Unions strike new note: Organized labour confronts the financial crisis
As The National Post examined what it called the new union movement, it turned to AIMS for perspective.
North Shore wants role in Gateway initiative
AIMS President, Brian Lee Crowley, warns Northern New Brunswickers that a thorough cost/benefit analysis should take place before spending on infrastructure.
N.B. needs tax cuts now
AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill praises the New Brunswick government for its commitment to reduce income taxes indicating that this move will mark the province as one of the most competitive in the country and will help the economy to rebound.
Who’s in charge at public utility?
As controversy erupts in New Brunswick about the pay and bonuses for senior NB Power executives, AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill has one piece of advice; sell the crown corporation.
Should NB Power execs take pay cut?
AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains why the average New Brunswicker is upset with a salary increase to the head of the provincially owned power utility.
N.B. legislature committee calls for income tax cuts, hike in HST
An all-party committee of the New Brunswick legislature appears to have listened to AIMS. Its report on tax reform mirrors much of the material AIMS submitted to the committee earlier this year. AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley says there is stimulative value to cutting taxes particularly in a time of such economic uncertainty.
Report: Rethink minimum wage
The first in the four part AIMS Labour Market Commentary Series gained attention across the country. This article is from the Chronicle-Herald in Nova Scotia.
Grading schools means changing expectations
This week the New Brunswick government followed AIMS' advice and started publishing school by school student achievement results. In this editorial, AIMS educational research was cited as proof that publishing school results on standardized testing and teacher assigned grades improves the quality of education.
Standardized testing pays off for N.B. schools
Parents and students in New Brunswick have a new tool to help improve public education. The province is now releasing a report card of school by school results on how students do in provincial tests. In this op-ed, AIMS Senior Policy Analyst Bobby O'Keefe says it's a first step, the next is to push for local control and choice so the school community can use the information to improve student achievement.
Remind me again how gas regulation is “working”?
Gas price regulation costs money and we're the ones paying. That's the conclusion of a report commissioned by the Nova Scotia government. When the same government announced it will continue gas price regulation, AIMS Senior Policy Analyst Bobby O'Keefe had to ask why. The resulting op-ed appeared in newspapers across the province.