[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]New study examining Ontario’s poor economy and its impact on the rest of Canada coming Monday, April 14[/font]
[font=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]MEDIA CONTACTS: [/font]
[font=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Livio Di Matteo, Senior Fellow, Fraser Institute, (807) 343-8545, ldimatte@lakeheadu.ca[/font]
[font=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Jason Clemens, Executive Vice-President, Fraser Institute, (604) 714-4591, jason.clemens@fraserinstitute.org[/font]
[font=times new roman,times]VANCOUVER—On Monday, April 14, the Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the Ontario economy's impact on Canada’s overall economy.[/font]
[font=times new roman,times]The study, Can Canada Prosper without a Prosperous Ontario?, spotlights how Ontario’s poor record on GDP growth, employment and business investment is dragging down the national economy.[/font]
[font=times new roman,times]A news release with additional information will be issued via Marketwired on Monday, April 14 at 6:30 a.m. (EST).[/font]
[font=times new roman,times]Study author Livio Di Matteo is in Toronto and available to media.[/font]
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[font=tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif]For more information, contact: Mark Hasiuk, Media Relations Specialist, Fraser Institute, (604) 688-0221 ext. 517, mark.hasiuk@fraserinstitute.org[/font]