AIMS has once again made a forceful case to the House of Commons Finance committee regarding the failure of federal policy to address serious issues in Atlantic Canada. The three key issues brought to light in this presentation by Don McIver, AIMS’ Director of Research are: “The Yoke of Equalization”, “How Employment Insurance Creates Unemployment” and how the greatest distortion of the Atlantic Canadian economy is in the fishery. To read the complete remarks, click here.
AIMS Remarks to Federal Finance Committee
By Don McIver|
2016-04-04T18:01:56+00:00
November 4th, 2003|Op-ed|Comments Off on AIMS Remarks to Federal Finance Committee
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