Free Trade Not Always Fair
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 21 February 2017 I vividly remember debating, in a very large public forum, the merits of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) [...]
Radio: Atlantic Canada on Education Investment (4)
Nova Scotia: Citizens and their elected officials often say that education is the most important investment in our future. Certainly, preparing children for adulthood with literacy and numeracy [...]
AIMS Introduces Ross Haynes as New Senior Fellow
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of Ross Haynes, QC, who joins the AIMS team as a senior fellow. Mr. Haynes [...]
Ross Haynes interview w/ Sheldon MacLeod
On Feb. 15, 2017, AIMS Senior Fellow Ross Haynes joined Sheldon MacLeod on News 96.7 FM to discuss his new role with the Atlantic Institute for Market [...]
Improve teacher working conditions by dumping bad ideas
By MICHAEL ZWAAGSTRA (AIMS Fellow) • The Telegram, 15 February 2017 • Troy Media, 16 February 2017 • Charlottetown Guardian, 01 March 2017 Newfoundland and Labrador teachers are stressed. In [...]
Radio: Corporate Welfare
Governments in Atlantic Canada regularly subsidize private industry. Many people mistakenly believe that such handouts will strengthen the economy and employment. But corporate welfare actually does more harm [...]