The New Brunswick government is hinting it will delay its tax reform initiative because of the global meltdown. Called for comment, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explained that the reform is needed. He says at the very least the government should begin phasing in the tax cuts.
This editorial in the Calgary Herald uses AIMS' work on non-renewable resource revenues to make its point. AIMS has repeatedly published material that tells Governments revenues from non-renewable resources (such as oil & gas) should not be squandered on day to day operations.
Christmas shopping may be keeping the stores full in Moncton, but AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out people may also be adjusting their spending given these troubled economic times.
The dream of equalization, of comparable services for all Canadians, has turned into the nightmare of entrenched disparity and dependence. In this op-ed, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains how equalization perpetuates the very inequities it is intended to diminish.
The news media turned to AIMS for comment on a go forward plan for the Atlantic Gateway in light of Ottawa's recent promise to set spending priorities.
In this op-ed in the Toronto Star, AIMS Senior Fellow David MacKinnon explains that neither the nation nor Ontario can afford endless regional subsidies. He says the global economic environment has once more highlighted the problems with Canada's equalization programme and provides a few suggestions to fix the problem.
The impact on Canada of the election of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States has experts guessing. In this article, AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out that any hint during the presidential election that Obama plans to reopen the North America Free Trade Agreement is a suggestion easier said than done.
As New Brunswick prepares to receive more equalization money from Ottawa than it projected earlier in the year, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill suggests the provincial government should spend the 'extra' money wisely.
In this op-ed that appeared in the Globe and Mail, AIMS Security and Defence Fellow Alex Wilner explains the threat of homegrown terrorism on Canada. He provides four strategies that the government needs to adopt to counteract the threat.
While most are rehashing what went wrong and pointing fingers of blame during this economic crisis, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley is looking at solutions. This opinion article, written with Dori Segal, appeared in the National Post in Canada and several major US newspapers. It suggests a solution to rebuild the housing market is through immigration.