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.
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.
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.
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).
Pension issues remain a key challenge facing small businesses today. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill thinks pooled registered pension plans (PRPPs) are an interesting option to look into.
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.
As a consequence of the last federal election, Dion suggests that several new realities have emerged. These new realities raise serious questions regarding the future of our political life in Canada.
In this op-ed, AIMS Director of Research Don McIver argues that the government should pay greater attention to ensuring that all Nova Scotians are fully integrated into the workforce. As population aging generates sharp declines in the number of working-age persons over coming decades, skills mismatches will become increasingly apparent. McIver argues that: “Perhaps the least welcome outcome of the emerging aging predicament would be to introduce an aggressive immigration policy while simultaneously failing to ensure the active workforce inclusion of Nova Scotians with long and deep attachments to the province.”
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill is interviewed about his thoughts regarding how descisions have been made regarding the prevention of school closures, and his take on backroom allegations made by southernshorenow.ca as a result of a freedom of information request.
AIMS president and CEO Charles Cirtwill is quoted discussing New Brunswick Power and the government's initiatives reagrding prices and regulation.