Hey Google! Why is the food industry in trouble?
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Your own voice will likely become food retailers’ and restaurants’ most significant focus over the next little while. Voice searches are increasingly becoming the norm. A recent study suggests [...]
Carbon tax will drive up grocery prices
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) The carbon tax is now a reality for all Canadians — and that means food prices will be impacted. The federal carbon pricing scheme took effect in Ontario, New [...]
Poll: Canadians are Unequivocal, Want Trade Barriers Eliminated
AIMS was referenced in a media release by the Montreal Economic Institute detailing how "despite the Supreme Court's decision to maintain the status quo in the Comeau case, Canadians continue to strongly support the idea [...]
Tuition programs for private schools could supplement public schools
AIMS author and educational consultant, Paul Bennett, was featured in a CBC article promoting tuition programs for private schools serving students with disabilities could reduce strain on public schools. The article also referenced Bennett's AIMS study Raising [...]
Selling the farm, and quotas
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Most people expected an electoral budget, and that is exactly what Canadians got. For the agrifood sector, the budget was underwhelming at best, and provided little hope for the [...]
It’s getting scary out there
By John Risley (AIMS Chair of the Board) Being a glutton for punishment I took myself off to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas early in January. I subject myself to the agony of endless [...]
Taking stock in Canada’s new food guide
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) and Simon Somogyi (AIMS Author) As most people know, Health Canada released a new version of Canada’s Food Guide just a few weeks ago. Advocating a diet focused more [...]
A New Canadian Partnership: The promising opportunity for interprovincial free trade
As Canadians, we earn our keep by trading. Millions of Canadian jobs contribute to our international trade, and those jobs, in turn, rely on Canadian businesses having secure access to many foreign markets. Canadians [...]
Huawei, SNC-Lavalin, canola and sick pigs
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Relations between China and Canada have never been more uncertain. The SNC-Lavalin Affair has exposed the Trudeau government to attacks from Chinese authorities, who claim Canada has unfairly treated [...]
Saving Jell-O
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) If some were still looking for signs that the powerplay between brands and consumers is shifting, they got what they were looking for last week. Kraft Heinz, the owner [...]