Charles Cirtwill on the NB budget
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill was on News 88.9's Todd Veinotte show talking about the NB budget and his op-ed in the Telegraph Journal.
The Beacon – April 04
Governance in Health Care, AIMS Op-Ed: When it comes to biking, Canada isn’t Europe, Municipal taxation: Consensus grows on need for reform, Property Taxes are Flawed: A Proposed Municipal Income Tax System, MP Scott Brison- The future of Atlantic Canada: A New East Partnership, Equalize People, Not Provinces
Ok, taxes are up, now what?
In this op-ed in the Saint John Telegraph-Journal, AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill says the provincial government must capitalize on its decision to raise taxes and further invest in New Brunswick's future.
Maritime Morning: AIMS President & CEO on News 95.7 discussing the NS budget
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill and Christine Saulnier from the CCPA-NS chatted about the Nova Scotia provincial budget with Jordi Morgan on News 95.7's Maritime Morning.
Governance in Healh Care
Dr. Michael Gross examines impediments to innovation in the Canadian health care system.
A Proposed Municipal Income Tax System
Video from AIMS, CCPA-NS & NS Chambers discussion on municipal income taxes in Halifax, March 20, 2013.
MP Scott Brison- The future of Atlantic Canada: A New East Partnership
Video from AIMS event: MP Scott Brison on economic cooperation between the Atlantic provinces.
When it comes to biking, Canada isn’t Europe
In this op-ed AIMS Senior Fellow in Urban Policy asks 'Are bike lanes always a good idea and will they deliver what they promise?'
Municipal taxation: Consensus grows on need for reform
Bill Black agrees with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia office, the Nova Scotia Chambers of Commerce and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. If you read Bill’s March 23 column, that conclusion might surprise you. Indeed, we expect it may well surprise Bill. But it is true. Let’s outline the areas of agreement.
New Start NS- HRM Taxes
The debate about HRM property taxes makes for interesting theory but avoids some difficult questions. An unlikely trio of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia Chamber of Commerce, and Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has called for some or all of the property-based taxes to be replaced by a provincially administered income tax.