This article in New Brunswick's Telegraph-Journal mirrors research conducted by AIMS. The civil service in Atlantic Canada is too large. The Telegraph-Journal turned to AIMS for an explanation of the extra weight such a bloated bureaucracy places on our economy.
The Canadian Labour Congress is telling the provincial governments not to sign on to the TILMA, recently signed between BC and Alberta. AIMS points out such a suggestion is short-sighted and provinces are better off signing this interprovincial free trade deal early.
This columnist in The Guardian on PEI, directs Premier Ghiz to the AIMS website and an AIMS policy briefing with David MacKinnon on Equalization.
This edition of The Beacon looks at public sector education and choice; examines interprovincial free trade; defines Atlantica; and much more.
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research, writes this OpEd for The Guardian that speaks to the government's 4.4 cent reduction in the provincial tax on gasoline. As he explains, the government should take the extra step and eliminate gas price regulation.
Atlantic Business magazine invited AIMS to comment on Atlantic innovation and how we compare in a global setting. In this op/ed which appeared in the July edition of the magazine, Acting President Charles Cirtwill suggests that the region is a bit averse to risk, which is a drawback.
The interim report of the CanAm Connections project was released in July of 2006. The next report is expected in the Spring of 2008.
English writer Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the West’s loss of moral conviction.
In his regular fortnightly column, Charles Cirtwill examines prescription drug policy in Canada's public health care system, and has a few suggestions.
This Commentary evaluates various offensive approaches proving invaluable in the global struggle against terrorism.