By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Montreal Times, 16 April 2018 Leger and National released its annual report ranking Canada’s most admired companies. While some results were indeed surprising, others were not. Both Google and (Loblaw’s) Shoppers Drug Mart ended up at the top of their rankings as most respected companies, regardless of where the [...]
By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA (AIMS Research Fellow) The Chronicle Herald, 19 April 2018 Troy Media, 12 April 2018 Nova Scotia doesn’t have enough substitute teachers right now. In fact, the shortage is so severe that school boards are hiring people without teacher’s certificates to fill some substitute positions. In many cases, regular teachers are being forced [...]
By SYLVAINCHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) and TONY WALKER The Hamilton Spectator, 05 April 2018 Troy Media, 04 April 2018 An increasing number of people are voicing concerns about our use of plastics day-to-day. Single-use plastics of any kind — such as grocery bags, cutlery, straws, polystyrene and coffee cups — are significant yet preventable sources of [...]
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS PRESIDENT) Troy Media, 23 March 2018 Huddle, 27 March 2018 While good intentions matter a great deal, results matter most. The federal decision to impose a national carbon tax policy may be well-intentioned, but its effects may be detrimental to our economy. We’ll likely see its worst effects on New Brunswick. [...]
MEDIA Radio Clip: Responsible Conservation AND Sound Economic Development? Nova Scotia leads the country in preserving natural habitat for future generations with more land in parks and protected areas than any other province or territory. The challenge in finding the balance between responsible conservation and sound economic development [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 20 March 2018 Loblaw, the largest food distribution company in the country, is now selling cricket flour. The product itself is not new, as many speciality stores have been selling it for a few years now. But Loblaw is the first major retailer to sell the product [...]
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman of the Board) Atlantic Business Magazine, 5 March 2018 I am not an advocate of the Chinese political system or their Modern Socialism, but we have a lot to learn from what China is able to do, and is doing, as well as the implications of those actions for Canada [...]
AIMS was referenced in an article published by the Hill Times discussing Canada's interprovincial trade barriers. Read here
On CTV News Atlantic, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie expressed his opinion on the outcry surrounding the "GRABHER" case. Watch here
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media,13 March 2018 Canadians love meat. Many of us have been dedicated to our favourite protein source for years. But other sources of protein are emerging as potent alternatives to animal protein. Demand is up for vegetable proteins like pulses, as well as for fish and seafood, Loblaw has [...]