The Beacon – July 9, 2016 (Vol XXII, No. 14)
The Beacon - July 9, 2016 | Vol XXII, No. 14 Pushing Pipelines By Marco Navarro-Génie President & CEO I hope you are enjoying the summer weather in your respective corners of the region and the country. While summer is a great time to recharges our batteries, we are busy preparing and putting together the research projects that will be published in [...]
Radio: CPP Reform Effect on Business
Increased payroll taxes supporting future pension benefits take money out of workers’ pockets. But higher taxes also hurt businesses. By 2023, Canada Pension Plan premiums will raise $816 more, per worker, per year. This tax is paid equally by workers and businesses. This tax won’t just affect a company’s bottom line. It will limit the hiring of more [...]
Atlantic premiers, Ottawa announce pilot project to boost immigration
In a Globe and Mail story by Jane Taber, Marco Navarro-Génie says, "More people alone can’t fix the economy, especially when we can’t retain the people that we do bring." Read the full story on the Globe and Mail website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q_9ZGmDNs0 The federal government and the four Atlantic premiers are launching a three-year pilot project to dramatically increase immigration, nearly [...]
First Nations need to partner on pipelines
AIMS Research Fellow Joseph Quesnel argues that there is a difference between the constitutional obligation to consult with First Nations on pipelines, and giving them a veto on same. Instead, "Ottawa must work with Atlantic and other First Nations across Canada on ensuring indigenous communities derive maximum benefit from development." Read this piece on the Telegraph-Journal website. As First Nation [...]
N.B., N.L. join region in top-tax territory
A Chronicle Herald story quotes AIMS VP of Research John Williamson, who argues that HST hikes "will mean more revenue for governments and less in the pockets of working families." Read the full article on the Chronicle Herald website. Canada Day revellers likely weren’t thinking about it, but Atlantic Canada has taken another step toward becoming the country’s high-tax ghetto. [...]
When primary care is not available
AIMS Research Fellow David Zitner discusses the signs of frailty. As care rationing becomes a more prominent reality in the health system, patients will have to take on more knowledge and control over their own health care. He gives warning signs about frailty to help readers monitor their own function. As government rationing of primary care increases, many Nova [...]