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By Sylvain Charlebois (AIMS Senior Fellow) The Telegraph Journal, 16 May 2018 Retail food prices are not moving much these days. They are barely higher than last year, with a modest increase of 0.5 per cent. In fact, according to Statistics Canada, prices dropped over all by 0.7 per cent over the winter months. South [...]

On Monday, April 16th 2018, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies was mentioned in a release issued by the MEI on the CISION newswire. The article is an update on the Comeau Case (on Thursday, April 19th the Supreme Court will hand down a decision regarding interprovincial trade barriers in Canada) and mentions the collaboration [...]

By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Montreal Times, 16 April 2018 Leger and National released its annual report ranking Canada’s most admired companies. While some results were indeed surprising, others were not. Both Google and (Loblaw’s) Shoppers Drug Mart ended up at the top of their rankings as most respected companies, regardless of where the [...]

By SYLVAINCHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) and TONY WALKER The Hamilton Spectator, 05 April 2018 Troy Media, 04 April 2018 An increasing number of people are voicing concerns about our use of plastics day-to-day. Single-use plastics of any kind — such as grocery bags, cutlery, straws, polystyrene and coffee cups — are significant yet preventable sources of [...]

By MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE (AIMS PRESIDENT) Troy Media, 23 March 2018 Huddle, 27 March 2018 While good intentions matter a great deal, results matter most. The federal decision to impose a national carbon tax policy may be well-intentioned, but its effects may be detrimental to our economy. We’ll likely see its worst effects on New Brunswick. [...]

By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media, 20 March 2018 Loblaw, the largest food distribution company in the country, is now selling cricket flour. The product itself is not new, as many speciality stores have been selling it for a few years now. But Loblaw is the first major retailer to sell the product [...]

By SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS (AIMS Senior Fellow) Troy Media,13 March 2018 Canadians love meat. Many of us have been dedicated to our favourite protein source for years. But other sources of protein are emerging as potent alternatives to animal protein. Demand is up for vegetable proteins like pulses, as well as for fish and seafood, Loblaw has [...]

BY SYLVAIN CHARLESBOIS Troy Media, 06 March 2018 Bill Morneau is perhaps an influential figure in Trudeau’s cabinet, but he’s no Finance Minister. Given the budget he presented last week, he may be more of a social justice enabler. Supporting more diversity, equality and inclusiveness is obviously critical to the betterment of our society, but most [...]

AIMS Senior Research Fellow Ed Hollett discusses the commercialization of cannabis in Newfoundland and Labrador and the government's plans for distribution on CBC's Morning Show in St. John's.

BY HOWARD ANGLIN, MICHEL KELLY-GAGNON AND MARCO NAVARRO-GÉNIE The joke on social media following the Alberta government’s decision to boycott B.C. wine was British Columbians saying, “More for us!” But obstructing trade between Canada’s provinces is no laughing matter, and in the long run means less for all of us. The dust-up began January 30 as the B.C. [...]