AIMS President and VP referenced in Epoch Times
In an article by Fergus Hodgson in the Epoch Times, Marco Navarro-Génie and Alex Whalen were named and credited for their article Premiers the barrier to free trade within Canada under Troy Media.
Letter of the Week: When will we learn not to stick kids on school buses?
On September 2, 2018, the Chronicle Herald published a letter to the editor referencing our 2015 study Education on Wheels: Seizing Cost and Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Student Transportation as evidence to support their claim of not "sticking kids on school buses." Another letter to the editor was published, in reference to a series of columns [...]
An Untapped Potential for Educational Diversity
An Untapped Potential for Educational Diversity by Paige MacPherson is the latest study published by AIMS, demonstrating how a review of research on charter schools and the provincial education systems in Eastern Canada shows that such schools offer great potential to widen educational options to students of all income levels, and may be exceptionally valuable [...]
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 that ratepayers won't have to shoulder the burden for Muskrat Falls debt. "The fact that the government had no details just makes it that much worse for them.… What does this mean and how is [...]
The Economic Impact of Saudi Students in Atlantic Canada
A series of blog posts written by SMU research fellow Azad Haider for the AIMS website were cited in the Halifax Star. These submissions detail the significant impact that students from Saudi rabia have on Atlantic Canada, referenced due to recent “training, scholarships and fellowships” for Saudi students in Canada becoming halted. Read the full article [...]
Premiers the barrier to free trade within Canada
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS President and CEO) and ALEX WHALEN (AIMS Operations Manager and Author) Troy Media, 02 August 2018 The Guardian, 03 August 2018 Huddle, 08 August 2018 Business Vancouver, 15 August 2018 Opinions vary as to whether the meeting of Canada’s premiers in mid-July in St. Andrews, N.B., was a success. The expectations [...]
Federal carbon tax seems destined to fail
By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS President and CEO) Troy Media, 20 July 2018 Chronicle Herald, 20 July 2018 The Telegram, 24 July 2018 Business In Vancouver, 02 August 2018 If there ever was a federal carbon tax consensus in Canada, it’s now dissolving. Rumours of its death have been floating for some time, but the recent [...]
A Tiny Step in the Right Direction
AIMS - Media Release View this email in your browser A Tiny Step in the Right Direction For Immediate Release (Halifax): 23 July 2018 The decision by some of Canada’s premiers to ease restrictions on interprovincial beer and alcohol sales is a step in the right direction, according to the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS). “This [...]
Tim Hortons Rolls up the Rim East
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) The Filipino Post, 17 July 2018 Net News Ledger, 15 July 2018 Tim Hortons is going where the growth is: east to China. The Canadian institution announced it will expand its portfolio of 4,700 restaurants by signing a joint venture partnership with a Chinese-based equity firm. Tim Hortons currently [...]
The rise of the conscious carnivore
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) This time of year, most Canadians are enjoying summer with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends. But it seems eating meat is becoming increasingly controversial, as is selling it. In foie gras-friendly France, as an example, [...]