April 2016
The Beacon – April 2016 (Vol XXII, No. 9)
The Beacon - April 2016 | Volume XXII, No. 9 Changes to Employment Insurance Last week, I was asked to speak to a group of fiery young Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs, who were meeting in Shediac, New [...]
Provincial investment could turn into a shipwreck or lifeline, critics say
In a story about the Bas-Caraquet shipyard bailout in New Brunswick, the Telegraph-Journal quotes AIMS Vice-President of Research John Williamson, who argues that this "smacks of a risky government bailout." Read the full story at [...]
Radio: Better Healthcare Accountability
Healthcare is the largest expense in provincial budgets and a hugely important public service. But our system lacks accountability: little to no attention is paid to health outcomes, which would tell us how effective our [...]
Free tuition in other provinces virtually inevitable: student leader
In a Canadian Press story about university costs, AIMS researcher Jackson Doughart says that while eliminating tuition is a bad idea, targeting subsidies to students from low-income families makes sense. HALIFAX — New Brunswick’s recent [...]
Nova Scotia 2016 budget: take care of the small things
In Halifax's Chronicle Herald, AIMS President & CEO Marco Navarro-Génie argues that governments often sit around waiting for a big "silver bullet" to come and save their economies. With reference to the forthcoming Nova Scotia [...]
EI changes undo Conservative, Liberal reforms
In New Brunswick's Telegraph-Journal, AIMS Vice-President of Research John Williamson explains how recent changes to Canada's employment insurance system undo the reforms of both the last Conservative government and the preceding Liberal one. The consequence [...]