Missing the point
In this commentary AIMS Board Chair John Risley examines the attempts to reduce the deficit and resolve the fiscal cliff in the United States.
Common Sense Education: A 10-part Series
Michael Zwaagstra, AIMS Fellow in Education, presents a ten-part video series on common sense education. Watch below! Part 1: Whats wrong with our schools? Part 2: No-zero policies Part 3: Flaws in the new math Part 4: Making sure students can read Part 5: School choice Part 6: Benefits of direct instruction Part 7: Standardized [...]
For Immediate Release: Cutting through the edu-babble, a video series
AIMS in partnership with the Frontier Centre for public policy, released the first video in a series on education reform 'Common Sense Education.'
Crisis? What Crisis?
This paper, Crisis? What Crisis?, written by Ian Munro, examines the widely held view that there is a shortage of child care spaces in Nova Scotia. Munro provides a basic analysis of the supply-demand balance for child care spaces in Nova Scotia.
LEGER: Raising alarms on equalization, fairness and dependence
The current equalization formula expires next year. Think-tanks like the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies are churning out equalization alarms.
Economy, transit key areas of focus for Savage
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage mentions the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies's research on income-based property tax.
What is Muskrat Power Going to Cost?
In this AIMS commentary, Bill Black looks at the true costs of the Muskrat Falls power deal.
Observers Endorse Economic Union
Charles Cirtwill, president and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies in Halifax, believes levels of economic cooperation between the Maritime provinces are increasing but there is lots of room for improvement.
Let’s co-operate to be competitive
In this op-ed AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill responds to the recent proposal for a Maritime Union. Cirtwill says that the evidence gives little hope that a political union would deliver any of the savings and efficiencies promised. He suggests we find the areas where we can, cooperatively, enhance competition inside the region, or collectively, improve our competitive position outside it.
Municipal income tax already works in many places
In this op-ed, AIMS President & CEO responds to the the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' (CFIB) remarks that the idea of a municipal tax is unworkable and impossible. In fact, income taxes or income surtaxes are the main source of municipal revenue in many countries. Introducing a mix of income taxes and user fees, as suggested in a recent paper published by AIMS, would avoid many of the common “root” problems associated with property taxation.