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Time to Remedy Dependent Culture

An essay published by two of Canada’s leading think-tanks–the Fraser Institute and Atlantic Institute for Market Studies–suggests New Brunswick and Nova Scotia dependence on federal equalization money is acting as a disincentive for natural resource development in those two provinces. New Brunswick has received $14.5 billion in equalization over the past decade and this gift of cash funnelled from the more prosperous regions of Canada still represents close to 40 per cent of provincial revenues.

By | December 16th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Time to Remedy Dependent Culture
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Fracking Ban Hurts Economic Opportunity

Last week, a group of university and private sector analysts released a report on shale gas that included an economic study that predicted New Brunswick could create between 5,900 and 7,900 full-time jobs, both directly and indirectly, if the industry annually drilled between 150 and 200 wells. That would translate into between $1.4 billion and $1.8 billion in economic growth. Another report released this week by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies stated that shale gas could help enrich the region.

By | December 16th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Fracking Ban Hurts Economic Opportunity
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We Need to Shrink our Civil Service

Telegraph Journal commentator Charles Moore discusses the AIMS publication "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector" and argues that it is time for reform.

By | December 10th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on We Need to Shrink our Civil Service
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Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Equalization Policy Crutch

AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and Fraser Institute Senior Fellow Mark Milke argue that Canada's equalization program discourages natural resource development in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, which hinders private sector investment, job creation, and additional royalty and tax revenues.

By | December 9th, 2014|Op-ed|Comments Off on Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Equalization Policy Crutch
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Debating How to Make the Tax System Fairer

AIMS Director of Research and Programmes Ben Eisen discusses the Nova Scotia Tax and Regulatory Review authored by Laurel Broten with CCPA Nova Scotia Director Christine Saulnier on CBC Information Morning!

By | December 2nd, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Debating How to Make the Tax System Fairer
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FCPP and AIMS release “Declining Equalization Payments and Fiscal Challenges in the Small ‘Have-not’ Provinces”

NationTalk covers the release of a joint FCPP/AIMS paper outlining the fiscal challenges facing Canada's small 'have-not' provinces, particularly in the context of declining equalization payments.

By | November 20th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on FCPP and AIMS release “Declining Equalization Payments and Fiscal Challenges in the Small ‘Have-not’ Provinces”
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Equalization Payments to Small ‘Have-not’ Provinces Falling

In a radio interview on the John Gormley show, 650 CKOM, AIMS policy analyst and co-author of "Declining Equalization Payments and Fiscal Challenges in the Small 'Have-not' Provinces" discusses the results of that report and argues that provincial governments in Canada must begin to recognize their own fiscal demands and choose policies that meet them rationally, instead of waiting for federal support.

By | November 20th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Equalization Payments to Small ‘Have-not’ Provinces Falling
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Ontario’s Economy Blamed for Reduced Transfer Payments

Manitoba's share of federal equalization money has shrunk dramatically over the last five years, and it's mostly Ontario's fault. That's according to a new study released Wednesday that bolsters the province's long-standing frustration over flat federal transfer payments. The study, done by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), found Manitoba's share of Ottawa's total equalization pie has shrunk more than 24 per cent since the recession. That's the biggest drop of any of the historic "have-not" provinces.

By | November 20th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Ontario’s Economy Blamed for Reduced Transfer Payments
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Manitoba’s Equalization Payments Hit by Economic Downturn (Report)

Manitoba’s share of federal transfer payments has shrunk dramatically over the last five years and it’s mostly Ontario’s fault. A study released today by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies looked at federal equalization payments made to four small, historic "have-not" provinces–Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

By | November 20th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off on Manitoba’s Equalization Payments Hit by Economic Downturn (Report)
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An Opportunity to Improve NB Power

AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy Gordon Weil outlines a number of ways in which the provincial government of New Brunswick could improve that province's utility.

By | November 20th, 2014|Op-ed|Comments Off on An Opportunity to Improve NB Power
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