By ROBERT ROACH (Senior Fellow) 10 Sep 2016 From Troy Media. Was Ontario's auto sector in worse shape during the global financial meltdown of 2009 than Alberta's energy patch was during the global oil glut of 2015? An internal federal government memo recently uncovered by the Canadian Press suggests it was. But which sector faced [...]
By JOHN WILLIAMSON (Vice President of Research) 02 Sep 2016 Lower beer prices from New Brunswick Liquor have produced greater sales. This is how markets work, and not just for alcohol purchases. When government taxes investment highly, it suppresses investment overall. Accordingly, governments could spur economic growth by lowering taxes. Read this article on the [...]
By ALEX WHALEN (Operations Manager) and JACKSON DOUGHART (Policy Analyst) 31 Aug 2016 Prince Edward Island Premier Wade Maclauchlan should be commended for his stance on internal trade barriers. After a premiers' meeting in Whitehorse, he argued against the negative list concept and advocated that all province move to a standard regulatory regime. This article [...]
By Michael Zwaagstra, AIMS Education Fellow Michael Zwaagstra discusses recent literature from the department of education in New Brunswick, which professes to make critical thinking and 21st century skills "embedded in expectations for students." To succeed, Zwaagsta argues, they strengthen traditional learning methods such a memorization, giving students a strong basis of knowledge. Read this [...]
For nearly 150 years, the constitution has enshrined free trade in Canadian law. Yet to this day, the provinces maintain regulatory hurdles and import bans that restrict the free flow of goods within Canada. These policies may help local interests, but they jeopardize the national economy, drive up costs, and burden consumers. Markets [...]
An article for Newfoundland & Labrador's VOCM radio station website quotes AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie, who argues against a return to equalization for the province. Listen to the clip below. Read the piece on the VOCM website. The President of an Atlantic Canada economic think tank says it would be unwise for Newfoundland [...]
On Aug. 23, 2016, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie joined the VOCM "Open Line" program in Newfoundland & Labrador to discuss equalization.
On Aug 22, 2016, AIMS Vice President of Research John Williamson was a guest on News 95.7's Sheldon McLeod Show, where he discussed the proposal to exempt consumption taxes on online purchases from foreign retailers under $200.
A Calgary Herald editorial criticizes labour policies from the federal government. It quotes AIMS's Vice President of Research John Williamson, who fears that the government "is creating an EI trap." Read the full editorial on the Calgary Herald website. Canada has long relied on foreign workers to fill shortages in our labour force, but it’s [...]
AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie responds to an editorial that appeared in two P.E.I. newspapers, which questioned the bias of research institutes, such as AIMS. Far from being hidden in our biases, he argues, AIMS puts its pro-market point of view right in the name: the Atlantic Institute for "Market" Studies. A recent editorial in the [...]