Sliced Bread
by SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) A bread cartel is alive and well in Canada; or is it? The Competition Bureau is carrying out an investigation of major grocery chains in search of evidence of retail price fixing. Loblaws, Sobeys, Metro, Wal-Mart, and other companies have acknowledged the continuing investigation. The outcome of this inquiry will likely not amount to [...]
Former Board Member in Electric Energy Online
Past AIMS board member Nancy Tower was mentioned in an article published by Electric Energy Online reporting her new position as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tampa Electric. Her affiliation and connection to AIMS was referenced in her biography. Read here
Aboriginal entrepreneurship profile: Charlene Combdon
By Joseph Quesnel (AIMS Research Associate) Charlene Combdon, 36, is an award-winning Indigenous entrepreneur and business owner from Newfoundland and Labrador. She has a history of defying expectations, particularly as a female of Indigenous background in a non-traditional area of work. She recalled a time where she was trying to get a business client on board. She told him she [...]
AIMS President Quoted in Telegraph-Journal
Marco Navarro-Génie was quoted several times in an article on Saint John's upcoming public sector wage negotiations, appearing in the Telegraph Journal. He iterated AIMS' stance that regular review of public sector wages is a normal component of prudent fiscal management: "In what world should one be criticized for wanting a review of something when one is the main elected [...]
The rise of the “grocerant”
The Telegram, 1 November 2017 by SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Food trends are difficult to follow these days. As with hip sectors such as the high-tech industry, the food industry is coming up with its own peculiar lingo when describing market shifts. One of the latest examples is “grocerant,” a word combining “grocer” and “restaurant.” The term has been around for [...]
Cape Breton Partnership with Marco Navarro-Génie
Marco Navarro-Génie, AIMS President and CEO, and his participation in the Atlantic Cannabis Forum (intended to appeal to businesses, legislators, regulators, public health and safety authorities and services) were mentioned in an article published by the Cape Breton Post. Read here