February 2019
Standardized testing still makes sense in P.E.I.
By Michael Zwaagstra (AIMS Research Fellow) P.E.I. plans to continue using standardized tests in schools and may even look to expand them. This should come as little surprise, particularly since a recent review by RMJ Assessments, [...]
Government needs to change thinking to find Muskrat Falls fix- Ed Hollett
AIMS Senior Fellow Ed Hollett was featured on NTV arguing for the government to change the way it thinks about Muskrat Falls, saying the government needs to break down the project into its component parts [...]
January 2019
Could guaranteed income help to cope with automation?
By Patrick Webber (AIMS Research Associate) The revolution of automation and artificial intelligence (AI) will be one of the most profound economic shifts of this century. It is already well underway, and public policy must [...]
Canada’s Food Guide: A new dish, with a dash of condescension
By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) Calgary Business, 24 January 2019 Net News Ledger, 25 January 2019 Say goodbye to the four food groups; they are now gone. Almost 12 years after the launch of [...]
Listen: Postal Code Education
Paul Bennett, AIMS author and education commentator, joined the Rick Howe Show to talk about what’s happening with Halifax Schools, and it’s been one year since the release of the Glaze Report. Listen tot he [...]
Listen: Electric cars, Muskrat Falls and more
Hear Senior Fellow Ed Hollett discuss the on-going Muskrat Falls situation on CBC's On The Go with Ted Blades: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/on-the-go/episode/15665047