It specializes in attacking municipal government policies and promoting market alternatives. Here's a list of some of the think tanks that promote a Harperist agenda with their activities. It has been described as politically conservative[1][2][3] and libertarian. Abelson situated the Fraser Institute, C.D. It does not accept government grants or payments for research, however individual donors may claim tax credits for donations and corporate donors may claim tax deductions. If you can measure it, it matters. 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. "[9] The institute is named after the Fraser River. In the guise of research, the Harperist think tanks apply the beliefs of neoliberalism to "prove" that the free market is capable of solving humanity's problems and that Canadians should rely on the market -- and certainly not government -- to deal with issues ranging from poverty to environmental protection. Fraser Institute President Niels Veldhuis told The Vancouver Observer that the Fraser Institute does accept foreign funding, but he declined to comment on any specific donors or details about the donations."[19]. [5], As a registered charity with the Canada Revenue Agency, the institute files annual registered charity information returns. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy (15 years old in 2014) brings market alternatives to the Prairie provinces. Canada's first privately funded program of its kind, Children First: School Choice Trust,[45] offers tuition assistance grants to help parents in financial need send their children to an independent school of their choice. [14], The institute has received donations of hundreds of thousands of dollars[15] from foundations controlled by Charles and David Koch, with total donations estimated to be approximately $765,000 from 2006 to 2016. Some are progressive, some are middle of the road, but the biggest and most influential are right-wing in their orientation. Think tanks in Canada; Think tanks: political poles. Eric Beauchesne, CanWest News Service. "Charitable Fraser Institute received $4.3 million in foreign funding since 2000", Vancouver Observer, 30 August 2012, Fraser Institute letter of 28 January 2000 to. Its most successful strategy in the war of ideas is the annual index – tax freedom day, hospital waiting list, economic freedom of the world index, school report card. The Montreal Economic Institute (15 years old in 2014), funded by wealthy Quebec business executives, specializes in attacking Quebec’s social democratic tradition and promoting market alternatives. Donald Gutstein, rabble.ca, 14 October 2009. The Galen Weston Foundation, whose fortune derives from Canada’s second wealthiest family, is a dedicated financial supporter of the Fraser Institute’s school programs, which undermine public education and promote choice and privatization in education. [44], The Fraser Institute also offers an internship program, to which more than 431 individuals applied in 2010.[44]. "Legalize Marijuana, Fraser Institute Advises $2-Billion Tax Source: Group Says Move Would Seize Control From Criminals", "Fraser Institute to pay tuition for poor Albertans", "2014 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report", The Fraser Institute at 30: A Retrospective, With Interest: Turning the tables on reform, 2010 "Registered Charity Information Return for The Fraser Institute", "Forget Trump – 'Dark Money' from Koch brothers is shaping Republican Party", "Lessons for Canada from how the Koch brothers hijacked democracy", "Climate-change 'skeptics' hopeful Harper accepts their view", https://www.fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/files/fraser-institute-2016-annual-report.pdf, http://www.vancouverobserver.com/politics/charitable-fraser-institute-received-43-million-foreign-funding-2000, "Economic Freedom of the World: 2010 Report", "Economic Freedom Network Regional and Sub-National Reports", "The Fraser Institute: Canada Ranks Sixth on Human Freedom Index, Far Ahead of United States in 20th", "The Human Freedom Index ranking of Canada", "Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada 2010 Report", "Canadian Provincial Investment Climate 2010 Report", "Gun Laws do Not Reduce Criminal Violence According to New Study", "Some International Evidence on Gun Bans and Murder Rates", "Misfire: Firearm registration in Canada", Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 7, 2016, "Did Government Stimulus Fuel Economic Growth in Canada?