Grandstanding on fish
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Roger Grimes’ is right, the fishery has not been managed in such a way as to maximize stocks and harvests in the long run. The reason? Unlike in most industries, the people who derive their livelihood from the resource don't own the resource, the government does. And the government derives little benefit from managing the fishery on a sustainable basis, but derives lots of benefit from allowing too many people to fish. Will Mr. Grimes constitutional amendment fix the problem? Not likely. Read the full commentary by AIMS’ President Brian Lee Crowley Grandstanding on Fish.
The Top Policy Challenges Facing Canada
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was again in 2003 a guest panellist at the annual retreat of senior managers of the federal Department of Finance that took place in Cornwall, Ontario. Four panellists were set the task of painting a picture for the Finance officials of the main policy challenges facing the country.
Work is still the best antidote to poverty
The key to reducing poverty is work, not welfare dependency. In this commentary from the Halifax Herald and Moncton Times & Transcript, AIMS’ President Brian Lee Crowley says the main obstacle to improving conditions for those on low-incomes is not the absence of jobs. On the contrary, industries around Atlantic Canada are getting increasingly exercised about looming labour shortages, and most employers tell pollsters they have real difficulty finding workers. It’s poorly designed social programs, both federal and provincial, that remain the biggest obstacle to helping people get back into the labour force and out of poverty.
International Think Tank Award Comes to Atlantic Canada for Fourth Time AIMS. Receives Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Policy Think Tank Work
Halifax - For the fourth time since its inception, the work of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies has been recognised by the international think tank community, through the Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for excellence [...]
International Think Tank Award Comes to Atlantic Canada for Fourth Time
AIMS Receives Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award for Excellence in Public Policy Think Tank Work
AIMS On-Line for mid May 2003
AIMS Receives its fourth Sir Antony Fisher International Memorial Award, Brian Lee Crowley issues the keynote “Call to Action” at the Nova Scotia Immigration Partnership Conference, promoting productivity and prosperity for Atlantic Canada and more.
Rags to Riches: If only governments would stop “helping” so much
Atlantic Canada can be put back onto the road to growth. Lower taxes and a favourable business climate will be central to such a strategy. But many of the well-meaning but destructive old government programmes that reward dependence and obstruct growth will have to go first.
The future of work in Nova Scotia: Why it’s so hard to find workers and what we can do about it
Brian Lee Crowley was a guest speaker at the Workforce Strategy Forum put on by the Aerospace and Defence Industry Association of Nova Scotia to look at strategies to deal with the industry’s growing labour shortages.
Cash for Cod: Missing the Great Big Picture
On April 24th Federal Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Robert Thibeault, announced the closure of the last remnants of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the northern cod fisheries. The economic impact on Newfoundland will be minimal, however the federal government is coming to the aid of rural communities with up to 25 million in make work programs.
Prosperity policy key for Atlantic Canadians, immigrants
Lots of people feel that, while immigration is all very well and good for Toronto and Vancouver, it is quite inappropriate for us because of our unemployment. While they don't put it this way, they really believe that opportunity is a zero-sum game, that if someone comes here and does well, it has been at the expense of someone else. As AIMS President Brian lee Crowley states in his this commentary, ironically, the policies that would attract immigrants are also precisely the policies that would increase opportunities for native-born Atlantic Canadians as well.