Time to exorcise all the old devils
Don Cayo looks at electoral fortunes in Atlantic Canada.
Balanced budget’ is really a sham
If it makes no sense to you that a province could have both a modest surplus and a massively increased debt load in the same year, then you understand this situation perfectly. Don Cayo on what he calls nothing more than a shameful charade.
Spending more to be sicker makes no sense
AIMS president Don Cayo writes in 1999, "the Prairie Provinces don’t know much about the state of their health care systems and the efficacy of the policies their governments have recently adopted. But we really don’t know anything about ours."
Debt and taxes can be pared
In 1999, AIMS President Don Cayo writes, "I want tax cuts. I want important services maintained at - or brought back up to – a decent level. I want mountainous debts reduced so many more tax dollars can start funding services and stop paying interest. And I want it all now! I admit I’m dreaming – at least the part about wanting it all now."
The middle is better than the end of the line
Don Cayo on why the roads in New England are one of the most serious obstacles to growth in Atlantic Canada.
Good policy takes time to bear fruit
In April of 1999 Don Cayo writes "Some government people in New Brunswick are trying to claim responsibility for the "good" news in a report published just over a week ago by AIMS, the think-tank I run. And some people in the Nova Scotia government are trying to duck responsibility for "bad" news in the same report."
Meaningless law masks failure to act
Don Cayo writes about Camille theriault's "health care guarentee" legislation
Why do failures overshadow the many success stories?
Don Cayo examines the gap between the headlines and the realities of economic growth in Atlantic Canada.