Ontario to lose equalization payments as Alberta’s economic fortunes fall
Karen Howlett and Jane Taber
Electoral Reforms represent a paradox for Atlantic Canada
Morgan Beatty and Marco Navarro-Genie analyse the results of the last federal election through the looking glass of electoral reform to show how Atlantic Canada’s variety of representation could improve but at the expense of the region’s political influence.
Are we fighting climate change or capitalism?
AIMS Senior Fellow Robert Roach examines the paradoxical implications of environmentalists who seek the destruction of the market economy, believing that "capitalism is the root cause of environmental problems and social injustices.”
Radio: Electricity Rates in NS
Market prices for coal, oil and natural gas have fallen nearly 50% in the last two years, prompting a decline in electricity rates across North America, except in Nova Scotia where electricity rates continue to rise and we continue to pay among the highest rates on the continent. Allowing electricity rates in Nova Scotia to rise one [...]
Radio: The Cost Disease
Across Atlantic Canada education costs are on the rise. Between 1999 and 2010, per student education costs increased by more than 70% in all four Atlantic provinces. One reason for this phenomenon is that even as school enrollment has been declining over the past 15 years, the number of educators in our school has continued to increase. Resources [...]