The Fraser Institute is a libertarian Canadian public policy think tank registered as a charity, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal. It studies the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on individual welfare, describing its vision as a free and prosperous world in which people benefit from greater choice, competitive markets, and personal responsibility. Major publications including Forbes and The New York Times have characterized the institute as libertarian in outlook. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Geography
Country or Jurisdiction ServedWikidata Q1451353, property P17 (country). Founding YearSourced to the subject's own account HeadquartersSourced to the subject's own account Classification
Institution SubtypeSourced to the subject's own accountThink Tank or Research Institute 1 In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Canada, located there.
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1. Fraser Institute (Wikipedia)
WikipediaHistory section, first sentence
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.
Lead section, second sentence
It is headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal.
Introduction, institution-subtype
The Fraser Institute is a libertarian Canadian public policy think tank registered as a charity, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, with additional offices in Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal.
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