Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that good administration on a First Nation is a strong predictor of overall success for a reserve community.
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Canada V. Europe on Health Care Wait Times: Canada Compares Badly: Canadians wait longer for care than most European Patients
Despite high levels of healthcare spending, wait times for health services in Canada are much longer than they are in most of Europe. FC059
Transparent First Nation Governments Perform Best Overall: Statistical connection shows band government need transparency
Data from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index shows a clear statistical connection between transparent First Nations and overall high performance. FC058
Fair Elections Strong Indicator of High Performing First Nations: Statistical connection shows need for electoral reforms
Evidence from the Third Annual Aboriginal Governance Index reveals that First Nations with high Electoral rankings perform well overall. FC057
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Timeless Wisdom – The Politics of Successful Structural Reform
It’s a well-known pattern in public policy – profligate politicians damaging their economies with out-of-control spending, massive borrowing and higher taxes – inevitably leading to fiscal crisis, sharp declines in growth and ultimately rapidly falling currency value...
Canada’s National Hysteria in the 21st Century
Mass hysteria is the spontaneous manifestation of a particular behaviour by many people. There are numerous historical examples: Middle Age nuns at a convent in France spontaneously began to meow like cats; at another convent, nuns began biting one another. In...
First Nations Dominate Jail Populations (FC002)
Data source: Examining Aboriginal Corrections in Canada, a paper written by Carol LaPrairie, Ph.D. for the Ministry of the Solicitor General in 1996. (Population Source 1991 Census; Sentenced Admission Data Taken From 1991 Provincial Data Sets, except for Saskatchewan...
Government as a Percent of the Economy (FC001)
OECD statistics between 1983 and 2001 comparing size of government in 24 countries.
Public Sector vs Private Sector Union Membership by Province (FC000)
Statistics showing union density in Canada heavily skewed toward public sector.