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Rob from the rich? Not if you want to help the poor, especially in the Third World.

By | March 9th, 2005|In the Media|

There is no mystery as to what makes business work, in the Third World or any other. International development policies that turn a blind eye to ravening and corrupt local governments, and try to make up for the damage caused by those governments by supplying capital and other services that properly functioning markets would easily provide on their own, are doomed to failure. Canada and other rich nations should concentrate our efforts on finding ways to get local governments to behave in ways that are less destructive and corrupt and more open and accountable - real, enforceable property rights, the rule of law, functioning and accesible courts, anti-corruption policies and fair and predictable regulation will go farther than western cash.

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Paul Martin Flubs Leadership Test on Missile Defence

By | March 9th, 2005|In the Media|

Paul Martin needed to show leadership on missile defence. In a commentary on CBC National Radio, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley says the Prime Minister flubbed the test on two counts. First by giving the Americans the impression Canada would participate and then reneging and second by not convincing opponents that it is in Canada's best interest to support the initiative.

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Why some provinces do better on the AIMS’ high school report card

By | March 9th, 2005|In the Media|

It is fitting that the third AIMS’ report card on Atlantic Canadian high schools is being released only a few months after the latest international data from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). In 2001, the Atlantic Provinces ranked seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th out of the ten Canadian provinces on the international assessments in reading, math and science. In 2003, only Newfoundland and Labrador has escaped the basement -sitting at either 5th or 6th out of ten depending on the measure – with the other three provinces busily rearranging the deck chairs.

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Are anti-terrorist regulations trumping commerce in North America?

By | March 1st, 2005|In the Media|

In the post September 11th era the focus being placed on security is understandable and necessary. Transactions crossing international borders must be secured and free of terrorist threats. On the other side of the equation lies the concern of retailers and distributors who depend on a well managed an efficient border so that delays don’t drive up costs and threaten business opportunities for the Atlantica region.

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Illusoire déséquilibre

By | February 27th, 2005|In the Media|

Les provinces croient qu'elles peuvent camoufler leur intention de faire main basse sur les surplus d'Ottawa derrière de grands principes en disant qu'elles veulent régler le " déséquilibre fiscal ". Mais plus on cherche ce déséquilibre, plus il apparaît illusoire.

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Ottawa’s surplus should equate to lower taxes, not more hand-outs to the provinces.

By | February 23rd, 2005|In the Media|

Ottawa should turn a deaf ear to provincial demands for more money. The provinces have adequate resources at their disposal. Ottawa’s surpluses are the proper reward to the federal government of its fiscal rectitude, and while it is certainly the case that Ottawa taxes us too heavily, that is an argument for Ottawa to cut taxes, not to transfer its excess tax take to the provinces. In his regular column, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley suggests that if provinces want more money from taxpayers, they should have to raise it through taxation and be democratically accountable for that decision.

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AIMS Paper Gives Atlantic Canadian Finances a “C”

By | February 22nd, 2005|In the Media|

In a report released Monday, AIMS stamped Nova Scotia's 2004/2005 finances with C/C+ because of poor financial planning. "Although the province ended 2003/2004 in reasonably good fiscal health, its grade is reduced by a high-spending, tax-raising 2004/2005 budget that is hardly conducive to promoting a healthy environment for economic growth," said the report's author David Murrell, an economist at the University of New Brunswick. Read this piece from the Chronicle Herald to learn more.

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Nova Scotia premier invests wisely upon sale of assets

By | February 9th, 2005|In the Media|

If you sell the house to buy the groceries you will soon have neither shelter nor food. It is this simple concept that Nova Scotia Premier John Hamm has understood and applied to the $830-million that Nova Scotia is expected to immediately receive as a result of the offshore accord just signed with the federal government. In his regular column, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley applauds Premier Hamm for securing real long term gain from the sale of Nova Scotia's offshore assets and avoiding the potential economic and political pitfalls of attempting to spend or invest the $830 million.

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M. Florida et l’hiver: Qu’on ne se trompe pas sur ce qui rend une ville attrayante. AIMS dans La Presse.

By | January 30th, 2005|In the Media|

Dans sa chronique mensuelle dans La Presse, Brian Lee Crowley, président de AIMS, notait que Richard Florida, gourou à la mode de la vie urbaine, était de passage à Montréal, avec tout le brouhaha qui accompagne ordinairement une vedette des médias. Dommage que ce gars-là ne sache pas faire la différence entre la cause et l'effet dans ce qui rend une ville attrayante, dans ce qui incite les gens à vouloir y vivre. Et puisque ses idées influencent beaucoup de monde par les temps qui courent, le moment est propice pour examiner plus en profondeur ce qu'il dit.

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Getting there from here, the test case for Open Skies

By | January 26th, 2005|In the Media|

Good quality and low-cost air links are indispensable to any plan to build the economy. This is why AIMS President Brian Crowley puts forward in his latest column a modest proposal for Ottawa to consider: Let's make Atlantic Canada a test case for open skies. Let Air Iceland and Continental and Northwest and anybody else who can meet our safety standards fly without restriction into this region. Let them pick up passengers wherever they like, and let them decide what destinations they offer to attract customers. Read the full article to see how this idea has helped Ireland, among others, turn around their struggling economy and how the concerns about protecting our “national carrier” are easily overcome.

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