A Tale of Two Newspapers Contents Editor's Notes Fraser Forum is published 12 times a year by The Fraser Institute, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Every year around this time, we hear that child poverty is getting worse. In Case of Hernia, Dress as a Cat Animals have it better than humans do when they're sick.
Competition explains why.
You might think that Canadian taxes are high compared to those in the US because we have an expensive public health care system and they don't. Brand name drug prices are high because researching and developing new pharmaceuticals is costly and time consuming. The alternative is even less attractive. The Canadian economy is being choked by regulation. Regulations impose higher costs which affect the prices Canadians pay for goods and services.