By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (Senior Fellow) Globe and Mail, 24 April 2017 Times Colonist, 26 April 2017 Now that supply management is officially on Trump’s radar, dairy farmers are holding their collective breath. For years they have been defending our five-decade old regime stating it was the perfect system for Canadians. They are about to find [...]
By JACKSON DOUGHART (Research Coordinator) Journal Pioneer, 21 April 2017 Many Atlantic Canadians subscribe to the "buy local" movement, which encourages consumers to purchase food that was grown near their own communities. Some people argue that being a "locavore" is necessary to sustain local economies. Others think it is a foolish marketing fad. Fortunately, the [...]
By DAVID ZITNER (AIMS Senior Fellow) Modern health systems enable convenient health care by bringing medical skills and advice to patients. “Last year half of consultations offered by Kaiser Permanente, an American health care organization, were not face-to-face. Medical professionals communicated with patients by phone, e-mail or videoconference.” (Economist, April 8, 2017). The April 3, 2017 issue [...]
In 2016, Canada and the European Union signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA. CETA is a political achievement from successive federal governments, which overcame resistance to trade in some European regions. The value of this trade deal for Atlantic Canada is tremendous. For decades, our industries have operated with hampered [...]
By JACKSON DOUGHART (AIMS Research Coordinator) The Guardian, 15 April 2017 Troy Media, 19 April 2017 The Daily Gleaner, 20 April 2017 Business Vancouver, 5 May 2017 The newly minted Canadian Free Trade Agreement is no great accomplishment. Instead of free exchange, most of the deal's convoluted text entrenches protectionism, with some 130 pages of exemptions. [...]
By PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Research Associate) • Troy Media, 24 February 2017 • Local Xpress, 26 February 2017 • Charlottetown Guardian, 27 February 2017 A half-century ago, provincial governments could afford to tax and spend without excessively damaging economic growth. These facts have changed, but many still pine for a bygone era. In a Brunswick [...]
The Trump Administration has proclaimed an “America First” trade agenda, signalling a new age of protectionism. Unfortunately, limiting trade won't help American workers. Instead, it jeopardizes the 9 million jobs supported by trade with Canada. Now is the time to emphasize the important relationship between our countries. In Atlantic Canada alone, the value [...]
By PATRICK LUCIANI (Research Fellow) • Financial Post, 01 Nov 2016 It looks as if the Belgians are waking to the reality of the mess they’ve made in opposing the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement, or CETA. But don’t think the problems created by little Wallonia are going away. The Walloons are pointing to how things [...]
By ALEX WHALEN (Operations Manager) and JACKSON DOUGHART (Policy Analyst) 31 Aug 2016 Prince Edward Island Premier Wade Maclauchlan should be commended for his stance on internal trade barriers. After a premiers' meeting in Whitehorse, he argued against the negative list concept and advocated that all province move to a standard regulatory regime. This article [...]
On May 11, 2016, AIMS President Marco Navarro-Génie testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce, in a hearing about internal trade within Canada. In his statement, he recommended that the federal government encourage open borders, and that the Atlantic Province join the New West Partnership Trade Agreement. “It is proposed that they [...]