Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 12, 2016
• Invested on: November 17, 2017

Co-founder and executive director of the Fraser Institute, Michael Walker has ensured that economic policy debate in Canada reflects a diversity of views. Under the Institute’s motto, “If it matters, measure it”, he introduced indicators that have enhanced policy discussions on taxation (via the Canadian Consumer Tax Index and Tax Freedom Day), hospital waiting lists, school report cards, fiscal performance and the Economic Freedom of the World index, which has been re-published worldwide. He has authored or edited 45 books, more than 700 newspaper articles and 2 000 radio commentaries.