Saving Our Public Schools
AIMS Fellow in Public Education, Angus McBeath, delivered a presentation entitled, “Saving Our Public Schools.”
Help Wanted:
AIMS Senior Policy Analyst Stephen Kymlicka discusses the labour shortage issue
The Beacon, 16 October 2006 – Special Event
The Special Event Beacon provides details for two Breakfast Briefings with AIMS Fellow on Public Education Reform Angus McBeath.
Voters approve Panama Canal Expansion
The Panama Canal is getting ready for the mega-ships. Voters in a Panama referendum supported a plan to modernize the Canal over the next ten years so it can handle the new post-Panamax container ships. One of the advantages of Atlantica is the ability of the Port of Halifax to handle the mega-ships that can not now use the Panama Canal on a voyage from Asia to the Northeast cost of North America.
Ideas Matter 5
The fifth edition of Ideas Matter takes a look at AIMS' extensive work in the fishing and aquaculture industries. Ten years after publishing "Taking Ownership", AIMS suggests the answer to the question of whether it matters who owns our fish is just as important as ever.
Atlantica makes Ottawa debut
AIMS presentation before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Trade attracted attention in Ottawa, when it explained that its Atlantica concept isn't just good for Atlantic Canada, it's good for the nation.
When Tea and Sympathy are not Enough
It is considered one of the most pressing issues in health care in Canada, the catastrophic gap in prescription drug coverage. On 16 May 2006, AIMS gathered the leading experts from across the country to discuss the topic. This is a summary of the "When Tea and Sympathy are not Enough" conference.
How do you beat City Hall?
AIMS Breakfast Briefing with Larry N. Mitchell
A Big Bet on Natural Gas
Last year, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies published a paper on LNG, which pointed out that liquefied natural gas offered a huge opportunity to Atlantic Canada and Atlantica. However, author Angela Tu-Weissenberg said that opportunity was fleeting and there was a lot of competition. This article in The New York Times proves her point.
The Beacon, 3 October 2006
Read about Atlantica in the Globe and Mail; learn about the history of public sector unions in Canada; listen in on remarks to Canada's senior bureaucrats - all this and more in this edition of The Beacon.