Fraser Institute

The Fraser Institute is a fiscally conservative Canadian think tank. Its mandate is to advocate for competitive markets to better provide for the economic and social well-being of all Canadians. It is very critical of government spending, high taxes, and government deficits. While economically right-wing, it does not support social conservatism. It supports free trade, closer integration of the Canadian economy with the United States, and privatization of government services. The Fraser Institute is skeptical of the need for regulatory action against global warming. http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/environment/index.asp?snav=en

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Conservative - Canadian - Think tank - Economic - Social conservatism - Free trade - United States - Privatization - Global warming

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The institute (named for the Fraser River) is based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded in 1974 by Michael Walker, an economist from the University of Western Ontario who was the first executive director of the FI. The current director, Mark Mullins, was the Institute's previous director of Ontario policy studies. The Fraser Institute is funded through donations by private individuals and corporations, and by the sale of publications, memberships, tickets to special events, and neckties.

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Fraser River - Vancouver, British Columbia - 1974 - Michael Walker - University of Western Ontario - Mark Mullins

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