EI makes fishing worthwhile
The 1996 changes to the Employment Insurance system were supposed to encourage seasonal workers to work more and draw less from the EI fund. For fishermen, at least, that hasn't happened. Instead of discouraging people from becoming seasonal fishermen, the system has increased the number of fishermen over the two years since the reforms were implemented. Prior to 1996, fishermen needed to work for at least 12 weeks and had to earn a minimum amount to qualify for unemployment insurance. But in 1996 the basis changed from weeks worked to sales alone. Net sales of as little as $2,500 worth of fish were enough to qualify a fisherman for a half year of benefits In total the easy availability of fisheries EI benefits contributed to many more people entering the fishery than were bought out during the moratorium. Communications Director Peter Fenwick argues that the time limit must be restored if a disaster is to be averted Publication: NP, September 28, 2000
Mutant madness: Let’s resist the temptation to label all genetically modified food as Frankenfood
“These and other issues, must be thrashed out in an open and transparent way within the current regulatory framework if Canada is to avoid the demagogic fear-mongering Europe has been wallowing in for years. The objective must be to give intelligent consumers enough balanced information to allow them, not the government, to make basic choices.
AIMS On-Line for the end of September 2000
Here is a brief overview of just some of AIMS' activities and publications for the second half of September 2000
Lazy Edmontonians
Far from being an economic backwater, Atlantic Canada especially in the urban areas, is on a roll. The unemployment rate in Halifax is lower than Edmonton's. Virtually all the urban areas of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and mainland Nova Scotia are behaving like normal economies. But rural Atlantic Canada is still mired in too much EI and too much government interference says Peter Fenwick, AIMS Communication Director. When un-informed members of the political parties call maritimers "lazy", they do so with badly outdated information. Publication: HDN, September 15, 2000.
To meet popular demand, AIMS and CAI announce West Coast aquaculture conference
How to Farm the Seas II to be held in Vancouver in February 2001
AIMS On-Line for mid-September 2000
Here is a brief overview of just some of AIMS' activities and publications for the first half of September 2000