AIMS RADIO PROJECT

The AIMS Radio Project is a unique initiative among Canadian think tanks. Its purpose is to bring the ideas and research of the Institute to a wide audience in the region. With a weekly reach of some 400,000 people in Atlantic Canada, the Radio Project is among the most important of the Institute’s outreach programs.

Our 60-second radio clips discuss public policy issues of importance to Atlantic Canada. Many pieces coincide with the publication of full policy studies, thus bringing greater attention to our research. Others are inspired by current events in the region, in which we give a lucid and informative take on policy questions for public consideration.

The AIMS Radio Project is among our many successful initiatives. Like all of our work, it requires financial support from publicly-minded citizens who share our goal of better, market-based policy for the Atlantic region. To contribute to our growing radio program, please visit AIMS.ca/donate.

RADIO PROJECT ARCHIVE

Radio: New Brunswick teacher Hires

New Brunswick's school enrollment is declining. Logically, fewer students should need fewer people to teach them. Instead, government has agreed employ no fewer than 7,280 teachers, regardless of enrollment decline. This decision will be expensive. The Province already spends 3,000 ...
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/ economics, Education, New Brunswick, Radio Project

Radio: Memorial University Tuition

In Newfoundland and Labrador, tough economic times have induced government to cut funding for Memorial University. This is a reasonable decision given financial challenges. Unfortunately, the province also wants to maintain a tuition freeze, keeping fees at Memorial the lowest ...
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/ economics, Education, Newfoundland, Radio Project

Radio: Canadian Free Trade Agreement

Federal and provincial governments have unveiled the Canadian Free Trade Agreement, designed to lower internal trading barriers and add $25 billion per year to the national economy. Unfortunately, the new arrangement wildly misses the mark. While the deal theoretically improves ...
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/ Economic Development, Radio Project, Trade and Commerce

Radio: Nova Scotia Municipalities Squeezed

Outside Halifax, Nova Scotia municipalities face a financial squeeze. With increasing spending obligations to meet higher service standards, the cost of operating a local government is rising. Meanwhile, the property tax base is declining from ageing and outmigration. Municipalities need ...
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/ economics, Property, Radio Project

Radio: AIMS Platform for Nova Scotia

During the provincial election campaign, political parties in Nova Scotia presented their policy platforms, which detailed a governing agenda for the next four years. For the first time, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has released its own document, listing ...
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/ AIMS, Business investments, Economic Development, economics, Education, Equalization, Op-ed, Radio Project

Radio: Student Essay Contest

AIMS's student outreach program, AIMS on Campus, is holding an essay contest. Open to all students, the subject is supply management in Canadian agriculture. Is it time for Canada to adopt a market system for eggs, milk and poultry, thereby ...
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/ AIMS, AIMS on Campus, Radio Project

Radio: P3 Schools

Since the mid-1990s, Nova Scotia's government has made good use of public-private partnerships, or P3s, for school construction. Unfortunately, the record of these projects has been poorly understood, with some groups advocating that school construction be financed by government capital ...
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/ Education, Radio Project

Radio: Shifting to Milk Markets

Canada's dairy industry has become controversial of late. The US President characterizes Canadian protectionism in milk products as unfair to American dairy farmers. Mr. Trump has a point. Supply management, the complex system that governs our milk production, has long ...
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/ economics, Radio Project

Radio: Government Tuition Subsidies

New Brunswick's Tuition Access Bursary subsidizes university or college tuition for the children of low-income households. Improving education is laudable, but this program may not achieve its goals. There is little relationship between tuition rates and enrollment. Low-income participation has ...
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/ economics, Education, New Brunswick, Radio Project

Radio: Prescriptions for Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador faces a daunting financial situation. In the upcoming budget, there are three actions we suggest to course-correct. First: reduce spending. The government spends more, per person, than every province except Alberta. Over the next five to eight ...
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/ Economic Development, Newfoundland, Radio Project