Airspace revenue for Newfoundland? Ed Hollett referenced in the Telegram
Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett was referenced in an article in the Telegram debating airspace revenue for Newfoundland. Read in full here
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Gamble
AIMS Senior Fellow Sylvain Charlebois was quoted in an article in the Epoch Times discussing wage and labour in light of the minimum wage hike in Ontario. Read in full here
A promising opportunity for Atlantic Canada
Media Release A promising opportunity for Atlantic Canada: On-shore gas can unlock much needed prosperity Halifax - 10 January 2018: Reports surfaced this week that the Province of Nova Scotia's internal estimates value its on-shore natural gas deposits to be worth as much as 60-billion dollars. In a province struggling economically with high debt, out-migration, and [...]
Marco Navarro-Génie discussing cannabis retail on the Sheldon MacLeod Show
December 8th, 2017: AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie discusses his reaction to the government's plan for the sale of recreational cannabis and why private sector sales would be more beneficial to the province.
Marijuana Retail in Atlantic Canada
All four provinces in Atlantic Canada will sell marijuana through government-owned liquor corporations. More government is not the solution. Atlantic Canada needs more entrepreneurs, especially in rural areas. We already have private growers creating more jobs, and taking a piece of the growing market for legal marijuana. Private retailers can provide better service [...]
AIMS Collaboration in the American Institute for Economic Research
An article published by the American Institute for Economic Research mentioned AIMS' collaboration with the Montreal Economic Institute and Canadian Constitution Foundation to defend the right of Canadians to carry legally purchased goods wherever they want. Read here
Let private enterprise retail cannabis in Nova Scotia
By Marco Navarro-Génie (AIMS President) Allowing private cannabis retailers in Nova Scotia would be most consistent with the One Nova Scotia Report and good for entrepreneurs. Yet, the online survey the Nova Scotia government organised to “consult” the public about cannabis distribution betrayed a preference for the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) to monopolise retail. New [...]
FORMER AIMS President in Herald
Former Atlantic Institute for Market Studies President Brian Lee Crowley was mentioned in an article on exploring a hyperloop tunnel option for Halifax, as well as AIMS, published by the Chronicle Herald. Read here
Canadians are ready to bring down interprovincial trade barriers: Marco Navarro-Génie and AIMS in News Release
Marco Navarro-Génie and AIMS in were mentioned in a news release posted by the Montreal Economic Institute mentioning an Ipsos poll commissioned by the MEI, the Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF), and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) on interprovincial trade. Read here
AIMS Luncheon in NFL news release
The upcoming AIMS Luncheon featuring Minister of Finance Tom Osborne was referenced in a media release by the Newfoundland and Labrador government. Read the release here