New Brunswick school transportation sputtering
By PAUL BENNETT (AIMS Author) • Troy Media, 22 November 2016 Almost two years after the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) report Education on Wheels was released, New Brunswick decision-makers are still spinning their wheels. Few among the New Brunswick political class noticed that our report, released in January 2015, was subtitled Seizing Cost and Energy Efficiency Opportunities in [...]
There’s no critical thinking without a base of knowledge
By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA (AIMS Fellow) • Troy Media, 18 November 2016 The recent presidential election campaign was one of the worst in U.S. history. As the two candidates slugged it out, neither showed much interest in intelligent engagement. In many ways, it was a campaign of ignorance. Fortunately, there is a remedy for ignorance – promote knowledge. Knowledge is powerful [...]
Irvin Studin on Radio-Canada: “100 million Canadians?” (in French)
On Nov. 17, 2016 AIMS on Campus guest speaker Irvin Studin spoke to Jean-Albert Maire of Radio-Canada. They discuss Dr. Studin's work on growing Canada's population to 100 million. The interview is in French.
Irvin Studin on CBC New Brunswick: 100-million Canadians?
On Nov. 16, 2016, AIMS on Campus guest speaker Irvin Studin was a guest on CBC New Brunswick's "Shift" program to discuss "Canada: Population 100-million?". This was the subject of his talk the same day at Mt Allison University as part of the AIMS on Campus speaker series.
Trouble on the horizon
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 24 October 2016 At the time of this writing, the U.S. election results are uncertain. However, whatever the outcome, it is really important we understand our relationship with America is about to change. I say that because trade — free trade — has been demonized in the political rhetoric in both [...]
Structural Weakness Slowed Canada’s Export Recovery, Bank of Canada Says
By KIM MACKRAEL (Wall Street Journal) OTTAWA—The collapse in recent years of global commodity prices exposed structural weaknesses in Canada’s resource-rich economy after it had lost export capacity and market share in the years leading up to the 2008-2009 recession, a senior Bank of Canada official said Tuesday. Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri told an audience at the Atlantic Institute for [...]