Fraser Institute - Government Failure in Canada, 2005 Report (en francais)

Kudos to the Fraser Institute's Jason Clemens, Director of Fiscal Studies and Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist, authors of the latest study from the institute. Take a few minutes to download and read the report - it's worth it.

They could have called this the "History of the Liberal Party, 1992 - 2005"

Release Date: October 17, 2005

Vancouver, BC - Canadians have been shocked by the revelations of the Gomery Inquiry but these scandals will occur with predictable regularity unless government begins to prioritize and reform its activities, according to Government Failure in Canada, 2005 Report, released today by The Fraser Institute.

The study summarizes 284 cases of federal government failure, ranging from simple waste to cases of misrepresentation, based on reports from the Auditor General between 1992 and 2005.

“The sponsorship scandal is not a one-off event,” said Jason Clemens, the Institute’s Director of Fiscal Studies and co-author of the study. “We studied report after report from the Auditor General over the past fourteen years and found case after case involving waste, misrepresentation, incompetence, and program failure.”

Kinda makes you wonder what else is waiting in the wings!