From the Sackville Tribune-Post: The report examines the overall regulatory framework, planned infrastructure projects, and emerging natural gas opportunities and technologies. Author Andrew Pickford contends in Gas Opportunities for Atlantic Canada that restrictions on the expansion of natural gas in Atlantic Canada could make electricity more expensive, less clean, and result in people outside the [...]
From CBC.ca: Atlantic Canada is lagging when it comes to exploring and extracting its natural gas resources, and that's costing the region in the long run, says a new report released Thursday. "We know for certainty that natural gas is going to continue to grow, and be an important part of the energy mix, and [...]
From the Halifax Chronicle Herald: A new report released today by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is calling on Nova Scotia to capitalize on the opportunity to develop natural gas in the region. “It is vitally important that Atlantic Canada gets the infrastructure and regulatory settings correct to support an evolving energy mix,” [...]
From STFX.ca: Candid Conversation with John Risley takes place in the Schwartz Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. All are welcome. The event is presented by StFX, the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership. “The event is intended to engage the audience in an active discussion as Mr. Risley presents his [...]
Jerry Earle of the Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Public and Private Employees and Richard Alexander of the Newfoundland and Labrador Employers' Council. Listen to the Full Interview HERE.
This article appeared on CBC News. A Halifax-based advocacy group says Newfoundland and Labrador should cut the number of its employees to deal with its significant fiscal challenges. Marco Navarro-Genie, president and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, said that his group found that Newfoundland and Labrador has more public workers per capita [...]
Originally published in the National Post. This is exciting: the column I wrote earlier this week on the folly of forcing immigrants to settle and stay in Atlantic Canada generated a headline with my name in it. Granted, the headline was, “Dear Marni Soupcoff: go soak your head.” But still. You don’t get your full [...]
This originally appeared in the National Post. Former New Brunswick premier Frank McKenna has an idea for revitalizing Atlantic Canada: make new immigrants live there. According to the Canadian Press, Mr. McKenna is suggesting the federal government create a program requiring newcomers to the country to spend three to five years in one or more [...]
AIMS President Marco Navarro-Genie speaks about NS Bill 148 on News 95.7 Radio.
Mount Allison president recognized for work with Mount Allison