AIMS Submission to the House of Commons respecting CETA Negotiations
This commentary outlines an AIMS submission to the Standing Committee on International Trade of the House of Commons, wherein AIMS strongly endorses the objectives of trade liberalization between Canada and the European Union.
Board relies on internal data to judge schools
AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is read and assessed by school boards, and is making gains in influencing school improvement - but could be put to better use. A school board administrator from Newfoundland comments.
Stadium Studies
In this commentary, Bill Black of New Start Nova Scotia looks at the Halifax Regional Municipality’s Stadium Analysis Report, and finds considerable challenges facing the potential stadium in Halifax. Most importantly, there doesn’t seem to be a viable business case for it.
AIMS Director of Research calls for the abolishment of Regional Development Authorities in Nova Scotia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE29 NOVEMBER 2011 AIMS Director of Research calls for the abolishment of Regional Development Authorities in Nova ScotiaHalifax: The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies’ Director of Research Don McIver is calling for an [...]
AIMS Contributor highlights weaknesses in new plan for N.B. Power
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) contributor Gordon Weil is proposing revisions to the new plan for New Brunswick Power in his latest AIMS commentary, A New Plan for N.B. Power.
A New Plan for N.B. Power
In this commentary, AIMS contributor Gordon Weil reviews the positive aspects and drawbacks in the proposed New Brunswick Energy Action Plan, offering solutions where potential problems arise.
Nova Scotians Without Borders
In this paper, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver asserts that industrial strategies are not a legitimate role of government and when they are attempted, they waste resources that could be better used to serve citizens.
Regional tops rankings
Dr. J.H. Gillis Regional High School ranks highest in the province according to an annual report card conducted by the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies (AIMS).
An ‘E’ for effort
The Cape Breton Post calls AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools "a good gauge for school administrators to make comparisons with other schools and perhaps investigate what another school might be doing better."
Rushoon, St. Lawrence among province’s top schools
Rushoon’s Christ the King School and St. Lawrence Academy are rated among the top 10 high schools in the province in AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools.