July 2017
Marco Navarro-Génie quoted in Minimum Wage article (French)
An article in the Acadie-Nouvelle in New Brunswick discusses AIMS's paper, "Revisiting the Minimum Wage in Atlantic Canada." Co-Author Marco Navarro-Génie says that higher minimum wages "won't reduce poverty. It will result in fewer hours [...]
Marco Navarro-Génie on the Sheldon MacLeod Show: The Minimum Wage
http://www.aims.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Sheldon-Marco-Minimum-Wage.mp3 On July 19, 2017, AIMS President & CEO Marco Navarro-Génie appeared on News 95.7's Sheldon MacLeod Show to discuss the minimum wage. He is co-author of the AIMS study Revisiting the Minimum Wage [...]
Revisiting the Minimum Wage in Atlantic Canada
Legislating further increases to the minimum wage would likely worsen youth unemployment in Atlantic Canada. Evidence shows that minimum wages price low-skilled persons out of work and reduce the opportunity for training and experience among [...]
Fighting food fraud with a different kind of science
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Food fraud is clearly becoming a noticeable issue as another company has been slapped on the wrist for violations. A court has recently fined Creation Food, A Woodbridge-based company, [...]
Radio: Minimum Wage in the Maritimes (3)
PEI: Prince Edward Island has a high minimum wage. Compared to the average Islander's income, it is the highest in Canada. Basic economics suggest that when someone's skills are worth less to [...]
Sears woes highlight failure of corporate welfare
By PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Research Associate) Huddle, 24 July 2017 Ronald Reagan once said: “Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it [...]