The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) and the Frontier Centre for Public Policy on Monday released their first Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools, which ranks high schools from Manitoba and Saskatchewan based on the AIMS model, which has been used in Atlantic Canada for almost a decade.
Rural schools seem to be faring better than city schools in a report from the Frontier Centre for Public Policy and the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Garth Materie on CBC Saskatchewan's Blue Sky.
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Marilyn Maki of CBC Winnipeg on Noon Hour.
Audio: AIMS Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools is discussed. David Seymour, Senior Policy Analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy was interviewed by Rob Carnie on 800CHAB's The Heartland at Noon.
While Saskatchewan was happy to hand over data on school performance, including average marks for schools, Manitoba Education Minister Nancy Allan refused to provide basic data to the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, which recently completed a report card on high schools in Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
The people of Melford, NS, have seen many proposed projects fail. AIMS President Charles Cirtwill would like to see the proposed container terminal project go ahead.
University funding is discussed by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and AIMS President Charles Cirtwill, who encourages bursaries, loans and debt relief.
As the Ontario Chamber of Commerce joins Alberta in pushing for equalization reform, fellow critics wonder if Ottawa will finally listen to their concerns.
Four Nova Scotia MLAs were recently charged with various criminal offences related to a few thousand dollars. They were charged, but now the NS government won't look into look into historical spending without specific criminal complaints. Criminal complaints did not spur the initial review. AIMS President Charles Cirtwill explains why a review is necessary.