National interest lacks defender
This editorial in the Cape Breton Post calls for a federal regulatory agency for energy transmission. The discussion was prompted by a recent AIMS' analysis of the MOU to sell NB Power.
An Independent Eye:
New Report Raises Questions about the NB Power MOU
Freedom Update
This blog tells readers to go to the AIMS website to check out our latest paper and the shifting demographics of Atlantic Canada and policy options to lessen the impact.
Justify pay raises with performance data
This column, by a policy analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, uses AIMS' research on municipal performance to make the point about the need performance data on municipal leaders and municipalities.
The Beacon – 27 November 2009
AIMS invites you to hear the Honourable Greg Byrne, New Brunswick Minister of Finance, and his view of his province's fiscal plan.
Communities must fight complacency: John Risley
Business leader John Risley points out the region needs to work hard to improve education performance. It's a position shared in this article by AIMS President Charles Cirtwill.
The Beacon – 17 November 2009
AIMS latest paper on the shrinking population shows we are fewer and older than first forecast. There's also an invitation to join the conversation about how Nova Scotia should control its deficit.
The Beacon – 12 November 2009
Of debt and demographics - this special Beacon contains an invitation to a Breakfast Briefing with Chris Ragan, Clifford Clark Visiting Economist with Finance Canada.
New immigration strategy on the way
AIMS' paper on the shrinking population and its implications for the Atlantic region prompted this follow-up story on the government's strategy for attracting immigratns to Nova Scotia.
Cheering for population decline
This Telegraph-Journal columnist explains that AIMS latest paper on the population crunch facing Atlantic Canada makes for an interesting and disturbing read.