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Fraser Institute
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The Fraser Institute is a libertarian-conservative Canadian public policy think tank and registered charity. The institute describes itself as independent and non-partisan. It is headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. The institute has ties to a global network of think tanks in 87 countries, including 80 through the Economic Freedom Network. According to the January 2020 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report (Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, University of Pennsylvania), Fraser is number 14 (of 8,200) in the "Top Think Tanks Worldwide" and number 1 in the "Top Think Tanks in Mexico and Canada".
The Fraser Institute was founded in 1974 by Michael Walker, an economist from the University of Western Ontario, and businessman T. Patrick Boyle, then a vice-president of MacMillan Bloedel. It obtained charitable status in Canada on October 22, 1974, and in the United States in 1978. Its stated mission is "to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals." The institute is named after the Fraser River.
Sir Antony Fisher, previously instrumental in setting up the UK's Institute of Economic Affairs, was appointed acting director in 1975, until Walker became executive director in 1977. In its first full year of operation, 1975, the institute reported revenues of 1 million, and in 2003, $6 million.
The Fraser Institute describes itself as "an independent, non-partisan research and educational organization", and envisions "a free and prosperous world where individuals benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility".
Forbes has referred to the think tank as libertarian. The New York Times has described the institute as libertarian. Langley Times classified it as right-of-centre libertarian.
The Fraser Institue has claimed in 2014 that "There has been no statistically significant weather change for the last 15-20 years.
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