No austerity in Atlantic Canada
By JACKSON DOUGHART (AIMS Policy Analyst) • Troy Media, 14 December 2016 • Charlottetown Guardian, 19 December 2016 It's nearly impossible these days to have a conversation about public finance without someone crying "Austerity!" This term has become the meme of choice for political actors, activists and commentators who oppose any reductions to government spending. You'd think that Atlantic Canada, [...]
Beyond the Sound and Fury
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 14 December 2016 Let’s speculate on the meaning of Donald Trump’s presidential win. I doubt very much that there will be a lurch to the far right. As strong minded as this President might be, he will have to bring his team and Congress along with him on major initiatives. While he [...]
New Brunswick must address its spending addiction
By PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Author) • Telegraph-Journal, 12 December 2016 • Local Xpress, 13 December 2016 “Austerity” has become a popular buzzword, gaining traction in the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession and subsequent financial troubles in much of Europe. It has also found its way into New Brunswick’s public discourse, having been adopted by critics of curtailing government spending. [...]
Editorial: NB’s government spending has doubled in 35 years
Editorial quoting AIMS study Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada • Telegraph-Journal, 12 December 2016 A recent report from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, a regional think-tank, suggests that Atlantic Canada has not, in recent memory, gone into “austerity” mode. This report is important because citizens are often led to believe the government has been trimming and cutting, when nothing [...]
AIMS releases paper on austerity in Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) publishes this morning a policy study entitled Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada. The paper examines the public finances of governments in the region, paying close attention to the notion of austerity. The study sets to discover whether we have we lived in the recent past, or if we are living currently, [...]
Patrick Webber on Austerity in Atlantic Canada
On Dec. 8, 2016 AIMS Author Patrick Webber joined the Sheldon MacLeod Show to discuss his paper Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada.