Brian Ferguson
AIMS Fellow in Health Care Economics Dr. Ferguson is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Guelph. Dr. Ferguson earned a BA at Mount Allison University, an MA at the University of Guelph, and a PhD from Australian National University. Has worked at Health Canada, taught at McMaster University, been visiting faculty at the Australian [...]
Angus McBeath
AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform Considered one of the top educators in North America, AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform Angus McBeath is making a difference in public education. As superintendent of the public schools in Edmonton, Mr. McBeath (pronounced McBeth) lead the ongoing effort to improve student achievement in that city’s public school system. An educator for more [...]
How Cuba was destroyed
Now that President Obama has opened relations with Cuba, and plans to visit this month, Canadians are saying, “Let’s get down there before Americans ruin the place.” Too late: the ruin began with the 1959 revolution. Many Canadians’ understanding of modern Cuba come from scenes in Godfather II where the mafia, and a military dictatorship ran the country into the [...]
Atlantic Canada gas opportunities about more than extraction (Sackville Tribune-Post)
From the Sackville Tribune-Post: The report examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. Author Andrew Pickford contends in Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada that restrictions on the expansion of natural gas in Atlantic Canada could make electricity more expensive, less clean, and result in people outside the region influencing local energy choices. [...]
Atlantic Canada missing out on natural gas opportunities, says AIMS report (CBC)
From CBC.ca: Atlantic Canada is lagging when it comes to exploring and extracting its natural gas resources, and that's costing the region in the long run, says a new report released Thursday. "We know for certainty that natural gas is going to continue to grow, and be an important part of the energy mix, and that has obvious benefits for [...]
Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today released a report on the potential for Atlantic Canada to capitalize on the golden age of gas. The report, authored by Andrew Pickford, examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. View the entire study here.