Former Liberal New Brunswick Premier Frank McKenna is talking a familiar line for AIMS. In a speech to a Halifax audience, McKenna called for major tax reform including cuts to personal and corporate income taxes, while increasing sales tax. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill says it's the only way for the region to remain competitive.
This report in the Sackville Tribune Post explains why Sackville residents appear to have the highest municipal tax burden in New Brunswick.
Although a third border crossing in St. Stephen - Calais is under construction and should facilitate increased volumes of traffic in the region, structural problems at the Ferry Point Bridge will reduce the flow of trucks for the summer. This situation highlights the importance of truck traffic in the Atlantica region and the need for infrastructure that will permit the greatest flow of traffic with ease.
A new exhibit at the Maine Discovery Museum may have been set up to teach people about the history of Maine and trade, but it's also a lesson in why the Atlantica concept is such an important one to the future of the region.
More natural gas from offshore Nova Scotia may soon be headed to the Northeastern United States. Maritimes and Northeast Pipelines have announced plans to increase its pipeline capacity to move natural gas from the Deep Panuke project to market in the U.S.
This editorial in The National Post draws on AIMS depth of research to make the point that equalization is doing more harm to Canada than good.
AIMS' Interm Municipal Report Card for New Brunswick made headlines around the province. In Saint John, the provincia newspaper published the highlights on its front page.
For more than a decade AIMS has been publishing research that shows Canada's equalization programme is anything but equal. Now as Ontario faces the brink of becoming an equalization receiving province, others are finally understanding. This column in The National Post uses AIMS' research to make its point.
The release of AIMS interim Municipal Report Card for New Brunswick had people checking the data and doing comparisons. This article published by the Times & Transcript takes a look at average tax bills.
Shawn Berry of the Daily Gleaner reviews Fredericton's results in the New Brunswick Interim Municipal Report Card. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out that it is up to citizens to decide whether they're getting value for their tax dollars.