About the Author
Fazil Mihlar is Director of Regulatory Studies at The Fraser Institute. He joined the Fraser Institute in 1994. He is the author of several reports on the economic performance of provincial governments, and has written reports and articles on subjects ranging from labour market policy to regulation policy. His latest publications include Regulatory Overkill: The Cost of Regulation in Canada (1996), Unions and Right-to Work Laws: The Global Evidence of their Impact on Employment (1997), and Federal Regulatory Reform: Rhetoric or Reality? He is also the coordinator of both the Survey of Senior Investment Managers and the Centre for Economy in Government. His articles have appeared in several newspapers, including the Globe and Mail, The Financial Post, the Calgary Herald and the Vancouver Sun. Before joining the Institute, Mr. Mihlar worked at the Small Business Consulting Group at Simon Fraser University as a Business Consultant. He received a B.A. in Economics from Simon Fraser University, and a M.A. in Public Administration from Carleton University. He also received a Marketing Diploma from the Chartered Institute of Marketing in London, England.
The author wishes to thank Jason Clemens, Joel Emes, Marc Law, and Laura Jones for their comments, suggestions and criticisms. The author, of course, takes full responsibility for any errors and omissions. As he has worked independently, his views do not necessarily represent the views of The Fraser Institute or its trustees and members.