Former Liberal leader Dion says elected Senate would be a mistake for country
In a talk delivered to an AIMS Luncheon Briefing, Stephane Dion expressed that he is against the idea of an elected senate.
Halifax think tank recommends axing pensions for N.S. politicians
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies is recommending that pensions for members of the Nova Scotia legislature be eliminated or drastically transformed.
Rick’s Rants Wednesday November 2nd/2011
A report this week by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies recommends MLA pensions be eliminated or drastically changed.
AIMS Director of Research recommends eliminating MLA pensions
The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies’ Director of Research, Don McIver, is recommending the elimination of MLA pensions or, at least, replacing them with fixed- contribution plans or an RRSP allowance.
MLA Platinum Pensions: Till the end of time?
In this op-ed, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver recommends the elimination of MLA pensions or replacing them with fixed-contribution plans or an RRSP allowance.
After Hydro-Quebec, NB Power returns to its past
In this op-ed, AIMS contributor Gordon L. Weil explains how New Brunswick's provincial power policy is looking inward after Hydro-Quebec, abandoning a past emphasis on power exports and regional cooperation.
Simmer down on shipbuilding
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says people’s expectations for the shipbuilding contract are overblown. As soon as the announcement was made, those expecting to cash in on the fallout had already spent the actual profits many times over in their imagination.
Expectations for shipbuilding contract overblown: economist
The shipbuilding contract is being painted as a golden goose for Nova Scotia, but AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says that on its own, the shipbuilding contract won't mean any significant change in several parts of the province.
How Europe plans to save Canada from itself
AIMS Director of Research Don McIver writes about Canada's potential CETA with the EU. Canada will need to negotiate skillfully, but even the peripheral consequences of reaching an agreement may provide some valuable benefits to Canadians.
Education council system finally finding its feet
Recent successes see local District Education Councils (DECs) having real impact on decision-making, but AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says DECs haven't yet lived up to their intent to move to a more localized decision-making model.