Atlantic Canada doesn’t know what real austerity feels like
It's nearly impossible these days to have a conversation about public finance without someone crying…
Atlantic Canada’s oversized public sector
By Marco Navarro-Génie and Jackson Doughart Contributors Atlantic Canada employs public sectors larger than the…
Cross-border beer and the case for in-Canada free trade
What will become of the New Brunswick court case that promised to free the beer,…
Beer-barrel economics: what goes down stimulates the economy
The lesson of lower beer prices in New Brunswick has implications on a broad array…
Political change? Nowhere in the Canadian breezes
Change? No thanks. It's the end of summer, politically. Legislatures will soon back in session.…
Memorization, practise and critical thinking go hand-in-hand
All students should become critical thinkers. The ability to synthesize and evaluate information, and come…
Almost 40% of Atlantic Canada households live in energy poverty
Last week, the premiers of Atlantic Canada met with federal Environment Minister Katherine McKenna to…
New Brunswick HST increase outweighs spending cuts five to one
New Brunswick Treasury Board Minister Roger Melanson has a tough job as the province's workhorse…
Atlantic Canada could lose Supreme Court seat
The federal government's new selection process for Supreme Court of Canada justices means that Atlantic…
Finding inspiration in Britain’s economic resourcefulness
During the recent Brexit referendum, the Leave campaign had an answer for what the United…