In this op/ed that appeared in a number of Nova Scotia newspapers, AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro says the provincial government was too timid compiling the NS budget. He says it should have done more to cut its spending so it could cut taxes.
AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro was asked for his analysis of the 2007/08 Nova Scotia budget in this Chronicle Herald article. He points out that had the government shown more spending restraint then there would have been an opportunity to offer Nova Scotians some tax relief.
In this front page article from the Times and Transcript, AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill made headlines when he pointed out that the most efficient community college programs are those that meet the needs of the workplace. Cirtwill said that funding programs that match the real needs of the economy is the best way to ensure satisfaction of both graduates and employers.
AIMS most recent paper on provincial finances in Atlantic Canada, Could Do Better 3, is the subject of this Chronicle Herald article. Authors of the paper, AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro and University of New Brunswick professor of economics David Murrell, note that the region as a whole is not performing at the national average and needs to improve.
This article from Business Insurance magazine discusses a Swiss vote rejecting a proposal for a single health insurer. Voters turned down the proposal to replace the 87 insurers currently operating with one state-run insurer
The Globe and Mail relied heavily on AIMS equalization expertise for this article explaining the reasons for changes to the program in the 2007/08 federal budget.
AIMS' annual review of the fiscal health of Atlantic Canada made front page news in the Telegraph Journal. Co-author and AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro explains in this article that while New Brunswick was the top performer in the 2006/07 budget there's still lots of room for improvement.
In this op/ed AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill gives Nova Scotians some big ideas to think about. He explains that looking to Ottawa for more cash is not the way to the New Nova Scotia promised in the last election.
Grading Atlantic Canada's 2006/07 Finances
This article from The Bangor Daily News discusses a letter from Canadian Ambassador to the US Michael Wilson to US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher giving reasons for Canadian government opposition to LNG tankers travelling through Head Harbour Passage.