The Future is Now
A talk by AIMS Senior Fellow Brian Lee Crowley to the Ottawa Economics Association on the transformation occurring within Canada and its impacts for the size and nature of government.
For Immediate Release: Give Federal Transfers to People, not Provinces
AIMS latest paper proposes a new model of equalization that involves giving federal transfers directly to individuals, not provinces.
Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are
In Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are, AIMS Author Juanita Spencer considers a model of equalization that would strengthen municipalities and make people, not provinces, the recipients.
Report proposes alternative funding model for NS universities
A new report from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies observes that now is the ideal time to test an alternative funding model for Nova Scotia universities going forward.
Gas regulation report can’t quiet critics
A new report on gas regulation says the system has saved consumers money, but an AIMS report challenges that.
A community solution to Nova Scotia’s dying lighthouses
As the federal government moves away from maintaining Nova Scotia's old lighthouses, AIMS Communications Officer Paige MacPherson proposes communities step up and maintain them independently.