Atlantica makes Ottawa debut
AIMS presentation before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking and Trade attracted attention in Ottawa, when it explained that its Atlantica concept isn't just good for Atlantic Canada, it's good for the nation.
A Big Bet on Natural Gas
Last year, the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies published a paper on LNG, which pointed out that liquefied natural gas offered a huge opportunity to Atlantic Canada and Atlantica. However, author Angela Tu-Weissenberg said that opportunity was fleeting and there was a lot of competition. This article in The New York Times proves her point.
You Don’t Know What You’ve Got Till It’s Gone
In this op/ed in The New York Post, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains the real reason why brand-name drugs cost less in Canada. In reply to an ad campaign by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) urging Congress to legalize the importation of prescription drugs from Canada, Crowley explains the reason isn't simply price controls. And he tells Americans to be very careful what they wish for.
U.S. border plan likely on hold
It's been an ongoing debate since 9-11, and a major concern to supporters of Atlantica. However, as reported in this Globe and Mail story, it now looks as though implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative will be delayed.
Consultant applauds LNG co-operation
In the ongoing LNG debate in Atlantic Canada, one of the most quoted works is AIMS' paper, "Casting a cold eye on LNG: The real possibilities and pitfall for Atlantic Canada". Author Angela Tu-Weissenberger talks about the need for cooperation among the provinces. It's a message she is bringing directly to Saint John as the guest speaker at a city reception this week.
Trade action plan sought: Group aims to examine Atlantica concept
Mayors from around Atlantic Canada have endorsed the Atlantica concept, and have vowed to work on a plan to make it happen.
Open Letter to Halifax Regional School Board
AIMS is giving the Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) one more chance to do the right thing. While school boards around the province have complied with a ruling earlier this year to provide information to AIMS and the public, the HRSB continues to do battle. In an effort to keep the fight out of the courts, AIMS has made one last appeal to the board superintendent.
Want efficient trade? Support cross border and transportation corridors
The time has come to drag Atlantic Canada back to shore. That's according to Globe and Mail columnist Neil Reynolds who says it's time to support AIMS' concept of Atlantica and that includes better cross border and transportation corridors.
Job market’s changing; can government adapt?
AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley's remarks to the closed door meeting of Canada's deputy ministers prompted this column by Brian Flemming in The Daily News. Flemming concludes that he hopes the Deputy Ministers were listening to what AIMS had to say and will follow through.