Halifax – Yesterday, Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) president & CEO, Marco Navarro-Genie, was formally appointed to sit on an Equalization Fairness Panel struck by Alberta Wild Rose Party Leader, Brian Jean. The panel will review Canada’s equalization programme and make recommendations to reform it when the current agreement expires in 2019. “I am [...]
Halifax – Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) president and CEO, Marco Navarro-Génie, announced today that John Williamson has joined the Institute to lead its research efforts throughout Atlantic Canada. Williamson’s appointment at AIMS as Vice-President of Research is effective immediately. He will be based in New Brunswick – ensuring AIMS has a prominent presence [...]
Halifax – The Nova Scotia government’s decision to legislate wage patterns in the public sector is the kind of fiscally responsible decision needed to address the province’s financial reality, says the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). While it is to some extent understandable that several trade unions in Nova Scotia find the government’s decision [...]
September 29, 2015Halifax – The case for hydraulic fracturing in New Brunswick will receive a new boost this October as the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) invites renowned energy expert Michael Binnion to discuss fracking as the best green technology available in today's energy market. Titled Hydraulic Fracturing as Green Technology: The case for sustainable prosperity, [...]
For immediate release: September 10, 2015 Halifax, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is proud to announce its partnership with the Nova Scotia Co-operative Council in their search for effective and immediate solutions to barriers in the delivery of clinical care. The two organizations are coming together to stand against stagnation, lack [...]
Halifax – A report commissioned by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) and written by Dr. Kevin Milligan, Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, suggests the recommendations of the seven-month-old Broten Review are steps in the right direction in terms of fairness in Nova Scotia`s tax system. According to Marco Navarro-Genie, AIMS president and [...]
Two new AIMS produced radio spots have taken the airwaves. They tackle important issues facing Atlantic Canada, with the hope of provoking a conversation. Our first spot explains the problems the minimum wage as a policy for helping the poor. We argue it's mostly symbolic, and does more harm than good by raising unemployment among [...]
The recent drop in oil prices is an opportunity in disguise for Newfoundland and Labrador, and Atlantic Canada more generally. It’s an opportunity to step out of the intoxicating smoke of provincial resource revenue and say: “What on Earth were we thinking by spending all our oil revenue as fast it flowed in! Let’s get off this roller coaster and transform our oil resources into a permanent financial asset that will pay off in perpetuity.”
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) is proud to release Extending the educational lifeline: The benefits of adopting Nova Scotia’s Tuition Support Program (TSP), authored by Dr. Paul Bennett, Director of Schoolhouse Consulting. The study is the third special education-related paper released by Dr. Bennett for AIMS, and follows up on his February 2012 [...]
Halifax, NS – Undergraduate and graduate students across Canada who are 18 years of age or older are being encouraged to help “Right the ship” in Atlantic Canada by entering the AIMS/on/Campus essay competition. The AIMS/on/Campus essay competition is part of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) campus outreach program. AIMS is a distinctive [...]