Patrons of Terror get a Free Ride
In this op/ed published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, AIMS' Intern in Security and Defence Policy takes a look at the latest developments in the Middle East. Alex Wilner suggests the latest UN resolution does little more than provide a half time break for the Hezbollah - Israeli conflict.
Going Public on What is Private
The first Background Paper produced by the Canadian Health Care Consensus Group (CHCCG) indicates such disagreements could be dissipated rather quickly, if people just defined what it is they mean by the two terms. "Going Public on What is Private" shows that people confuse the payment for the service with the supply of the service when entering the public versus private fray.
Qu’est-ce qui est public? Qu’est-ce qui est privé?
En quoi est-ce important?
What is Public? What is Private?
And why does it matter?
Real choice should trump medicare monopoly
In this exclusive comment to The Globe and Mail, AIMS Fellow in Health Care Policy, Dr. David Zitner, points out people are more important than medicare. He delivers a message to delegates of the upcoming CMA convention, don't confuse care with delivery. Zitner reminds doctors their first obligation is to do no harm to their patients, not to government programs.
Debating the value of education
As campaigning begins in earnest in New Brunswick, this editorial in the provincial edition of the Telegraph - Journal urges the political leaders to listen to AIMS. The editor says education should be at the forefront of the election campaign, and the debate should be about how the government spends its education dollars, not how much it spends.
Focus debate on education
A Statistics Canada study on education spending prompted AIMS vice president Charles Cirtwill to look beyond the dollars and cents. In this opinion piece which appeared in the Telegraph-Journal he explains it's not how much you spend, but how you spend it.
Money not cure-all for education system
With a provincial election called in New Brunswick reporters turn to potential issues and among the most pressing is education. In this front page article, reporter David Shipley turned to AIMS for insight and was told voters should look beyond the dollars to the results when considering education policy.
Show me the money
Conference Board of Canada study another attempt to justify more tax dollars to big cities.
As education spending rises, student performance falls
While provincial governments were patting their backs following the release of a Statistics Canada report that shows provinces are spending more on education, AIMS VP Charles Cirtwill went beyond the cash. In this article, he says it's time to stop counting the cash and start measuring the results.