Reform is needed to the Canada Summer Jobs

AIMS VP Alex Whalen joined the Sheldon MacLeod Show to discuss AIMS' latest study  Rethinking Student Job Subsidies: The Case ...
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/ Economic Development, economics, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Should the Confederation Bridge keep the toll?

AIMS Vice President Alex Whalen discussed his views on the Confederation Bridge's toll with CBC PEI, contending that maintaining the ...
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/ Economic Development, economics, History of Economic Thought, Media Appearances, Prince Edward Island, Radio Project

Schools need to find a way to make up for lost time: Paul Bennett on CBC Moncton

Dr. Paul Bennett spoke with Jonna Brewer from CBC Moncton on why we need to do more to make up ...
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/ economics, Education, Media Appearances

Alex Whalen: Beer on the Shelves and Canada’s Economic Freedom

Alex Whalen joined the Sheldon MacLeod show to discuss the recent news that some New Brunswick grocery stores have started ...
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/ AIMS, Economic Development, economics, Media Appearances, Radio Project

A new rural economy? AIMS study featured in the Chronicle Herald

The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies' paper Dearth of Opportunity: Tax Burden and Youth Outmigration in Atlantic Canada was referenced ...
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/ AIMS, Economic Development, economics, In the Media, Media Appearances

Listen: too much governance?

Senior Fellow Ross Haynes joins Sheldon MacLeod on News 95.7 to describe his presentation to the Electoral Boundaries Commission about ...
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/ AIMS, Economic Development, electoral reform, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Government needs to change thinking to find Muskrat Falls fix- Ed Hollett

AIMS Senior Fellow Ed Hollett was featured on NTV arguing for the government to change the way it thinks about ...
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/ Media Appearances

Canada Post union pitches low-income bank…but who pays the bill?

In a recent CBC article discussing a series of proposals created by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, AIMS Vice ...
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/ AIMS, Atlantica, business, Business investments, Constitution, Economic Development, economics, In the Media, Media Appearances

Listen: AIMS President Discusses Nova Scotia’s Interprovincial Trade Action

For the 2pm hour, Marco Navarro Genie, President and CEO of AIMS, joined the Sheldon MacLeod show to discuss his ...
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/ AIMS, Constitution, economics, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Listen: Why is it so tough for craft brewers in Atlantic Canada?

Craft Brewers in Nova Scotia feel they're being hampered by provincial policies, and Senior Fellow Ed Hollett knows why. Listen ...
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/ AIMS, Alcohol Sales, Atlantica, business, Business investments, Economic Development, Media Appearances, Radio Project

WATCH: Issues and Answers with Ed Hollett

Senior Fellow Ed Hollett appeared on NTV's Issues and Answers to discuss Muskrat Falls being sent to the public utility ...
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/ AIMS, Atlantica, business, Media Appearances

“Education isn’t one-size-fits-all. Different kids require different kinds of outreach.” Charter Schools on News 95.7

Is it time we expanded our understanding of public education in the Atlantic region? Listen to AIMS author and alumna ...
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/ AIMS, Childcare, Education, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Is there a magical solution to the Muskrat falls debt? Not likely, says Senior Fellow Ed Hollett

AIMS Senior Fellow Ed Hollett has been featured in multiple publications, questioning the promise made by NL Premier Dwight Ball ...
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/ AIMS, economics, Media Appearances

Marco Navarro-Génie: what does the Trans Mountain Purchase mean?

On Wednesday May 30th, 2018, AIMS President and CEO Marco Navarro-Génie joined the Sheldon MacLeod Show to express his reaction ...
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/ AIMS, Economic Development, Media Appearances, Radio Project

High Crude Prices are a Double-Edged Sword: with Ed Hollett

On May 18th, 2018, AIMS Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett was quoted in an article published by the CBC discussing ...
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/ AIMS, In the Media, Media Appearances, Newfoundland

Ed Hollett talks Property Taxes in Atlantic Canada on the Sheldon MacLeod Show

On April 25th, 2018, Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett discussed the latest study from AIMS on property taxes in Atlantic ...
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/ AIMS, Economic Development, economics, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Marco Navarro-Génie Deplores the Comeau Decision on the Sheldon MacLeod Show

On Thursday, April 19th 2018, after the Supreme Court made the decision to uphold restrictive laws on interprovincial trade barriers, ...
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/ AIMS, Constitution, Media Appearances

Marco Navarro-Génie Deplores the Comeau Decision on the Sheldon MacLeod Show

On Thursday, April 19th 2018, after the Supreme Court made the decision to uphold restrictive laws on interprovincial trade barriers, ...
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/ AIMS, Constitution, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Substitute Teachers in Atlantic Canada: Michael Zwaagstra on News 95.7

On April 12th, 2018, AIMS author Michael Zwaagstra joined the Sheldon MacLeod Show on News 95.7 to discuss the substitute ...
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/ Media Appearances, Radio Project

GRABHER doesn’t need the courts, says Marco Navarro-Génie

On CTV News Atlantic, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie expressed his opinion on the outcry surrounding the "GRABHER" case. Watch here ...
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/ AIMS, Constitution, Media Appearances

Education Reform and Atlantic Canada

March 1st, 2018: Dr. Paul Bennett, author of the newest AIMS study, joined the Rick Howe Show (95.7FM) to discuss a ...
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/ Education, Media Appearances, Radio Project, Reform

Is the NLC distribution Plan What’s Best for the Province? Ed Hollett weighs in on the CBC Morning Show St. John’s

AIMS Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett discusses the commercialization of cannabis in Newfoundland and Labrador and the government's plans for ...
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/ AIMS, business, Business investments, Economic Development, Media Appearances, Radio Project

Marco Navarro-Génie on News 95.7

On Tuesday, February 6th, 2018, Marco Navarro-Génie joined the Sheldon MacLeod show during the Tuesday Power Lunch segment as a panelist ...
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/ AIMS, Education, Media Appearances, Radio Project, Urban Affairs/Local Government

Alex Whalen on CBC’s On The Money

On January 22nd, AIMS Operations Manager Alex Whalen joined Peter Armstrong on CBC's "On The Money" program. They discussed interprovincial ...
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/ Alcohol Sales, Interprovincial trade, Media Appearances, Regulation