Bureaucratic Bloat: New Brunswick’s civil service ranks as one of the largest per capita in Canada
This article in New Brunswick's Telegraph-Journal mirrors research conducted by AIMS. The civil service in Atlantic Canada is too large. The Telegraph-Journal turned to AIMS for an explanation of the extra weight such a bloated bureaucracy places on our economy.
Labour group urges N.S. to reject trade deal
The Canadian Labour Congress is telling the provincial governments not to sign on to the TILMA, recently signed between BC and Alberta. AIMS points out such a suggestion is short-sighted and provinces are better off signing this interprovincial free trade deal early.
Have we fostered a dependency habit?
This columnist in The Guardian on PEI, directs Premier Ghiz to the AIMS website and an AIMS policy briefing with David MacKinnon on Equalization.
The Beacon, 11 July 2007
This edition of The Beacon looks at public sector education and choice; examines interprovincial free trade; defines Atlantica; and much more.
Gasoline pricing: the aspirin helps, but radical surgery is really what’s needed
Ian Munro, AIMS Director of Research, writes this OpEd for The Guardian that speaks to the government's 4.4 cent reduction in the provincial tax on gasoline. As he explains, the government should take the extra step and eliminate gas price regulation.
No pain, no gain
Atlantic Business magazine invited AIMS to comment on Atlantic innovation and how we compare in a global setting. In this op/ed which appeared in the July edition of the magazine, Acting President Charles Cirtwill suggests that the region is a bit averse to risk, which is a drawback.
NorthEast CanAm Connections:
The interim report of the CanAm Connections project was released in July of 2006. The next report is expected in the Spring of 2008.
The Paradoxes of Cultural Confidence: Is Western culture in decline?
English writer Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the West’s loss of moral conviction.
Drug coverage policies a prescription for disaster
In his regular fortnightly column, Charles Cirtwill examines prescription drug policy in Canada's public health care system, and has a few suggestions.
The Best Defence is a Terrific Offence
This Commentary evaluates various offensive approaches proving invaluable in the global struggle against terrorism.