Trouble on the horizon
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 24 October 2016 At the time of this writing, the U.S. election results are uncertain. However, whatever the outcome, it is really important we understand our [...]
Structural Weakness Slowed Canada’s Export Recovery, Bank of Canada Says
By KIM MACKRAEL (Wall Street Journal) OTTAWA—The collapse in recent years of global commodity prices exposed structural weaknesses in Canada’s resource-rich economy after it had lost export capacity and market share in the years leading [...]
Jackson Doughart on Private Sector investment in Atlantic Canada (in French)
On Nov. 8, 2016, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart discussed AIMS's study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada" on Radio-Canada's "Le Réveil" program. The interview is in French.
Radio: Public Sector in Atlantic Provinces (3)
Newfoundland and Labrador: The size and cost of public sector employment has a major effect on the government’s bottom line. Since 1997, Newfoundland and Labrador's public sector has grown from 84 employees [...]
A worrisome investment decline in the Maritimes
By DAVID MURRELL (AIMS Author) and JACKSON DOUGHART (Policy Analyst) • Chronicle Herald, 08 Nov 2016 • Charlottetown Guardian, 09 Nov 2016 • Daily Gleaner, 09 Nov 2016 • Telegraph-Journal, 10 Nov 2016 A leading [...]
Jackson Doughart on CBC Moncton discussing Private Sector Investment (in French)
On Nov. 7, AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart joined Radio-Canada in Moncton to discuss AIMS's study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada," authored by him and Professor David Murrell. The interview is [...]
AIMS Releases Study Showing Decline in Maritime Investment, Increase in Newfoundland and Labrador Investment
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today released a public policy study concerning investment trends in Atlantic Canada. Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada examines several forms of capital investment, including [...]
Jackson Doughart interview on Private Sector Investment
AIMS Policy Analyst Jackson Doughart joins News 95.7's Sheldon McLeod to discuss the AIMS study "Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada," published Nov. 7, 2016 and coauthored by Doughart and Prof. David [...]
Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada
By DAVID MURRELL and JACKSON DOUGHART • 07 Nov 2016 Private Sector Investment in Atlantic Canada examines several forms of capital investment, including machinery and equipment outlay, business non-residential structures and government capital spending. Capital [...]
The tyranny of the anti-CETA minority
By PATRICK LUCIANI (Research Fellow) • Financial Post, 01 Nov 2016 It looks as if the Belgians are waking to the reality of the mess they’ve made in opposing the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, or [...]