Do more to cut taxes, N.B. urged
In this story about the harmonized sales tax, AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill makes the case for overall tax cuts, rather than specific tax cuts and rebates.
Municipal report card is ‘going to make apples to apples comparisons’ of local service districts
News that AIMS is preparing a municipal report card in New Brunswick generated front page stories across the province. AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill says the report card is about trying to find the best practices in the municipal environment that allows people to get better value for their money.
Improved Accountability Coming Soon to a Town Hall Near You
New Partnership allows AIMS to expand newest Report Card effort to New Brunswick
FSL plan means big changes
A New Brunswick commission is recommending some changes to the province's French Second Language programming. In this front page story, AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe points out that any changes need to be made based on accurate information and data.
Halifax should be able to levy income tax, user fees: expert
A paper published by AIMS on municipal taxation took centre stage at Halifax City Hall. The report by Harry Kitchen says the city needs to depend less on property tax and more on other forms of revenue.
Follow the Castonguay model
The task force report on financing Quebec's health system is making headlines across the country. It sets out recommendations to cure some of what ails public health care. This editorial from The National Post suggests the report is just what Canada's public health care system needs to get better.
Equalization payments equal unfairness
In his regular column in The Globe and Mail, Neil Reynolds uses a recent speech by AIMS Sernior Fellow in Fairness in Confederation David MacKinnon to highlight the inequality of equalization.
Getting Our Money’s Worth: Task Force on Financing of the Health System
Former Quebec Health Minister, and CHCCG signator, Claude Castonguay released his Quebec Task Force on financing the Health System. It contains significant recommendations to fix the public health care system. This news release issued by the task force provides an executive summary.
Atlantic reps pitching ‘whole region’ in India
AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill applauds an effort to establish trade links with India. He says it's about time, but also suggests it's going to take more than one trade mission to establish solid links.
Making the best of it:
Smarter taxation for HRM