Radio: Newfoundland and New Brunswick’s Budgets (2)
New Brunswick: New Brunswick's government promises to get its fiscal house in order while maintaining services. Unfortunately, its 2017 budget veers off from the plan of correcting public finances. Expenditure continues to grow, increasing by 3.5 percent and producing a deficit of $192 million. Meanwhile, government takes in more revenue from a higher HST, and its overall tax [...]
Brazil and the Mother of all Food Fraud Cases
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 22, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 24, 2017 Times Colonist, March 26, 2017 “Brazil is a mess, and this latest food fraud scandal involving major companies and public authorities will only make matters worse.” After Europe’s horsemeat scandal, Brazil, the largest exporter of meat products in the world, is now going through [...]
AIMS appoints three Western Canadians as senior fellows
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) announces the appointment of three senior fellows. Dr. Ian Brodie, Dr. Rodney Clifton and Robert Roach will be affiliated with the Institute's research team. "Ian, Rod, and Robert bring considerable experience to bear on public policy questions, including energy and education," said AIMS President & CEO Marco Navarro-Génie. Their affiliation with [...]
Losing healthcare privilege
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 19, 2017 LocalXpress, March 22, 2017 Battlefords News-Optimist, March 24, 2017 Canadian seniors are a privileged group. The Conference Board of Canada reports that life expectancy today is 10 years longer than it was in 1961. The average Canadian can expect to live three years longer than the average American. According to [...]
Slow death of cooking is gravy for food industry
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) LocalXpress, March 15, 2017 Times Colonist, March 19, 2017 Radio Canada International, March 24, 2017 "Recent surveys suggest the average adult spends more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking. Cooking has become optional for most of us. That means we've relinquished control of what we eat to corporations. And those corporations want to provide [...]
AIMS announces Dalhousie, Saint Mary’s university professors as new members of research team
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members for its research team. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Dean of the Dalhousie School of Management, and Dr. Mark Raymond of Saint Mary's University headline the appointments as new senior fellows. They are joined by Research Associate Patrick Webber from New Brunswick. [...]