AIMS Senior Fellow in Healthcare Policy David Zitner argues, "one solution to the cost, quality, and access crisis in Canadian mental health is to enable non-medical professionals to provide the talking and behavior therapies that help most people."
AIMS Director of Research and Programmes Ben Eisen discusses the virtue of competition in the public education system, arguing that limiting private alternatives to government-run institutions reduces innovation.
AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy Gordon Weil outlines several opportunities to reduce risks and enhance the benefits of Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls project. We also invited Ed Martin, the President and Chief Executive of Nalcor Energy, the project’s developer, to address the subjects covered in the paper.
AIMS Senior Fellow in Security and Defence Robert Murray argues that states like Syria, Russia, and Iran challenge President Obama's conception of international cooperation.
AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy Gordon Weil outlines the risks and benefits of Newfoundland and Labrador's Muskrat Falls project, arguing "its greatest value may be in the role it can play in tapping regional benefits for the province and in promoting a regional power management system that will ensure savings for customers and promote systems better able to keep the lights on."
AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Genie outlines the arguments against universities divesting from the oil and gas industry, arguing the nature of a veritable academic conversation, as are all conversations between engaged friends, is that it always remains open.
AIMS contributor Rick August discusses the state of child welfare in Canada and outlines a number of ways to reform the system. He suggests embracing adoption, for instance, instead of relying on the foster care structure currently embraced by the federal government.
AIMS Senior Fellow in Healthcare Policy David Zitner discusses governance problems within Nova Scotia's healthcare system and suggests a number of solutions available for fixing them.
AIMS Fellow in Common Sense Education Michael Zwaagstra argues that evidence-based measures are the key to success in Nova Scotia's education system, as opposed to relying on fads.
UNB Professor David Murrell, AIMS Policy Analyst Shaun Fantauzzo, and Director of Research Ben Eisen argue that New Brunswick's provincial government must take measures to reduce spending and stabilize the province's fiscal situation.