Meetings with potential clients for the Atlantic Gateway made one fact clear: Nova Scotia is not yet synonymous with international trade and commerce. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says the federal government shouldn't fund the project - there are better things to do with our tax money.
In this op-ed, originally published in the National Post, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver explains why increasing corporate income taxes is bad for Canada's economy.
Aboriginal inclusion in the workforce is discussed. Research by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies shows that by 2016, more people will be leaving Canada's workforce than entering it.
Michael Zwaagstra, teacher and AIMS contributor, discusses why he thinks our public schools should be centred around teachers' specialized education, skills and understanding of their students.
AIMS Policy Analyst Jamie Newman discusses the situation-based adjusted scores in the 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools.
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS President and CEO, says the Atlantic provinces all stand to gain from the Lower Churchill project, which he describes as a "game changer" for the region.
Article discusses different rankings and methodology of AIMS 1st Annual Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools.
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) released their first annual report card on Western Canadian High Schools in Saskatchewan and Manitoba last week.
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy is interviewed by John Gormley on John Gormley Live in Saskatchewan.
In one area of provincial policy, Manitoba boldly stands alone. It is the only province that stubbornly refuses to make information about student academic performance available to the general public.