Award-Winning Institutes Release New Equalization Series
Equalization: Welfare Trap or Helping Hand? based on Montreal Conference
What’s natural gas done for us lately?
In his latest newspaper column, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley, looks at the high expectations of taxpayers, workers and businesses as they anxiously await the huge benefits they expect to see flow from natural gas off our shores. He argues that they have been disappointed both because they don't understand what to look for, and because they have unrealistic expectations of what can be accomplished in the very short time the industry has existed here. Expecting immediate and infinite returns from gas is not the way to ensure success, argues Crowley, instead we must have reasonable expectations of the resource, and infinite expectations of ourselves. Publication: CHH & MTT, April 24, 2002
Smart Growth for a Smart City: A New Economic Vision for Halifax
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explains why the one thing that most dominates the regional urban landscape now is technology, and how this has tremendous effects on the future shape of cities.
Romanow, Kirby, recognise AIMS as thought leader in national health care debate
Recognition continues to roll in for AIMS’ major contribution to the national health care debate
Oil: The Saviour that failed Newfoundland
In the glow of victory in the offshore boundary line dispute with Nova Scotia, few people are asking what exactly has Newfoundland won. In this commentary, AIMS’ voice on Newfoundland and Labrador, Peter Fenwick, points out that oil has not been the fiscal saviour that was promised to the people of Newfoundland and Labrador. Population decline has continued unabated, and the government’s bottom line sinks deeper into red ink with every passing year. This commentary provides a more complete perspective on the failed promise of oil wealth for Newfoundland and Labrador and offers a glimpse at how to reverse this situation.
Romanow compliments AIMS’ health care work
AIMS was the focus of praise during an April 17, 2002 presentation to the Romanow Commission on “The Future of Health Care”. The presentation, given by AIMS’ President Brian Lee Crowley and AIMS’ Fellow in Health Care Policy David Zitner, discussed how to improve quality of health outcomes for Canadians through the introduction of competition and proper evaluation in the current flawed system. Building on the themes of several of AIMS award-winning publications – publications whose influence and quality Commissioner Romanow went out of his way to remark on - AIMS stressed the need to “unbundle” the functions of insurer, providers and evaluator of health care and to implement proper management within the system. Commissioner Romanow expressed much gratitude for the work that AIMS does in the Health Care sector, and further emphasized the value of AIMS thoughtful and scholarly research to the Canadian debate on general issues.
Equalization Initiative earns AIMS Sir Antony Fisher Award. AIMS honoured by Atlas Economic Research Foundation for third time in six years
International recognition for Institute’s innovative collaborative “Equalization Initiative” [HALIFAX] — For the third time in six years, Atlantic Canada’s public policy think tank has been honoured by the international think tank community. At a ceremony last [...]
AIMS On-Line for mid April 2002
Here is what's new at AIMS, Atlantic Canada's Public Policy Think Tank
Equalization Initiative earns AIMS Sir Antony Fisher Award
AIMS honoured by Atlas Economic Research Foundation for third time in six years
Will Nova Scotia Receive Any Benefits From Oil and Gas Development?
In a talk to the AGM of the NS Construction Management Bureau in 2002, Brian Lee Crowley, President of AIMS says oil and gas production may have arrived, but we are still seized with anxiety about what it all means. In particular we fear that our resource will be sold off and we will have far too little to show for it. There are two quite distinct ways of responding to this legitimate concern - competition or protection. Which one we choose will determine the scope of the benefits we will derive from the offshore in business and employment terms.