Radio: Canadian Free Trade Agreement
Federal and provincial governments have unveiled the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, designed to lower internal trading barriers and add $25 billion per year to the national economy. Unfortunately, the new arrangement wildly misses [...]
Jackson Doughart: P.E.I. residents spend rather than save
A study by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has found people in Atlantic Canada save less money than the rest of Canada, especially in Prince Edward Island. Jackson Doughart, a research coordinator says the saving [...]
Aboriginal entrepreneurship profile: Donald Hanson
Atlantic Business Magazine, 25 May 2017 By Joseph Quesnel (AIMS Research Associate) The most satisfying part of Indigenous entrepreneur Donald Hanson’s job has been his fortune to apply entrepreneurial skills towards improving Indigenous communities across [...]
Only successful, market economies can prioritize the environment
By PATRICK LUCIANI (AIMS Senior Fellow) Financial Post, 25 May 2017 As Pope Francis and Donald Trump finished up their rather brief, and apparently uncomfortable meeting on Wednesday, the Holy Father slipped the president a [...]
David Murrell on CBC: Nova Scotia’s low savings rate
On May 25, AIMS Author David Murrell joined Bob Murphy on CBC Mainstreet to discuss Nova Scotia's low household savings rate. For more, please see Household Savings in Atlantic Canada, 1981-2015.
Maritime households have lowest savings rate in Canada
HALIFAX, NS – A new study released today shows a low rate of household savings by Maritimers. While New Brunswick has an improved savings rate from the previous decade (following a modest upturn throughout Canada), [...]
Household Savings in Atlantic Canada, 1981-2015
Household Savings in Atlantic Canada, 1981-2015 discusses a low rate of household savings by Maritimers. While New Brunswick has an improved savings rate from the previous decade (following a modest upturn throughout Canada), Prince [...]
Radio: Nova Scotia Municipalities Squeezed
Outside Halifax, Nova Scotia municipalities face a financial squeeze. With increasing spending obligations to meet higher service standards, the cost of operating a local government is rising. Meanwhile, the property tax base is [...]
Skipping the Canadian Market
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 23 May 2017 Skippy peanut butter and Dad’s chocolate chip cookies are now gone from the Canadian marketplace. If you feel sad bout seeing these iconic brands go, [...]