A change is gonna come
Progress magazine turned its attention to AIMS in its September edition. In an indepth interview AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley reviewed the institute's first 10 years; its work, its successes and its future.
Don’t hold your breath for gas tax cuts: experts
In this story, carried by the national news wire service, The Canadian Press, reporter Murray Brewster examines the call by consumers to lower the tax on gasoline. Among the experts he turned to was AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley.
Facing the Future: The state of education in our province
The Halifax Chamber of Commerce’s magazine Business Voice features the first of a two part series on education in its September edition and it turned first to AIMS for insight on education in the region. “Most people have this intuitive sense that our education system isn’t delivering the goods. And the data supports that belief.” AIMS vice president Charles Cirtwill told the magazine.
Long-term Planning
Progress magazine publisher Neville Gilfoy dedicates his September column to Atlantica and how the recent election of a US businessman to the executive of the Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce is a step in the right direction.
Good News for Atlantica
Roads, bridges, and crossings are important infrastructure to ensure Atlantica is prepared for its role in free trade and globalization. As the oft-forgotten corner of the North American continent, such asphalt and steel was frequently neglected due to the lack of money for proper maintenance and upgrades. That’s beginning to change in the US northeast, an integral link in the Atlantica chain. The US Congress has approved a comprehensive, six-year, highway spending bill which includes billions of dollars for transportation projects in Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York and New Hampshire.
Oceanex Emerging as a Significant Atlantic Carrier
The Port of Halifax is the front door to Atlantica. In the post-Panamax era, Halifax can be the first port of call for the mega container ships using the Suez Canal route from Asia to North America. But the back door of the port is just as important to Atlantica. Short sea shipping will move the containers to the major North American markets & to Atlantica ports. This article from Investors Digest examines one home-grown company that is a short sea shipping success.
Looting Ontario to undermine poor provinces
Equalization doesn't work. In this op-ed article in The Toronto Star, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley and AIMS director of research services Bruce Winchester spell it out, clearly and definitively. They explain that the money Ottawa takes to help other provinces, is actually harming those provinces. And they suggest change will only come when Ontarians stop being so timid and apologetic about demanding real reform of Canada's regional transfers.
Atlantic Canada well-served by AIMS
In the second of this two part series, Moncton Times-Transcript columnist Norbert Cunningham concludes his review of AIMS, its accomplishments, successes and contributions. He congratulates the institute on its 10th anniversary and for winning the 2005 Templeton Freedom Award for Institute Excellence.
Taking aim at Atlantic Canada’s think-tank
In this first of a two part series, Times-Transcript columnist Norbert Cunningham remembers the birth of AIMS and pays tribute to the independence of the work it has done through its first ten years.
Individual schools should be given more control over finances.
AIMS brought one of North America's top educators to the PEI Task Force on Student Achievement. You could hear a pin drop as Angus McBeath, superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools, shared with the task force members his experience and success making the Edmonton school system one of the best in the country. Mr. McBeath's comments prompted several newspaper articles, including this one that explains that the purse strings need to be taken out of the hands of the central office.