AIMS/ECANS Second Electricity Conference
AIMS and ECANS present an update on how power markets are evolving, what it means for this region - and which region is the “right” one for electricity purposes.
The Atlantica Power Market:A plan for joint action
THE ATLANTICA POWER MARKET: A Plan for Joint Action by Gordon L. Weil argues that the region is primed for the development of a more competitive regional market for electricity. The problem he considers is how to get the provinces and states to operate their power grids to promote the development of this market.
AIMS Sparks Dialogue on Regional Power Grid
Closer U.S. ties would create jobs, provide more choice, and promote prosperity
Atlantica – One Region, Two Futures
Momentum builds in the Atlantica project as a variety of initiatives bring people together from both sides of the Canada - US border
Short Sea up close – the wave of the future?
Container traffic at ports around North America is on the increase. Container ships are getting larger and larger to handle the increase in traffic. But what happens after these megaships land in port, where do all those containers go. It's called Short Sea Shipping and some say it's the new wave.
Maine Maritimes Business Summit
A meeting of senior business people to discuss practical development of the Internation Northeast Economic Zone
Maine Maritime Business Summit Introduction
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley opening of the first Maine Maritime Business Summit including introduction of featured speakers.
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.
Borderlines: Atlantic Canada and the Canada – American Border of the Future
AIMS pathbreaking conference on the importance of all facets of the Canada-US relationship
Borderlines: Canada in North America Conference
At the first of four national conferences to launch a national dialogue on Canada's role and place in North America, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited to talk about how continental integration is affecting Canada's regional policy. In his presentation, he spoke about how the 1989 Free Trade Agreement repudiated Sir John A. Macdonald's old National Policy and its assumption of an east-west economy defying the southward tug of the business giant on the other side of the border. Abandoning the National Policy also implied, whether Canadians realised it or not, the end of the political underpinnings of our massive transfer system for the less-developed parts of the country. As Ontario and Alberta become increasingly restive in their role as bankrollers of these transfers, the transfer recipients need to concentrate their efforts on reducing dependence, and increasing trade with the US must clearly be part of any strategy that can hope to succeed. An abridged version of this t