Is it time to modernize equalization?
On July 6th, 2018, Marco Navarro-Génie, President and CEO of AIMS, discussed modernizing equalization on the Sheldon MacLeod Show.
“Supply management bad for consumers”: AIMS quoted in Chronicle Herald
Work by AIMS was quoted in a July 9th op-ed in the Chronicle Herald criticizing supply management. Read the full article here
Canada Should Fix Equalization and Other Regional Subsidies Now
Canada Should Fix Equalization and Other Regional Subsidies Now, the latest study by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, demonstrates how equalization is unfair, diminishes [...]
Souped Up
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) The Telegraph Journal, 28 June 2018 Campbell Soup stocks soared after news came out suggesting the company could be bought by Kraft-Heinz, one of 3G Capital and Warren Buffett’s pet [...]
Improving student achievement in P.E.I.
BY Michael Zwaagstra (AIMS Research Fellow) The latest test results from the Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) reveal that Prince Edward Island students scored among the highest in the country. It is impressive, but even more [...]
“How will legal cannabis be sold?” AIMS President Quoted in The Province
AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie commented in support of a private distribution model for legalized cannabis. Read the full article here
Cupboard economics
BY Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) In a nutshell, here is what happened following the G7 Summit: Trudeau plays nice with Trump, Trump tears Trudeau apart on social media, Trudeau plays nice again. While Trudeau [...]
Canada’s push for unfettered trade should begin at home
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS PRESIDENT) Troy Media, 15 June 2018 A significant amount of ink is being dedicated on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border to the trade conflict that President Donald Trump precipitated at [...]
Dr. Paul Bennett oped featured in the Chronicle Herald
On June 13th, 2018, AIMS author Dr. Paul Bennett had an opinion piece published in the Chronicle Herald titled "Opaque site selection process for new Eastern Shore school riles residents." The article discusses the current state [...]
Trade Wars, Mustard and Ketchup
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) We are now officially at war with the United States – in a trade war that is. In response to U.S.-imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada intends to [...]