Radio: The Size and Cost of the Public Sector
Provincial public sector employment rates in the Atlantic region, relative to population, are higher than in the rest of Canada. Nationally in 2013, 17.8 % of all jobs were in the provincial public [...]
Radio: A New Economy
The development of the internet has challenged our traditional way of thinking about many things. Among which are wealth, value and entrepreneurship. Today, adventurous entrepreneurs are unlocking value from unused portions of their [...]
Radio: Global Education
A generation ago, Canada was one of a relatively privileged number of industrialized economies that could afford to provide its citizens with high quality, public education. Today, country's with low skilled and poor [...]
Radio: Healthcare Reform Needs Citizens Voices
Canadians want better healthcare, but their participation in health reform is difficult. Ordinary citizens don't readily have useful information about waiting times, results of care, the rate of preventable mistakes in their local [...]
A Reset is Needed in Atlantic Canada
AIMS Fellow David MacKinnon suggests that the new government in Ottawa has a unique opportunity to help reset the region out of dependency and into the path of prosperity.
Rona Ambrose sera la chef de l’opposition aux Communes (Radio-Canada, Francais)
AIMS President Marco Navarro-Genie joins Radio-Canada talking about the new Leader of the Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition
U.S. power market may be harder to crack than expected
Joann Alberstat
Atlantic Canada and the U.S. Electricity Market: Projects and Perspectives
In his report, Atlantic Canada and the U.S. Electricity Market: Projects and Perspectives, commissioned by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), Gordon L. Weil provides a catalog of current proposals for new transmission links between Atlantic Canada and New England.
Technology alone should not drive education reform
AIMS Research Fellow Michael Zwaagstra tackles the question whether technology in the classroom advances learning outcomes.
Radio: Innovating Registry Services
Innovating portions of the public service can result in big savings, which can be put towards paying down debt or lowering taxes. Four provinces have already made changes to their registry services, achieving [...]