In this op-ed, Juanita Spencer argues that shifting equalization funds from provinces to people would achieve our constitutional commitments and goals, and provide incentives encouraging local governments to meet local demands.
[VIDEO] AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill joins Ezra Levant on The Source to discuss the recent changes to EI and how they impact the Maritimes.
As Ottawa plans to pull funding from 50-odd regional development organizations, an AIMS report questions if they are necessary, or if there is a better way to provide localized investment advice.
AIMS President Charles Cirtwill and others offer insight as to how new Conservative EI policy will affect Atlantic Canadians, on CBC Information Morning.
AIMS' idea of giving federal equalization payments directly to individuals, instead of provincial or municipal governments, has some merit, according to CBRM Mayor John Morgan.
As the Conservative government plans to introduce more stringent rules as to what kind of jobs EI recipients should be prepared to accept, AIMS President Charles Cirtwill is concerned the measures will be aimed at punishing employees, not employers.
AIMS suggests local governments advocate for federal cash transfer payments to be made to individual citizens, not provinces.
A new report from the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies observes that now is the ideal time to test an alternative funding model for Nova Scotia universities going forward.
A new report on gas regulation says the system has saved consumers money, but an AIMS report challenges that.
As the federal government moves away from maintaining Nova Scotia's old lighthouses, AIMS Communications Officer Paige MacPherson proposes communities step up and maintain them independently.