Time for New Brunswick to Hang Up on Call Centre Subsidies
by PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Research Associate) A recent article in The Telegraph-Journal reported that since April 2015 the New Brunswick government has provided $21 million to nine different call centres, in the form of loans, forgivable loans, and payroll rebates. These funds resulted in the creation of 2,100 jobs, or about $10,000 per job. Cheryl Steadman, head of ContactNB, an [...]
Ottawa’s tax changes could kill family farm
by SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 20 September 2017 The Chronicle Herald, 19 September 2017 The Business Examiner, 22 September 2017 Exchange Magazine, 21 September 2017 Two things have always been certain: death and taxes. We can now add a third: botching the promotion of a tax reform for political gains. Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s tax reform [...]
Driverless pizza delivery, at our doorstep, literally
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Guelph Mercury Tribune, 27 September 2017 The Record, 27 September 2017 The Hamilton Spectator, 27 September 2017 The Windsor Star, 21 September 2017 Business Vancouver, 6 October 2017 People in Ann Arbor, Michigan are about to experience home food delivery without a driver. Domino’s Pizza and Ford have paired up in a pilot project [...]
Weeding out what is missing in Ontario’s approach to marijuana distribution
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 13 September 2017 Ontario has become the first province to define how it intends to sell non-medicinal marijuana to the public. Around 150 stores across the province will open and will be operated by a division of the province’s liquor board, the LCBO. Marijuana won’t be sold alongside wine or liquor, but [...]
Marco Navarro-Génie was quoted by CTV News Atlantic
On September 12th, 2017 AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Génie was quoted in a segment by CTV News Atlantic. Navarro-Génie expressed his belief that government funding should not be involved in any film's production. Watch it here
Marco Navarro-Génie on the Sheldon McLeod Show
On Monday, September 11th, 2017 Marco Navarro-Génie (AIMS President and CEO) appeared on the Sheldon McLeod show at 12:30 PM. Navarro-Génie discussed our latest study on Employment Insurance and how the current system doesn't meet the needs of Canadians. Listen here