Media Release: Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada
Opportunity is Knocking – Will We Answer? Gas Opportunities in Atlantic Canada About More than Extraction Halifax – 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 examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. [...]
Media Release: Equalization, subsidies under the microscope
Halifax – Yesterday, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) president & CEO, Marco Navarro-Genie, was formally appointed to sit on an Equalization Fairness Panel struck by Alberta Wild Rose Party Leader, Brian Jean. The panel will review Canada’s equalization programme and make recommendations to reform it when the current agreement expires in 2019. “I am honoured to have been asked [...]
Radio: Energy East Pipeline
The Energy East Pipeline is good policy. It's needed to transport oil from Western Canadian provinces to the refinery in New Brunswick. This 12 billion dollar infrastructure project would increase pipeline and refining work and provide well paying jobs throughout our region. It would also make us less dependent on foreign oil. Pipelines are the best way to [...]
Presentation to the House of Commons Finance Committee
Mr. Chairman and Members of the House of Commons Finance Committee, I am pleased to be here on behalf of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies to offer our viewpoint to you. There are, of course, many challenges facing the new government and, indeed, the government will want to act on them. We all understand that a government’s spending power [...]
Media Release: AIMS to Establish Presence in New Brunswick
Halifax – Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) president and CEO, Marco Navarro-Génie, announced today that John Williamson has joined the Institute to lead its research efforts throughout Atlantic Canada. Williamson’s appointment at AIMS as Vice-President of Research is effective immediately. He will be based in New Brunswick – ensuring AIMS has a prominent presence in the Picture Province. “John [...]
New Brunswick needs to grow its economy
The New Brunswick budget shows that a series of tax increases and modest spending measures to tackle the province’s dire fiscal situation will not mean less provincial debt. Rather, debt will continue to grow under the fiscal plan unveiled Tuesday. To reverse course the province needs to adopt a strategy to grow its economy and jobs in the private sector. [...]