A Valuation and Analysis of Atlantic Canadian Liquor Monopolies by Ian Madsen and Alex Whalen details the myriad problems with monopolies, places a value on our liquor corporations, and explores options for the future. “The study reveals that Atlantic Canadians pay higher than average prices for alcohol” said Whalen, adding, “the valuations demonstrate the [...]
Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett was quoted in an article in the Telegram debating airspace revenue for Newfoundland. Read in full here
Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett was referenced in an article in the Telegram debating airspace revenue for Newfoundland. Read in full here
AIMS Senior Fellow Sylvain Charlebois was quoted in an article in the Epoch Times discussing wage and labour in light of the minimum wage hike in Ontario. Read in full here
Media Release A promising opportunity for Atlantic Canada: On-shore gas can unlock much needed prosperity Halifax - 10 January 2018: Reports surfaced this week that the Province of Nova Scotia's internal estimates value its on-shore natural gas deposits to be worth as much as 60-billion dollars. In a province struggling economically with high debt, out-migration, and [...]
December 8th, 2017: AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie discusses his reaction to the government's plan for the sale of recreational cannabis and why private sector sales would be more beneficial to the province.
All four provinces in Atlantic Canada will sell marijuana through government-owned liquor corporations. More government is not the solution. Atlantic Canada needs more entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas. We already have private growers creating more jobs, and taking a piece of the growing market for legal marijuana. Private retailers can provide better service [...]
An article published by the American Institute for Economic Research mentioned AIMS' collaboration with the Montreal Economic Institute and Canadian Constitution Foundation to defend the right of Canadians to carry legally purchased goods wherever they want. Read here
The CBC mentioned AIMS in a Friday news report on the upcoming Supreme Court case on interprovincial trade barriers. AIMS, along with the Montreal Economic Institute and the Canadian Constitution Foundation, commissioned an Ipsos poll of Canadians asking whether they should be allowed to bring any legally purchased product from one province to another, as [...]
On December 6th, 2017, President and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Marco Navarro-Genie, discussed the province's decision to distribute cannabis through the public sector and why private sector endorsement would be a more appropriate course of action.