The potential for the Lower Churchill hydro power project to benefit Atlantica and beyond is discussed in this news article. Power from the Upper Churchill is transmitted through Quebec, but for the Lower Churchill the proposal is to transmit through the eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S.; a definite advantage for Atlantica.
When the latest Statistics Canada report indicated the number of civil servants had dropped in the province, most treated it as a bad thing. But AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out that a drop in the number of civil servants is actually a good thing.
A surplus by NS Power has some crying for a rebate to customers. Aims Director of Research Ian Munro says the idea of returning surpluses to ratepayers is an interesting option, particularly in a regulated monopoly that is void of the competition that usually keeps energy prices low.
In this article, AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro explains why it is a good idea to reduce personal income tax.
When NB Power announced it had an 85-million dollar surplus, reporters scrambled to find out how such a windfall should be returned to customers. AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro was one of those contacted.
A suggestion by the New Brunswick government to drastically overhaul its tax regime is welcome news, particularly says AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill if that includes a major reduction in income tax. It's a suggestion made repeatedly by AIMS in various research papers through the years.
AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill takes a look at the cyclical nature of the tourism inductry in this story in the Nova Scotia Business Journal.
Good public policy can be as much about following as leading. In this story, AIMS Executive Vice President explains that good government needs to be doing a little of both.
Everyone seems to be raging against the oil companies these days over the price of gasoline. This Commentary by AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley sheds light on the true economics of oil pricing.
New investment by a British manufacturing firm in Maine highlights the strategic position of the region for foreign companies looking at access to the lucrative US market.