Shipping In, Shipping Out:
Port of Halifax could be more successful by having it both ways.
Lesson for Toronto: AIMS Fellow on Public Education Reform as teacher
The AIMS Angus McBeath North American Tour hit Toronto with a bang, as reporters scrambled to talk to the AIMS Fellow on Public Education Reform. Much as he has done on the other stops along the way, McBeath provides an example of how to save our public schools. In this story from The National Post, McBeath shows how it can be done.
The Beacon, 24 April 2006
In this edition of The Beacon there's news on the catastrophic gap in drug coverage; a new paper that shows aquaculture is FARMING, not fishing; and a lesson in resource revenue economics.
Moving beyond the rotary phone
The methods of interpersonal communication have changed dramatically in the past decade or two. From that one black rotary telephone that sat in a central location in the home, to the world of wireless, digital communication that includes text, audio and video. In this column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley points out Canada needs to regulate for the times, not the bygone ages.
Meet Canada’s Site-Based Guru
As he has done in Washington, Boston, Kansas City and Sacremento, Angus McBeath took Colorado Springs by storm. The AIMS Fellow for Public Education Reform explained that what Edmonton did to improve its schools, can be done anywhere in North America. This article provides a taste of the lesson.
The meaning of Ralph
When oil prices were in the basement, Ralph Klein was hot. Now that oil prices are hot, the Alberta premier's popularity is waning. In this article, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley uses the story of Ralph in a tale of resource revenue economics. Links to other AIMS work on resource revenues are included at the end of the article.
It is FARMING, not Fishing
Re-thinking how we view Canada’s aquaculture industry
Losing our edge:
How uncertainty and mistrust are collapsing the east coast energy play
The ABCs of Fiscal Imbalance: AIMS’ primer for Canadians
It's the hot topic these days at the first ministers' table, but what is it? Fiscal imbalance may be a new topic for most Canadians, but it's old hat for AIMS. Here is a primer for Canadians on what it is, what it means, and how to solve it.
Le cas de Ralph
En 'Contradictoire', l'auteur Brian Lee Crowley, président de Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, écrit: "Si Ralph Klein était une valeur négociable, il aurait une caractéristique un peu particulière. Lorsque le prix du pétrole serait bas, le prix de Ralph serait élevé. Mais l'inverse s'observerait également; si les prix du pétrole flambaient, la demande de Ralph chuterait. Qu'est-ce qui explique cette curieuse relation inverse?"