Commentary traces Canada's political roots and shows our attachment to our 'kinder self' is a recent reincarnation - and not at all what the founding fathers had in mind
Does Third World-style cronyism exist in Canada? AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley takes a look.
With the Canadian dollar reaching parity with the American dollar a lot of Canadians are heading south to shop. However, Charles Cirtwill, AIMS acting president, explains that once duty fees and taxes are taken into account, shopping in the U.S. may not be worth the trip.
Maine Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins Media Release
In this Research Paper, Dr. Mary Brooks looks at Canada's shipbuilding industry and the damage done to the shipping industry by outdated cabotage legislation in the US and Canada.
There was a time when Canada was considered one of the greatest shipbuilding nations in the world. No more. Can it be revived and how can that be done?
The 2nd annual speakers series, held in Toronto at Grano Restaurant, explores the potential and limits of the use of American power in the Middle East and the prospects of democraticization for the region. The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has been a partner in the Grano Series since its inception.
For all its lofty goals, the Kyoto Treaty is a non-starter. In his fortnightly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley examines the treaty and its political reality. He concludes neither the economy nor the environment is well served by a policy that maximizes uncertainty.
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley provides opening remarks and the Civitas Regional Dinner in Halifax
If the calls during the summer are any indication, it would appear many Canadians are itching to pick a fight with the US over free trade. But as Brian Lee Crowley points out in his fortnightly column, clever people do not pick a fight with people 10 times bigger than they are. To try to bend them to our will is laughable. Instead he says we have to find ways to make them want what we want.