As New Brunswick prepares to table its budget, residents are being warned to expect a deficit of $800 million. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says New Brunswick tax-payers should be concerned and asking some tough questions.
As the United States again debates the merits of publicly funded health care, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley cautions not to repeat the mistakes of the Canadian health care system. His reamarks to an international conference on health reform in Washington, D.C. are highlighted in this blog posting.
New Brunswick claims it is open for business as it looks for the private sector to take the lead on establishing wind power in the province.
New Brunswickers' high income earners are taxed at a higher rate than those in other Canadian provinces. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains how this may be one of the factors delaying growth in the province's economy.
New Brunswick's civil service is among the largest per capita in the country. AIMS Research Manager, Bobby O'Keefe explains how that statistic may indicate over-management.
From the Atlantic Gateway to the recession to gasoline price regulation to reference pricing - this Beacon has a little bit of everything.
In this article in Canadian Business, writer John Gray asks, based on the Tory budget, whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pulled the ultimate about-face. One of the opinion leaders he turned to was AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley.
This Commentary explores the Atlantic Gateway and the Gateway Fund and explains who should lead each initiative.
This paper examines the practice of "Reference Pricing". Basically it’s a method used to control spending on prescription drugs by public and private insurance systems. Under this approach, drugs which are judged to be interchangeable are classified in therapeutic classes, and a reimbursement ceiling is set up for the whole class.
As Nova Scotia and New Brunswick sign an agreement to allow for free movement of goods and services, AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill cautions as it makes it difficult to then promote national agreements.