April 2017
New Brunswick: Atlantic Canada’s most urban province
By PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Research Associate) Troy Media, April 6, 2017 Telegraph Journal, April 10, 2017 New Brunswick is often thought of as a rural place, aided by the absence of a single large urban centre. [...]
NL Budget Continues Risky Strategy to Meet Targets
ST. JOHN’S, NL – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) called on the Newfoundland and Labrador government to cut spending in Budget 2017. While there is some good news for consumers, the benefits are [...]
Radio: Ed Hollett Appointment
The fiscal reality of Newfoundland and Labrador is dire, and the 2016 budget did very little to correct the structural spending built into government during the last decade. There are numerous policy solutions [...]
Use the budget to restore public confidence
By ED HOLLETT (AIMS Senior Fellow) The Telegram, April 4, 2017 Based on their experience with tax increases last year, many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are looking to Thursday’s budget with some understandable worry. This public anxiety [...]
March 2017
Growing Forward, or Growing Pains?
By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, March 28, 2017 Waterloo Region Record, March 30, 2017 “For the most part, the Canadian agri-food sector cheered the 2017 Federal budget. With a few dollars short, innovation and [...]
AIMS Announces New Director and Treasurer
HALIFAX, NS: The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies is pleased to announce that Mr. Doug Reid, CA, FCA, has been appointed as a director of the institute, effective immediately. In addition to his duties as [...]