AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro explains that an abundance of civil servants hampers recruitment in the private sector and contributes to higher deficits in the public sector. He adds that governments need to keep the public service in check.
This edition of The Beacon takes a quick peak at the AIMS Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools; reviews provincial government finances across the country, and welcome back founding President Brian Lee Crowley.
AIMS' annual review of provincial government fiscal health and policy is the topic of this story by The Canadian Press.
AIMS founding President Brian Lee Crowley was the keynote speaker at one of the founding meetings of Citizens for Halifax. His talk prompted debate on de-amalgamation.
Given the location and climate, wind looks promising and investments are being made in wind farms throughout the Atlantica region. This article in the Bangor Daily News focuses on what's happening in Maine.
A third border crossing is being added between St. Stephen and Calais which should help with traffic moving across the border through Atlantica.
An Austrian researcher at conference organized by the Atlantica Centre for Energy says the right mix of resources and technology exist for Atlantica to stoke stoves with an alternative to oil, and he suggests New Brunswick is well positioned to be a wood pellet paradise.
A decision by New Brunswick to bail out an ailing golf course is another example of governmetn stepping where it shouldn't. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill says it is taxpayers who end up out the money.
The need to adapt our thinking on international trade to reflect the reality of the 21st century is examined in this Commentary.
The article comments on the AIMS report 'Good Enough for Government Work' with views from Director of Research Ian Munro.