Health plan slammed
As NS Premier Dexter opposes the federal plan to pay health transfers to the provinces on a per capita basis, AIMS points out there is already unequal health care, but this plan will create more divergence.
Universities should cut at administrative level, think-tank urges
Nova Scotia universities should make cuts at the administrative level to deal with reduced government funding, says AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill.
Alward Conservatives to look at gas regulation
Gas regulation in New Brunswick will be reviewed in 2012. A study by AIMS says that gas price regulation has cost New Brunswick drivers over nine million dollars.
April in Review
AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is featured in the 2011 Review.
Gas regulation scheme faces 2012 review
The NB government will review the gas regulation system in 2012 as retailers complain weekly price settings cost them while consumers enjoyed 5 years of prices below the Canadian average. A 2009 AIMS report saying the regulation of gasoline prices has cost NB drivers about $9.4 million is referenced.
Some schools in Chignecto-Central get a very low ranking
Audio: The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools is discussed. CBC interviews a local superintendent and a concerned parent with accountability concerns.
Demanding more money – again
AIMS Research Fellow David MacKinnon argues that PEI needs to ensure they approach other Canadians for financial support in an informed way, showing understanding of the circumstances of the people they are seeking money from - none of which is present in the PEI government's recent appeal to Ottawa.
Still awaiting response
Adam Davies from Pugwash writes that the school board and elected officials must acknowledge the findings in AIMS' Ninth Annual Report Card on Atlantic Canadian High Schools and offer an explanation if they wish to remain relevant.
Special Report on Education
The ninth annual AIMS Atlantic Canadian High School Report Card tackles the question: How to make progress? View three op-eds on the topic by AIMS staff and contributors.
Average does not fit all
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill argues that there's no crisis in education and that's the underlying problem. Our public education system isn't bad, but remains largely inflexible to individual need and special circumstances.