Selling ourselves on self-interest
In this commentary, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver argues that the proposed Canada-European Union trade pact (CETA) is in Canada’s best interests.
OF INTEREST: Canada’s Medicare Bubble
Readers in Atlantic Canada may be alarmed to learn that, when all federal transfers are excluded from the calculation, government health care spending currently consumes 87.7 percent of all “own source” revenue in Nova Scotia; 74.2 percent in New Brunswick; 65.5% in Prince Edward Island, and 60.3% in Newfoundland & Labrador. This piece asks very simply - is this sustainable?
More support for gas deregulation
Weighing in on the renewed debate over whether Nova Scotia should deregulate gas prices, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says regulation leads to bigger profits for gas stations, oil companies and the provincial government.
Efforts to lure Haligonians prompt criticism of Calgary mayor’s visit
Upon Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi's visit to Halifax, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill explained Nenshi's efforts to lure Haligonians to Calgary as "competition at its best", but was vaguely offended, as so many Atlantic Canadians already leave Halifax to work out west.
NB Power rate increases inevitable says AIMS
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says the power rates freeze in New Brunswick is only putting off what the government will eventually need to finance upgrades and changes to the energy system.
The signs are clear: no more stimulus
Harry Koza, senior market analyst for Thomson Reuters in Toronto, anticipated the "great stimulus mania" in 2009, in a paper he wrote for the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS).