In this op/ed AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill gives Nova Scotians some big ideas to think about. He explains that looking to Ottawa for more cash is not the way to the New Nova Scotia promised in the last election.
In this front page article from the Telegraph Journal, AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill was called upon to explain how Atlantic Provinces have an opportunity to lead the way in Canadian health care.
AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill made headlines when called upon by the Halifax Daily News to clarify Nova Scotia’s equalization options following the 2007 federal budget.
This article from The Bangor Daily News discusses a letter from Canadian Ambassador to the US Michael Wilson to US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher giving reasons for Canadian government opposition to LNG tankers travelling through Head Harbour Passage.
This op/ed by AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro points out the folly of inter-provincial trade barriers in Canada. He says BC and Alberta have the right idea with the "TILMA" and the Atlantic region should sign on.
Talk of ploughing $400 million into the Atlantic Gateway has reached thunderous levels in advance of the Canadian federal budget, but in this op/ed AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill points out that while there's much to do for the Atlantic Gateway, the major items have little to do with money.
Following the New Brunswick budget, the Telegraph-Journal contacted AIMS Director of Research Ian Munro to explain what the government could have done better. This op/ed explains the government should have and could have cut taxes.
This front page article from the Times and Transcript draws on AIMS’ analysis of 2006 census data to clarify the picture for the province of New Brunswick. Acting President Charles Cirtwill gives public policy solutions that could help population growth.
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research, was asked to be on hand as the New Brunswick government unveiled its budget for 2007/08. This article from the front page of the Telegraph Journal’s business section includes analysis from Munro on proposed tax increases. He indicates that the business tax measures could have been avoided had the government been more serious about cutting expenditures.
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research shows how New Brunswick’s latest provincial budget is leading New Brunswickers more down the garden path then on the road to self-sufficiency in this op/ed from the Times and Transcript. He points out that New Brunswick’s economy will see an end to its recent good performance if it goes through with the tax increases proposed in the budget.