Taxpayers urged to question deficit
As New Brunswick prepares to table its budget, residents are being warned to expect a deficit of $800 million. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says New Brunswick tax-payers should be concerned and asking some tough questions.
Cost and Consequences of Government Health-Care Decision Making
As the United States again debates the merits of publicly funded health care, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley cautions not to repeat the mistakes of the Canadian health care system. His reamarks to an international conference on health reform in Washington, D.C. are highlighted in this blog posting.
Alternative energy options abound
New Brunswick claims it is open for business as it looks for the private sector to take the lead on establishing wind power in the province.
High taxes costly for N.B.
New Brunswickers' high income earners are taxed at a higher rate than those in other Canadian provinces. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains how this may be one of the factors delaying growth in the province's economy.
Heavy bureaucracy
New Brunswick's civil service is among the largest per capita in the country. AIMS Research Manager, Bobby O'Keefe explains how that statistic may indicate over-management.
The Beacon – 04 March 2009
From the Atlantic Gateway to the recession to gasoline price regulation to reference pricing - this Beacon has a little bit of everything.
Government: In search of the real Harper
In this article in Canadian Business, writer John Gray asks, based on the Tory budget, whether Prime Minister Stephen Harper has pulled the ultimate about-face. One of the opinion leaders he turned to was AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley.
Follow or Get Out of the Way: Why the public sector can not and should not lead the charge for the Atlantic Gateway
This Commentary explores the Atlantic Gateway and the Gateway Fund and explains who should lead each initiative.
Use as Needed
This paper examines the practice of "Reference Pricing". Basically it’s a method used to control spending on prescription drugs by public and private insurance systems. Under this approach, drugs which are judged to be interchangeable are classified in therapeutic classes, and a reimbursement ceiling is set up for the whole class.
AIMS: N.S., N.B. deal may stifle other agreements
As Nova Scotia and New Brunswick sign an agreement to allow for free movement of goods and services, AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill cautions as it makes it difficult to then promote national agreements.