Factoring Ourselves Out
Labour, capital and technology - all are in short supply in Atlantic Canada as a result of public policies better suited to the late 20th century and not the early 21st.
NB’s incentive for students off base
The New Brunswick government is offering a $2,000 tuition credit for university students next year as a means of making post-secondary education more affordable. However, AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill says the program won't really accomplish its goal.
A ray of hope for Atlantic Canada
Put away the tin cup! AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill applauds the new premier of New Brunswick in this op/ed that appeared in the National Post. He says more Atlantic Canadian premiers need to get the message that self-sufficiency should be the goal.
The Brick on the Scale
How Equalization weighs heavily on us all. Senate Standing Committee on National Finance turns to AIMS for insight and expertise.
Grano Series – Whither Europe?
The Grano Speaker Series for 2006-07
Powering the future: the price must be right
Energy experts agree the potential exists for NB Power to export to power-hungry states such as Massachusetts and Connecticut, however, there are also words of caution. AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill suggests that while the idea is a good one, NB Power may not be in the best position to act on it.
Is Somalia the Next Afghanistan?
History is repeating itself in the Horn of Africa. AIMS Security and Defence Intern Alex Wilner outlines how the recent rise of Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union (ICU) is strikingly similar to the path pursued by the Taliban in its march to power in the 1990s. The danger for Canada, Wilner argues, is that both fundamentalist groups have ties to international terrorism. Might Canadian soldiers head to Somalia in the coming decade?
Australians can find public education reform in Canada
AIMS Fellow in Public Education Reform is making news in Australia. Given that 75 per cent of Australian voters rate education as very important in determining who gets their vote, it's clear that the politicians will use education as an issue in next year's election. This article in The Australian talks about what needs to be done to improve public education in that country and uses McBeath's work as an example.
In our view: It’s government’s duty to remain proactive but also to avoid unnecessary extravagance
In this editorial that appeared in Fredericton's Daily Gleaner, the paper uses a comment from AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill to make the point that it is time to aggressively recruit students for that province's post-secondary institutions.
Universities must take business approach to forge ahead
Although a large number of people continue to obtain a post-secondary education, many post-secondary institutions are grappling with the challenge of a declining population, the reality of a changing learning environment and an economy that is demanding a different type of worker. In this article in Fredericton's Daily Gleaner, AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill talked to reporter Mark Taylor about post-secondary institutions and where he thinks post-secondary education is headed.