By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 28, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 30, 2017 “For the most part, the Canadian agri-food sector cheered the 2017 Federal budget. With a few dollars short, innovation and infrastructure were properly addressed in this budget. But the budget’s total license on policy reform and strategic frameworks will likely [...]
HALIFAX, NS: The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Doug Reid, CA, FCA, has been appointed as a director of the institute, effective immediately. In addition to his duties as director, Mr. Reid will serve as Treasurer of the institute. In that role, he succeeds Doug Hall. AIMS wishes to [...]
New Brunswick: New Brunswick's government promises to get its fiscal house in order while maintaining services. Unfortunately, its 2017 budget veers off from the plan of correcting public finances. Expenditure continues to grow, increasing by 3.5 percent and producing a deficit of $192 million. Meanwhile, government takes in more revenue from a higher [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 22, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 24, 2017 Times Colonist, March 26, 2017 “Brazil is a mess, and this latest food fraud scandal involving major companies and public authorities will only make matters worse.” After Europe’s horsemeat scandal, Brazil, the largest exporter of meat products in the [...]
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) announces the appointment of three senior fellows. Dr. Ian Brodie, Dr. Rodney Clifton and Robert Roach will be affiliated with the Institute's research team. "Ian, Rod, and Robert bring considerable experience to bear on public policy questions, including energy and education," said AIMS President & CEO [...]
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 19, 2017 LocalXpress, March 22, 2017 Battlefords News-Optimist, March 24, 2017 Canadian seniors are a privileged group. The Conference Board of Canada reports that life expectancy today is 10 years longer than it was in 1961. The average Canadian can expect to live three years longer than [...]
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) LocalXpress, March 15, 2017 Times Colonist, March 19, 2017 Radio Canada International, March 24, 2017 "Recent surveys suggest the average adult spends more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking. Cooking has become optional for most of us. That means we've relinquished control of what we eat to corporations. And [...]
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members for its research team. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Dean of the Dalhousie School of Management, and Dr. Mark Raymond of Saint Mary's University headline the appointments as new senior fellows. They are joined by Research Associate [...]
Patrick Webber is an independent researcher, born and raised in New Brunswick. He was previously Research Coordinator for the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (2012–16), and has conducted research projects for other organizations and campaigns. He earned his MA in History at the University of New Brunswick. He also currently contributes articles on political issues [...]
Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a renowned scholar for his work on food policy, safety, distribution, and security. He is author of the book Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking. He acts as special advisor to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), to Health Canada on food safety issues, and to Agriculture and Food Canada on [...]