute] at [[SourceWatch]]
-* [http://www.odlt.org/interviews/interview_with_michael_walker.pdf Vancouver Review interview with Michael Walker]
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