Atlantica, Buffalo in particular, will be keeping a close watch on developments at the Department of Homeland Security after they cancelled their project for pre-clearance at the Peace Bridge crossing, reports this article by The Canadian Press.
AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill takes a look at public services versus public servants. In his fortnightly column in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Cirtwill ponders whether it is the service or the servant that needs protecting.
AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill was invited to provide the Telegraph Journal with insight on the economic situation of New Brunswickers following tax increases and power rate hikes. Cirtwill points out that while the amounts may seem relatively small for the average bread winner, they are detrimental to growth and tax payers in the long term.
AIMS delivers a one-two punch analysis of the economic well-being of New Brunswickers following tax increases and power rate hikes in this front page article from the Daily Gleaner. AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill and AIMS author David Murrell point out that while most taxpayers are seeing more money come in they are shelling more out and that those suffering the most are those on fixed incomes.
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS acting president, points out that rail has made significant strides and is poised to become a vital link for Atlantic Canada as the region moves towards increased trade. He notes that Atlantica, the Atlantic Gateway and intermodal transportation are all opportunities for the region.
AIMS senior policy analyst Bobby O’Keefe explains the differences between the performance of two Pictou County schools in this article from the New Glasgow News. O’Keefe shows how the report card can be used to determine what is happening in our schools, their weaknesses and their strengths.
In this column from the Winnipeg Free Press author Bryan Schwartz explains how over-equalization is keeping Manitoba down. Echoing AIMS research in “The Flypaper Effect”, Schwartz points out that much of the money originally destined to pay for vital public services is siphoned off by provincial bureaucrats bloating public service employee salaries to the detriment of those in need.
AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill was asked by the Daily Gleaner to explain the impact proposed increases to NB Power’s rates will have on business, investment and former New Brunswickers thinking of returning to the province. Cirtwill points out that the rate hike is untimely and will compound the negative effects of tax increases implemented in the Graham government’s budget.
Charles Cirtwill, AIMS acting president, tells the Times and Transcript that NB Power rate increases could not have come at a worse time and will be detrimental to the province’s business and investment climate due to broad based tax hikes introduced in the Graham government’s 2007 budget.
AIMS is thanked for analysis of the harmful effects of New Brunswick’s tax increases on the provincial economy in this letter to the Times and Transcript.