The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector
AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and policy analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discuss their latest study, "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector," on various radio stations throughout Atlantic Canada.
AIMS Report: Cut Public Sector
A new report by a regional think-tank says Atlantic Canada “could achieve meaningful savings” by bringing its public-sector numbers down to the national average.
Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector Bigger than Average
AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and policy analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discuss the result of their latest study, "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector." Their data reveals the public sector in Atlantic Canada to exceed the national average on a number of metrics, which has a significant cost to taxpayers in the region.
MEDIA RELEASE: THE SIZE AND COST OF ATLANTIC CANADA’S PUBLIC SECTOR
The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public SectorHalifax, NS (18 September 2014): A new paper published this morning by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) shows that high rates of public sector employment in Atlantic Canada come at a significant cost to taxpayers. The study shows that public sector employment in excess of the national average in Atlantic [...]
The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector
AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and Policy Analyst Shaun Fantauzzo measure the size and cost of Atlantic Canada's public sector, confirming that it is unusually large compared to the national average. Their data reveals that spending in excess of the national average amounted to $1.89 billion in 2013.
Fracking Ban Definition of “High-volume” Practice Unclear
What is high-volume fracking? Apparently, legislation is coming to ban it in Nova Scotia. Three days after the Wheeler report recommended Nova Scotia prepare community approval mechanisms, more area-specific science and an extensive regulatory regime before allowing hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, Energy Minister Andrew Younger announced he will bring in legislation to ban high-volume fracking. The only reference Marco Navarro-Genie from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies could find to such a practice in the report was with regard to the amount of wells drilled.