December 2016
No austerity in Atlantic Canada
By JACKSON DOUGHART (AIMS Policy Analyst) • Troy Media, 14 December 2016 • Charlottetown Guardian, 19 December 2016 It's nearly impossible these days to have a conversation about public finance without someone crying "Austerity!" This [...]
Beyond the Sound and Fury
By JOHN RISLEY (AIMS Chairman) • Atlantic Business Magazine, 14 December 2016 Let’s speculate on the meaning of Donald Trump’s presidential win. I doubt very much that there will be a lurch to the far right. [...]
New Brunswick must address its spending addiction
By PATRICK WEBBER (AIMS Author) • Telegraph-Journal, 12 December 2016 • Local Xpress, 13 December 2016 “Austerity” has become a popular buzzword, gaining traction in the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession and subsequent financial [...]
Editorial: NB’s government spending has doubled in 35 years
Editorial quoting AIMS study Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada • Telegraph-Journal, 12 December 2016 A recent report from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, a regional think-tank, suggests that Atlantic Canada has not, in recent [...]
AIMS releases paper on austerity in Atlantic Canada
HALIFAX, NS – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) publishes this morning a policy study entitled Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada. The paper examines the public finances of governments in the region, paying close attention [...]
Patrick Webber on Austerity in Atlantic Canada
On Dec. 8, 2016 AIMS Author Patrick Webber joined the Sheldon MacLeod Show to discuss his paper Measuring Austerity in Atlantic Canada.