Drop in Gas Prices Stirs Deregulation Debate in Nova Scotia
AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Genie discusses gas price regulation in Nova Scotia and argues that "The people who are setting the prices for the regulatory body don't seem to get it all together straight and have consistently added prices that are higher."
Standardized Tests Benefit PEI Students
AIMS Fellow in Common Sense Education Michael Zwaagstra argues that standardized testing in Prince Edward Island has provided the provincial government with a more accurate understanding of academic achievement throughout the province.
Study: Atlantic Utilities Could Collaborate
Muskrat Falls could be a catalyst for more regional co-operation on electricity, says a new study by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. The paper, released Thursday, concludes that transmission links being built for the $6.9-billion hydro project in Labrador should spur the Atlantic provinces and their electrical utilities to work together more. Gordon Weil, the think-tank’s senior fellow on electricity policy, said power line expansion — including the $1.5-billion Maritime Link — could be used to make the region’s grid more efficient and less expensive to operate. “The transmission associated with Muskrat Falls creates the opportunity for improved regional co-operation, ” Weil said in an interview from Harpswell, Maine. The hydro project’s backers say the benefits of the ratepayer-funded link include better transmission capacity and more options for electricity imports.
MEDIA RELEASE: NEW STUDY SURVEYS ATLANTIC CANADA’S ELECTRICITY SECTOR
AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy Gordon Weil surveys recent developments, reviews the status of the sector, and examines opportunities for further beneficial evolution in "Taking Stock of Atlantic Canada's Electricity Sector."
Taking Stock of Atlantic Canada’s Electricity Sector
AIMS Senior Fellow in Electricity Policy Gordon Weil surveys recent developments, reviews the status of the sector, and examines opportunities for further beneficial evolution in "Taking Stock of Atlantic Canada's Electricity Sector."
NSTU and Standardized Testing
AIMS Fellow in Common Sense Education Michael Zwaagstra discusses his latest column published in the Chronicle Herald, which outlines an argument for standardized testing in Nova Scotia, on News 95.7!
War Against Islamic State Extremists
AIMS Senior Fellow in Security and Defence Robert Murray discusses Canada's involvement in the war with ISIS.
Is the NSTU Digging In Against Standardized Tests?
AIMS Research Fellow in Common Sense Education Michael Zwaagstra discusses a push in Nova Scotia to shun standardized testing and argues that students, teachers, and parents stand to lose if the province decides to support the motion.
Does Canada Need a Program of Subsidized Universal Daycare?
AIMS Director of Research and Programmes Ben Eisen discusses whether Canada should adopt a program of subsidized universal daycare.
Nova Scotia Fracking Ban Hampers Innovation
AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Genie discusses the ban on hydraulic fracturing in Nova Scotia and argues that it hampers innovation. Instead of outlawing the practice, he suggests looking into ways that would make it environmentally friendly.