The Nova Scotia government unveiled a new Pharmacare program that will lessen the financial burden of prescription drugs for low-income earners. While many are lauding the move, others say that all Nova Scotians should have full prescrition drug coverage.
A proposed port in Maine could see major economic benefits in Saint John. AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill notes that although ports in Halifax, Sydney and the Strait of Canso may see a new port as competition, projected container traffic from Asia will likely keep all the area's ports busy.
In his fortnightly column in the Chronicle-Herald, AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill takes aim at a lethargic Nova Scotia. He notes that too often habit drives the political process. As a result we get stuck in a rut instead of pioneering new solutions. He says that we all have to stop looking for other people to give us the answers and start coming up with them ourselves.
A new political party in Atlantic Canada is again raising the idea of the political union of the four Atlantic provinces. It prompted a reporter at the Charlottetown Guardian to review the possibility, and he turned to AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro for comment. Munro suggests the concept is politically unrealistic and wouldn't necessarily provide any economic benefits.
The executive director of the Association of Seafood Producers of Newfoundland & Labrador asks whether Canada has the nerve to fix the fishery.
When dissecting the details of the $634-million federal infrastructure announcement the Cape Breton Post turned to AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill. The result is this editorial, in which Cirtwill points out that the federal government is re-using some of its past promises.
Business leaders in New Brunswick met in Woodstock to discuss the potential benefits of a proposed East-West toll road in Maine. The road represents a significant improvement in infrastructure and may ease transport between New Bruswick and western markets. It also showcases the benefits focusing on Atlantica as a region. An investment in infrastructure in the U.S. can have serious economic benefits on the Canadian side of the border.
Comments by AIMS once again sparked debate and led to this editorial in the Halifax Daily News. AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill noted that many of the federal government's recent infrastructure promises have been delivered to Nova Scotia before.
The federal government plans to invest $634-million in Nova Scotia's infrastructure. AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill welcomes the investment in infrastructure, but questions whether government-to-government transfers is the most effective way to fund such projects.
The reports prepared for the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration.