War Against Islamic State Extremists
AIMS Senior Fellow in Security and Defence Robert Murray discusses Canada's involvement in the war with ISIS.
Is the NSTU Digging In Against Standardized Tests?
AIMS Research Fellow in Common Sense Education Michael Zwaagstra discusses a push in Nova Scotia to shun standardized testing and argues that students, teachers, and parents stand to lose if the province decides to support the motion.
Does Canada Need a Program of Subsidized Universal Daycare?
AIMS Director of Research and Programmes Ben Eisen discusses whether Canada should adopt a program of subsidized universal daycare.
Nova Scotia Fracking Ban Hampers Innovation
AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Genie discusses the ban on hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia and argues that it hampers innovation. Instead of outlawing the practice, he suggests looking into ways that would make it environmentally friendly.
AIMS President and CEO in Response to Stephen Kimber
I am writing in response to an article authored by Stephen Kimber: How the Harper Government is Spending $13.4 Million to Attack Charitable Groups. Mr. Kimber is troubled with my refusing to comment on whether the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) auditing process is political, and whether the agency is auditing the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). His tone illustrates an absence of journalistic objectivity that solidified in retrospect my decision not to comment.
Stephenson: NDP Made Deals We Can’t Afford
Last week, a report by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies called for a 14,000-job reduction in civil service jobs in Atlantic Canada. It noted that the four provinces in this region are well above the national average in the number of public-sector jobs they have, compared with private-sector jobs. In Nova Scotia, for instance, there are 99 provincial or municipal public-sector jobs for every 1,000 residents. The national average is 83. In New Brunswick, the figure is 84 jobs for every 1,000 residents. The study also found that in Nova Scotia, public-sector jobs account for 30 per cent of all wages paid. The national average is 22 per cent. The growing gap between private-sector workers and public-sector employees is a huge economic problem for this province, and one of the factors that is driving more young Nova Scotians to leave in search of a more level playing field.