Adjunct Professor, Economics, University of Prince Edward Island and Carleton University Born in 1931 in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Robin Neill holds a B.A. and M.A. in Political Economy from the University of Toronto and a PhD. in Economics from Duke. His academic appointments include: University of Saskatchewan, 1960-69, University of Prince Edward Island, 1970-72, Carleton [...]
A native of St. John's, Newfoundland, he is a graduate Marine Biologist from the University of Guelph, Ontario. Brian is also a graduate of the Executive Development Program, Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. Since 1994 Brian has been President of Rogers Consulting Inc. which specializes in giving advice to companies [...]
By JOHN CHILIBECK Legislature Bureau Cutting corporate taxes to zero and eliminating all business subsidies are just some of the extreme ideas being floated to address New Brunswick’s bleak job situation. Statistics Canada’s latest labour market survey, released Friday, showed the province lost 5,700 jobs in February, most of them full-time. The number of people [...]
Atlantic Canada’s energy costs are high. We have a small population, cold winters, steep fuel taxes, and costly infrastructure. Individuals and businesses often struggle to contain their energy costs. Thankfully, experts say that our region may be rich in onshore natural gas deposits. Extracting this resource could lower heat and power costs, and [...]
Mr. Adams represents Energy Probe, an environmental and consumer advocacy organization, as Executive Director. Energy Probe is a charitable organization that promotes resource conservation, environmental sustainability, democratic decision-making processes, and economic efficiency for Canada's energy sectors. He also works for the consulting firm Borealis Energy Research Association. Mr. Adams appointed by the Ontario Government to [...]
Kenneth J. Boessenkool is the President of Sidicus Consulting Ltd., an economic and public policy consulting firm. Ken has published extensively on public policy issues including papers on federal-provincial transfers, provincial welfare, the tax treatment of the family and monetary policy. His opinion pieces have appeared in the Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Ottawa [...]
Fellow in Natural Resource Policy Having Our Gas and Selling It Too Dr. Tucker holds a BS, MS and Ph.D from Michigan State University and an MBA from Lake Superior State University. He has extensive experience in the areas of government policy analysis and development, industrial development and benefits, strategic and operational planning, economic analysis [...]
The AIMS 3rd Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools has been released and the grades aren’t much to brag about. Half of the 265 high schools assessed scored a C or C+ and less than 5% ranked an A or A+ grade. The news is better in Newfoundland & Labrador where 73% of [...]
Rick Audas is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Administration at the University of New Brunswick. His areas of expertise include Labour and Regional Economics, with a particular emphasis on Human Capital accumulation among young people. He has published articles in Regional Studies, The Journal of Economics and Business, Managerial and Decision Economics and [...]
Charles Cirtwill (BA, LLB, MPA - Dalhousie University) is a former President and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. His published works focus on government structure and organization, business-government relations, inter-governmental relations, performance measurement and accountability. He has spoken across Canada and the United States on the role of think tanks in society, the appropriate [...]