Divorcing Tim Hortons
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Montreal Times, 16 April 2018 Leger and National released its annual report ranking Canada’s most admired companies. While some results were indeed surprising, others were not. Both Google and [...]
Market principles offer solutions on teacher shortage
By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA (AIMS Research Fellow) The Chronicle Herald, 19 April 2018 Troy Media, 12 April 2018 Nova Scotia doesn’t have enough substitute teachers right now. In fact, the shortage is so severe that school [...]
The plastic bag pollution paradox
By SYLVAINCHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) and TONY WALKER The Hamilton Spectator, 05 April 2018 Troy Media, 04 April 2018 An increasing number of people are voicing concerns about our use of plastics day-to-day. Single-use plastics of [...]
Carbon tax experiment is a danger to New Brunswick
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS PRESIDENT) Troy Media, 23 March 2018 Huddle, 27 March 2018 While good intentions matter a great deal, results matter most. The federal decision to impose a national carbon tax policy may [...]
Responsible Conservation Meets Sound Economic Development: Mining and Energy
MEDIA Radio Clip: Responsible Conservation AND Sound Economic Development? Nova Scotia leads the country in preserving natural habitat for future generations with more land in parks and protected [...]
Jiminy Crickets! The Disgusting Truth about Bugs and Food
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 20 March 2018 Loblaw, the largest food distribution company in the country, is now selling cricket flour. The product itself is not new, as many speciality stores [...]
Devil’s Advocate
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman of the Board) Atlantic Business Magazine, 5 March 2018 I am not an advocate of the Chinese political system or their Modern Socialism, but we have a lot to learn [...]
Free My Grapes
AIMS was referenced in an article published by the Hill Times discussing Canada's interprovincial trade barriers. Read here
GRABHER doesn’t need the courts, says Marco Navarro-Génie
On CTV News Atlantic, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie expressed his opinion on the outcry surrounding the "GRABHER" case. Watch here
A meatless Canada? Not quite, yet.
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media,13 March 2018 Canadians love meat. Many of us have been dedicated to our favourite protein source for years. But other sources of protein are emerging as potent [...]