Editor's notes

Happy New Year! 1995 is going to be a very interesting year for Canada and for us at the Institute. Quebec voters are poised to make a decision that could profoundly affect the lives of all Canadians as they prepare to decide in a referendum whether they want to remain part of Canada, or face the world as a sovereign country. Meanwhile, Canada's debt and deficit will continue to be of grave concern to Canadians. The budget to be brought down by Finance Minister Martin early this year will send the signal we are all waiting for: Will Canada begin to tackle its debt problems in a responsible, serious way, or will politics win out again, and Canadians be left with a lot of rhetoric and some unsatisfactory nibbling around the edges of the debt monolith?

Similarly, taxes, social policy reform, health care funding, the environment, and taxation, among many other topics, will be a big part of Canada's news in 1995. And The Fraser Institute will continue to offer you intelligent commentaries on these major events in Fraser Forum and its supplement, the Critical Issues Bulletins.

You might want to tell your friends and colleagues about us. It seems a pity not to share such common sense with everyone.

This issue's authors

Elizabeth Brubaker is Executive Director of Environment Probe, which is based in Toronto.

Megan Gallagher is a Political Science and Business Management student at the University of Ottawa.

Isabella Horry is The Fraser Institute's Research Economist and co-author of many Institute books and publications. She received her M.A. in Economics from the University of British Columbia.

Lydia Miljan is Director of the National Media Archive, a division of The Fraser Institute. She earned an M.A. in Communications from the University of Calgary. She researches and writes On Balance.

Dr. Filip Palda is Professor at l'École Nationale d'Administration Publique in Montreal, and Senior Fellow of The Fraser Institute. He is the author, co-author, or editor of several Institute books and publications. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Cynthia Ramsay is Health Care Economist at The Fraser Institute. She has her M.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University.

Robin Richardson is the Director of the International Centre for the Study of Public Debt, a division of The Fraser Institute. He has an M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Toronto and holds a Chartered Financial Analyst designation. He is the author or editor of several Institute publications.

Dr. Tom Rutherford is currently on leave from his position as a research associate at Simon Fraser University from which he also has a Ph.D. from the Department of Biological Sciences. His primary research has been on the effect of climate on the epidemiology of pine wilt disease.

Christopher Sarlo teaches economics at Nipissing University in North Bay, Ontario. He is the author of Poverty in Canada, published by The Fraser Institute.

Karen Selick practices law in Belleville, Ontario. She is also a columnist for Canadian Lawyer.

Dr. Michael Walker is Executive Director of The Fraser Institute. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Western Ontario. He has written, edited, or co-authored dozens of Fraser Institute books and publications.

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