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AIMS President and CEO in Response to Stephen Kimber

I am writing in response to an article authored by Stephen Kimber: How the Harper Government is Spending $13.4 Million to Attack Charitable Groups. Mr. Kimber is troubled with my refusing to comment on whether the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) auditing process is political, and whether the agency is auditing the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). His tone illustrates an absence of journalistic objectivity that solidified in retrospect my decision not to comment.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 25th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

Stephenson: NDP Made Deals We Can’t Afford

Last week, a report by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies called for a 14,000-job reduction in civil service jobs in Atlantic Canada. It noted that the four provinces in this region are well above the national average in the number of public-sector jobs they have, compared with private-sector jobs. In Nova Scotia, for instance, there are 99 provincial or municipal public-sector jobs for every 1,000 residents. The national average is 83. In New Brunswick, the figure is 84 jobs for every 1,000 residents. The study also found that in Nova Scotia, public-sector jobs account for 30 per cent of all wages paid. The national average is 22 per cent. The growing gap between private-sector workers and public-sector employees is a huge economic problem for this province, and one of the factors that is driving more young Nova Scotians to leave in search of a more level playing field.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 25th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector

AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and policy analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discuss their latest study, "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector," on various radio stations throughout Atlantic Canada.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 22nd, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

AIMS Report: Cut Public Sector

A new report by a regional think-tank says Atlantic Canada “could achieve meaningful savings” by bringing its public-sector numbers down to the national average.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 22nd, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector Bigger than Average

AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and policy analyst Shaun Fantauzzo discuss the result of their latest study, "The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada's Public Sector." Their data reveals the public sector in Atlantic Canada to exceed the national average on a number of metrics, which has a significant cost to taxpayers in the region.

By Ben Eisen and Shaun Fantauzzo| September 22nd, 2014|Op-ed|Comments Off

MEDIA RELEASE: THE SIZE AND COST OF ATLANTIC CANADA’S PUBLIC SECTOR

The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public SectorHalifax, NS (18 September 2014): A new paper published this morning by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) shows that high rates of public sector employment in Atlantic Canada come at a significant cost to taxpayers. The study shows that public sector employment in excess of [...]

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 18th, 2014|Media Releases|Comments Off

The Size and Cost of Atlantic Canada’s Public Sector

AIMS Director of Research Ben Eisen and Policy Analyst Shaun Fantauzzo measure the size and cost of Atlantic Canada's public sector, confirming that it is unusually large compared to the national average. Their data reveals that spending in excess of the national average amounted to $1.89 billion in 2013.

By Ben Eisen and Shaun Fantauzzo| September 18th, 2014|Op-ed, Policy Papers|Comments Off

Fracking Ban Definition of “High-volume” Practice Unclear

What is high-volume fracking? Apparently, legislation is coming to ban it in Nova Scotia. Three days after the Wheeler report recommended Nova Scotia prepare community approval mechanisms, more area-specific science and an extensive regulatory regime before allowing hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas, Energy Minister Andrew Younger announced he will bring in legislation to ban high-volume fracking. The only reference Marco Navarro-Genie from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies could find to such a practice in the report was with regard to the amount of wells drilled.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 10th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

Fracking Ban Only Applies to High-volume Fracking, says AIMS CEO

The banning of high-level onshore hydraulic fracturing by the Liberal government of Nova Scotia shouldn’t pose problems for companies wishing to explore, develop and frack natural gas wells in the province. “The one they are proposing to ban is high-volume, which is 20,000 wells or more,” said Marco Navarro-Genie, president and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). Navarro-Genie was discussing the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas wells during a breakfast speech Friday morning at the Eaton Lobster Factory Hall in Pugwash. He said low-volume fracking is 4,000 wells and mid-volume is 12,000 wells.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 10th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

Education Reform Needs to Shoot for the Moon

This last one is up to all of us. We all need to recognize just how important education truly is. Based on the spending of tax dollars it comes in second after health care in terms of where we currently invest — more than $1 billion a year or about $12,199 per student per year according to the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. Our province is currently on a slide into a pit of debt with an aging population and a steady stream of young people heading elsewhere to find careers. It’s not pretty. But there is a grassroots movement building to change this economy to one that will rely on our most natural resource of all, the knowledge capacity and ideas of our future generation.

By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| September 5th, 2014|In the Media|Comments Off

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