Technical Appendix: National Municipal Performance Report
This gives you the background and reference material for AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report.
National Municipal Performance Report
This report, featured in Macleans magazine, grades the performance of 31 of Canada's largest cities and capitals. The results help tell us whether we get value for the money we spend in municipal taxes.
From “C” to shining “C” – who measures up:
AIMS releases National Municipal Performance Report
Government takes the lead on population growth
New Brunswick cabinet minister Victor Boudreau uses AIMS research and quotes AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill as he explains his government's policy on population growth.
Why a little tax competition is a good thing: Maine is following in New Brunswick’s footsteps
New Brunswick's move to tax reform has prompted action from across the border. This op/ed by AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill published in The Globe and Mail explains why other jurisdictions need to follow suit.
The downturn . . . and after
In this Commentary, based on remarks to Finance Canada's 2009 Senior Managers' Retreat, Brian Lee Crowley says Canada could recover economically stronger than the US.
The end of the Ottawa-Quebec ‘Bidding War’
National Post writer Barbara Kay dedicates her column to Brian Lee Crowley's soon to be released book, "Fearless Symmetry".
Utility on the block: For sale Premier says Quebec meetings may include discussions on privatizing NB Power
With the New Brunswick government talking about the possible privatization of NB Power, reporters turned to AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill for expert comment. Cirtwill says sell the utility. "The challenge you have is government trying to run a business, but you don't have anyone in government with the credentials. They don't have experience operating private sector companies."
The Green, Green Shoots of Hope
Are they the weeds in the garden of recovery? AIMS Fellow in Financial Markets says the economic recovery hasn't yet sprouted.
The Beacon – 23 June 2009
From reforming EI to a reforming government, here's some of AIMS' lastest work.