Atlantica is getting front page coverage across the region as opponents of the concept continue to focus on the Reaching Atlantica conference being held in Saint John by the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce. In his regular column in the Telegraph Journal, Alec Bruce writes satirically of the battle suggesting it's time to ditch the rhetoric and listen.
Fred Hazel is the retired editor in chief of the Telegraph-Journal who has been watching New Brunswick for decades. In this column, he rationally explains the significance of the Atlantica concept to the region and suggests the opponents need to get their facts straight.
Comments by AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley in a media interview about the renewal of an Employment Insurance program prompted this editorial in The National Post.
An employment insurance pilot project to extend benefits for workers in areas with unemployment above 10% was nearing an end. Before an announcement was made on its continuation, the National Post took a look at the program and called on AIMS for independent comment.
Sharing Alberta's wealth has become a battle cry across the country. But in his fortnightly column in the Moncton Times-Transcript, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains that Alberta shares enough, it's how the rest of us spends it is the problem.
There have been recent calls for Alberta to share more of its wealth with the rest of the country through equalization. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says that's not an option. In his fortnightly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains Alberta is already paying more than its share and we should all be doing more with what we do get.
Catastrophic drug coverage, equalization, government subsidies and Atlantica are all covered in this edition of The Beacon.
Long before the topic took centre stage on the national agenda, AIMS was studying equalization. That close examination has shown time after time, that for all its good intentions, Canada's equalization program hurts both the givers and the receivers. As the topic now takes centre stage, AIMS' research proves to be a valuable asset to the debate.
This editorial in The Buffalo News points to the advantages offered by the Atlantica concept. Published after a presentation in Buffalo by AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley, the writer explains there's an opportunity that needs to be exploraed for the economic vitality of the whole region.
Angus McBeath, AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform, is touring North America talking about how to save our public schools. His recent visit to Toronto prompted Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente to suggest it's a message Ontario should heed.