For decades, Canada was one of the top 10 countries in the world for economic freedom but has slipped away in recent years. Fred McMahon, a resident fellow with the Fraser Institute, states that the data from the institute’s newest report indicates that the trend continues to worsen, primarily due to government overspending.
Why Canada Is Slipping for Economic Freedom
Fergus Hodgson, July 18, 2022 
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For decades, Canada was one of the top 10 countries in the world for economic freedom but has slipped away in recent years. Fred McMahon, a resident fellow with the Fraser Institute, states that the data from the institute’s newest report indicates that the trend continues to worsen, primarily due to government overspending.
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Recommended Links
- Connect with Fred on the Fraser Institute’s website.
- “Catching Up and Falling Behind: The Five Economic Eras of Atlantic Canada, 1961–2019,” Fraser Institute.
- “Canada slipping in terms of economic freedom,” Fraser Institute.
- Read his books:
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Fergus Hodgson is Gold Newsletter’s roving editor. Follow him on Twitter, Gab, and LinkedIn.