Marco Navarro-Génie discussing cannabis retail on the Sheldon MacLeod Show
December 8th, 2017: AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie discusses his reaction to the government's plan for the sale of recreational cannabis and why private sector sales would be more beneficial to the province.
Marijuana Retail in Atlantic Canada
All four provinces in Atlantic Canada will sell marijuana through government-owned liquor corporations. More government is not the solution. Atlantic Canada needs more entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas. We already have private growers [...]
AIMS Collaboration in the American Institute for Economic Research
An article published by the American Institute for Economic Research mentioned AIMS' collaboration with the Montreal Economic Institute and Canadian Constitution Foundation to defend the right of Canadians to carry legally purchased goods wherever they want. [...]
Democracy Cookbook: The House of Assembly needs a legislative budget officer
Originally published in the Telegram By Jeffrey Collins Newfoundland and Labrador’s finances exist in a fog. Our 40 members of the House of Assembly are constitutionally required to deliberate and vote on billions of dollars’ [...]
AIMS Co-commissioned Study Referenced in CBC Report
The CBC mentioned AIMS in a Friday news report on the upcoming Supreme Court case on interprovincial trade barriers. AIMS, along with the Montreal Economic Institute and the Canadian Constitution Foundation, commissioned an Ipsos poll [...]
Marco Navarro-Génie discussing cannabis retail on the Rick Howe Show
On December 6th, 2017, President and CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, Marco Navarro-Genie, discussed the province's decision to distribute cannabis through the public sector and why private sector endorsement would [...]
Grocers Hitting the Refresh Button
BY Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Downsizing is never easy, no matter what. And just weeks away from the Holidays, reducing staff is not good for morale. Yet changes in the grocery industry is causing grocers [...]
New Brunswick and the Laffer Curve
By Patrick Webber (AIMS Research Associate) Sometimes governments increase tax rates but actually end up with less tax revenue. New Brunswick is a good example of this paradox. The province’s income tax rates have [...]
Let private enterprise retail cannabis in Nova Scotia
By Marco Navarro-Génie (AIMS President) Allowing private cannabis retailers in Nova Scotia would be most consistent with the One Nova Scotia Report and good for entrepreneurs. Yet, the online survey the Nova Scotia government organised to [...]
FORMER AIMS President in Herald
Former Atlantic Institute for Market Studies President Brian Lee Crowley was mentioned in an article on exploring a hyperloop tunnel option for Halifax, as well as AIMS, published by the Chronicle Herald. Read here