At the 23rd Annual International Submerged Lands Management Conference in Halifax, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was asked to present the arguments for a shift from traditional public ownership/trustee arrangements to a regime of mixed public and private property for the management of the seabed.
The debate over pharmaceutical prices is once again heating up as the re-importation issue gains more traction in the lead-up to the US elections. At a conference on drug re-importation sponsored by the Maine Public Policy Institute, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was asked to explain why drug prices are lower in Canada
The Ontario and Federal governments are proposing to give hundreds of millions of dollars to Ford Canada to encourage that firm to build a new car plant in southern Ontario. But do these subsidies produce real value for consumers and taxpayers, or do they enrich companies, their managers and their employees at everyone else's expense? At the invitation of CBC Radio, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley argues, in this national Commentary piece, that these special deals lower our standard of living and distort the economy, while the main benefit goes to American consumers.
At the Canadian Institute's Atlantic Gas Symposium held on 20 July 2004 in Halifax, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to give a major address on opportunities in the offshore oil and gas industry on the east coast.
Invited by outgoing Mayor Brian Murphy of Moncton to speak opposite Jack Layton, leader of the federal New Democratic Party, in a friendly debate about the future of Atlantic Canada, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley presented an optimistic view of Atlantic Canada.
In this talk to a national convention of the Canadian Association of Food Banks sponsored by the Metro Halifax Food Bank, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley examines the obstacles to improving conditions for those on low-incomes.
In Acknowledging the Gaps in Our Knowledge Economy: A Call for Clear Thinking on High Tech in Nova Scotia, Dr. L. James Retallack investigates key issues and make suggestions to provide better starting points for understanding Nova Scotia's current situation and, ultimately, encourage the growth of the knowledge economy within the province.
In a speech before the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce, May 29, 2004, and September 1, 2004, in Bangor, Maine, and using a series of illustrative maps, Dr. Crowley outlines the historical impediments to economic integration and charts a new course for the success of the international northeast economic zone.
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley's remarks to The Public Review Panel examining issues related to the possible lifting of the offshore oil and gas exploration and development moratorium on Canada's west coast.
You Can Get There From Here is an invitation to all federal political parties to re-examine their past policies and declare how they intend to bring Atlantic Canada back into the nation’s economic mainstream.