Letter of the Week: When will we learn not to stick kids on school buses?
On September 2, 2018, the Chronicle Herald published a letter to the editor referencing our 2015 study Education on Wheels: Seizing Cost and Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Student Transportation as evidence to support their claim of [...]
An Untapped Potential for Educational Diversity
An Untapped Potential for Educational Diversity by Paige MacPherson is the latest study published by AIMS, demonstrating how a review of research on charter schools and the provincial education systems in Eastern Canada shows that [...]
Is there a magical solution to the Muskrat falls debt? Not likely, says Senior Fellow Ed Hollett
AIMS Senior Fellow Ed Hollett has been featured in multiple publications, questioning the promise made by NL Premier Dwight Ball that ratepayers won't have to shoulder the burden for Muskrat Falls debt. "The fact that [...]
Why are consumers going meatless? Has something to do with the economy
BY Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 09 August 2018 Calgary's Business, 28 August 2018 We seem to be living in an era in which the pleasure of eating is quite simply overpowered by [...]
With Monsanto, Bayer will need more Aspirins
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Calgary Business, 16 August 2018 The Record/Hamilton Spectator, 27 August 2018 North Thompson Star, 12 September 2018 In California where litigation suits can be found more easily than drinking [...]
The Economic Impact of Saudi Students in Atlantic Canada
A series of blog posts written by SMU research fellow Azad Haider for the AIMS website were cited in the Halifax Star. These submissions detail the significant impact that students from Saudi rabia have on [...]
Cloudy…With a Chance of Meal Kits
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 09 August 2018 The Record, 20 August 2018 Meal kits are becoming a North American phenomenon. Deals are happening everywhere. In the latest deal, Walmart has partnered [...]
The Equalization Debate Should Continue
By DAVID MACKINNON (AIMS Author) The Guardian, 08 August 2018 In recent days, readers of the Guardian have read very different articles on equalization, one by Premier MacLaughlin and one by me. This is healthy. [...]
Premiers the barrier to free trade within Canada
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS President and CEO) and ALEX WHALEN (AIMS Operations Manager and Author) Troy Media, 02 August 2018 The Guardian, 03 August 2018 Huddle, 08 August 2018 Business Vancouver, 15 August 2018 Opinions [...]
Canadian Grocers: The Bloodbath is Here
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Despite posting decent financial results this year, top line sales have been quite a challenge for our grocers so far. Coupled with a somewhat weak food inflation rate, sales [...]