It’s time to rally behind Canada’s oil and gas sector
By ROBERT ROACH (Senior Fellow) 10 Sep 2016 From Troy Media. Was Ontario's auto sector in worse shape during the global financial meltdown of 2009 than Alberta's energy patch was during the global oil glut [...]
Beer and taxes – lessons for government
By JOHN WILLIAMSON (Vice President of Research) 02 Sep 2016 Lower beer prices from New Brunswick Liquor have produced greater sales. This is how markets work, and not just for alcohol purchases. When government taxes [...]
P.E.I. Premier MacLauchlan speaks truth on trade
By ALEX WHALEN (Operations Manager) and JACKSON DOUGHART (Policy Analyst) 31 Aug 2016 Prince Edward Island Premier Wade Maclauchlan should be commended for his stance on internal trade barriers. After a premiers' meeting in Whitehorse, [...]
Memorization, practice and critical thinking go hand-in-hand
By Michael Zwaagstra, AIMS Education Fellow Michael Zwaagstra discusses recent literature from the department of education in New Brunswick, which professes to make critical thinking and 21st century skills "embedded in expectations for students." To [...]
Radio: Intervening for Interprovincial Trade
For nearly 150 years, the constitution has enshrined free trade in Canadian law. Yet to this day, the provinces maintain regulatory hurdles and import bans that restrict the free flow of goods within [...]
Think tank advises against return to equalization
An article for Newfoundland & Labrador's VOCM radio station website quotes AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie, who argues against a return to equalization for the province. Listen to the clip below. Read the piece on the [...]
Should Newfoundland return to equalization
On Aug. 23, 2016, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie joined the VOCM "Open Line" program in Newfoundland & Labrador to discuss equalization.
John Williamson on HST for online purchases
On Aug 22, 2016, AIMS Vice President of Research John Williamson was a guest on News 95.7's Sheldon McLeod Show, where he discussed the proposal to exempt consumption taxes on online purchases [...]
Federal government botches job file
A Calgary Herald editorial criticizes labour policies from the federal government. It quotes AIMS's Vice President of Research John Williamson, who fears that the government "is creating an EI trap." Read the full editorial on [...]
At AIMS, our bias is the market
AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie responds to an editorial that appeared in two P.E.I. newspapers, which questioned the bias of research institutes, such as AIMS. Far from being hidden in our biases, he argues, AIMS puts [...]