Aims on Campus Beacon – July 2015
A special Beacon newsletter dedicated to our AIMS On Campus programme.
Jeffrey Collins discusses defense procurement on the Jerry Agar show
Canadians need to be clear-eyed that if we want to have a modern, rightly equipped, capable Canadian Forces, our geostrategic position practically dictates that we pay more for equipment to meet our unique operational requirements.
AIMS on the Radio
Two new AIMS produced radio spots have taken the airwaves. They tackle important issues facing Atlantic Canada, with the hope of provoking a conversation. Our first spot explains the problems the minimum wage as a policy for helping the poor. We argue it's mostly symbolic, and does more harm than good by raising unemployment among vulnerable populations. To listen, click [...]
AIMS Radio: In Praise of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Saving resource wealth and spending only the interest brings stability and long term solvency to public finances. http://aims.wpengine.com/en/home/library/details.aspx/3835
AIMS Radio: Minimum Wages Hurt, Not Help
Research shows minimum wages raise unemployment among their target group, and are ineffective at reducing poverty.
When releasing violent offenders, use fact, not opinion
Vince Li, 39, was travelling on a Greyhound bus, and sat next to 22-year-old Tim McLean. For no apparent reason, Mr. Li attacked, killed and decapitated Mr. McLean. The killer reported that voices told him to commit the murder. The court, listening to psychiatric testimony, found him not criminally responsible and sent him to a mental institution. Three years later, many people were appalled when a panel agreed to his occasional release with supervision. Now psychiatrists are stoking more controversy by recommending that Mr. Li transfer to a group home and be allowed unescorted outings. Those who applaud the decision to release Mr. Li must believe that psychiatric experts are clairvoyant, and therefore able to predict whether someone who has once been violent will not be violent again. Dangerous and chaotic behaviour is too unpredictable to allow re-entry into society.