An AIMS paper on the developing problems within our workforce caused by the shifting demographics caused by the baby boomers prompted numerous comments from across the country, including this one in the Miramichi Leader.
With provincial governments in Atlantic Canada talking about running budget deficits, Nova Scotia NDP Leader Darrell Dexter and AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill found themselves preaching the same message. They both warn against deficit financing.
This story by The Associated Press highlights the Danforth wind project in Maine, the largest wind-power facility in Atlantica.
The National Post turned to AIMS Senior Fellow in Post-Secondary Education, Kelvin Ogilvie, as it examined the strike at York University. He said universities need to return to their core missions.
As US President Barack Obama prepares to take the oath of office, this story in the Telegraph-Journal examines what affect the new administration could have on New Brunswick. AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explains reopening NAFTA is a concern.
Have municipalities made a big mistake by amalgamating into mega-cities? AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill says the evidence was there all along to say yes. In this op-ed, requested by Halifax Magazine, Cirtwill makes the case for de-malgamation.
AIMS' paper by Jim McNiven on Canada's labour shortage attracted attention acorss the country, including this editorial in the Daily Commercial News and Construction Corner Blog, a national publication.
NB Liquor stirs up controversy as it announces it will sell a bargain priced beer all year long under the crown corporation. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says it's another example of why NB Liquor should be privatized.
New Brunswick's population is among the oldest in Canada and that trend does not appear to be changing any time in the near future. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says it is too late to fix the problem but government can do a few things to help alter the situation.
AIMS paper on the developing workforce problem prompted this posting on the Aging Workforce News weblog.