Eaux troubles
En Eaux troubles, Brian Lee Crowley, président de Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, écrit: "Nous devrions payer les véritables coûts de notre eau, mais non pas les coûts de monopoleurs satisfaits d'eux-mêmes. "
Port of Charleston looks at transportation infrastructure to compete.
The ports of Atlantica aren't the only ones in North America vying for the title of Gateway to the Heartland. However, usually one looks at the ports on the west coast of the continent as the competition. That's not always the case, and definitely won't be the case if South Carolina has its way.
Just Tinkering with EI won’t make it better.
In this editorial, The Globe and Mail picked up on a persistent message from AIMS that the Employment Insurance program needs revamping. It refers to AIMS' work and concludes a little tweaking just won't solve the problems of the EI program.
Atlantica at Canadian Marine Pilots’ Association Conference
It was the first ever conference for the Canadian Marine Pilots' Association, and Atlantica was front and centre. In this article, from Canadian Sailings magazine, journalist Julie Gedeon explains the golden opportunity that has been presented to the International Northeast, which we call Atlantica.
Post-Panamax containerization presents new port challenges
Global containerization is expected to double over the next decade. In this article in Canadian Sailings, Julie Gedeon explains that container flow to North America is predicted to soar by 75 per cent from 41.1 million TEUs to 72 million TEUs by 2015. It's a golden opportunity for Atlantica.
Facing up to our drinking problem.
Most of us expect the highest quality drinking water, for the lowest possible price. In his fortnightly column, Brian Lee Crowley points out that expectation is unrealistic. We have to start paying the true cost of this resource. This column appeared in the Moncton Times-Transcript, while a slightly different version appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald.
The Road to Private U
AIMS' latest paper on private universities prompted Daily News columnist Brian Flemming to examine the possibilities in his regular weekly column. He says the time has come to think seriously about privatization, and King's College is a prime candidate.
Medicare: Status quo argument ailing
In his fortnightly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley provides some economics-based insight into the health care debate. And he points out that we should leave the medicine to those trained in medicine, and the economics to those trained in economics. As he puts it, "Just as no one should want to be treated by a doctor who claims to have learned his or her medicine in economics journals, we should avoid getting our health care economics from medical journals."
East-West highway for Atlantica is a US priority.
It is the Main Street for Atlantica - a highway from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Watertown, New York. The US government has just announced million sof dollars in funding and put the east-west portion of that main street from Calais, Maine to New York on its high priority corridor map.
Panelists promote ‘Atlantica’ concept
Canadian Sailings, a magazine of transportation and trade logistics, featured Atlantica in its October 3rd edition. In an article by Tom Peters, Atlantica is described as the intersection of three powerful trade relationships - NAFTA, EU-NAFTA, and the Suez Express.