October 2017
AIMS Event Mentioned in Financial Post
The Financial Post mentioned AIMS' Chairman's Dinner event on Wednesday, featuring former NB premier Frank McKenna. In the report, FP outlines Mr. McKenna's career post-politics and: "On Wednesday night, he was in Halifax, speaking [...]
Cannabis: To eat or not to eat, that is the burning question
by SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) If all things go to plan, as of July 1, 2018, legal-aged Canadians will be able to walk into a store, experience a perhaps not-so-friendly retail environment and buy cannabis. [...]
Bill Morneau’s small business taxes will hit Atlantic Canada hard
By Mark Milke (AIMS Author) Imagine for a moment you live in Saint John, or Halifax or any other city, town or hamlet in Atlantic Canada. For years, you resisted the temptation to advise your children [...]
Many lessons to learn from defunct no-zero policy
By Michael Zwaagstra (AIMS Research Fellow) The longstanding no-zero policy in Newfoundland and Labrador schools is no more. The CEO of the English School District recently announced that teachers are once again free to deduct marks [...]
Roasting Coffee
by SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 3 October 2017 Fall is always a good time to create new habits, and coffee chains know this. These days, they are desperately trying to find any [...]
Taking the Air out of Airbnb
Originally posted on fcpp.org by Lee Harding In Canada, Airbnb is getting…well…deflated. The ironic reason is that it has become too popular. Airbnb is an online service for “Air bed and breakfast.” It’s for guests [...]