Renegotiate deal later: think-tank boss
AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill made headlines when called upon by the Halifax Daily News to clarify Nova Scotia’s equalization options following the 2007 federal budget.
User pay not just for the rich: clinic operator
In this front page article from the Telegraph Journal, AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill was called upon to explain how Atlantic Provinces have an opportunity to lead the way in Canadian health care.
Bartender, make mine a TILMA
This op/ed by AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out the folly of inter-provincial trade barriers in Canada. He says BC and Alberta have the right idea with the "TILMA" and the Atlantic region should sign on.
Ding, Ding, Ding – It’s subsidy season
Talk of ploughing $400 million into the Atlantic Gateway has reached thunderous levels in advance of the Canadian federal budget, but in this op/ed AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill points out that while there's much to do for the Atlantic Gateway, the major items have little to do with money.
Everything had been going so well…
Following the New Brunswick budget, the Telegraph-Journal contacted AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro to explain what the government could have done better. This op/ed explains the government should have and could have cut taxes.
Taxes on the way up in N.B.
The Canadian Press turned to AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro to analyse the New Brunswick budget. Munro shed light on the negative impact proposed tax increases will have on New Brunswickers and the provincial economy.
Population standstill
The Chronicle Herald called AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill to analyze the 2006 census results for Nova Scotia and provide direction to reverse the trend of stagnating population growth. Cirtwill pointed out that immigration alone will not be the solution because many immigrants leave the province for better opportunities, more effective services and lower taxes.
No need for any increase at all
This article from the Telegraph Journal, calls upon the expert analysis of AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro to decipher some of the messages that can be taken from the 2007 New Brunswick budget. Munro indicates that raising personal income taxes works against the governments stated goal of population growth.
Premier blows his chance at self-sufficiency
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research shows how New Brunswick’s latest provincial budget is leading New Brunswickers more down the garden path then on the road to self-sufficiency in this op/ed from the Times and Transcript. He points out that New Brunswick’s economy will see an end to its recent good performance if it goes through with the tax increases proposed in the budget.
Small businesses face $35M tax hit as rate rises to 5%
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research, was asked to be on hand as the New Brunswick government unveiled its budget for 2007/08. This article from the front page of the Telegraph Journal’s business section includes analysis from Munro on proposed tax increases. He indicates that the business tax measures could have been avoided had the government been more serious about cutting expenditures.