In this op-ed AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill responds to the recent proposal for a Maritime Union. Cirtwill says that the evidence gives little hope that a political union would deliver any of the savings and efficiencies promised. He suggests we find the areas where we can, cooperatively, enhance competition inside the region, or collectively, improve our competitive position outside it.
How do you feel about a Maritime Union? Charles Cirtwill of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies on CBC's Maritime Connection
The Minister of Economic and Rural Development says he’s hesitant to release the details of $304 million in government loans to Irving Shipbuilding Inc. for fear of jeopardizing relations with the company – but local political observers aren’t buying that argument.Charles Cirtwill, president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, says the province has an obligation to disclose the interest rates and repayment terms of the deal.
President & CEO of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS), Charles Cirtwill remains unconvinced that marrying the three Atlantic provinces will solve their economic woes.
NewPage is an important pillar in Nova Scotia's economy. But with danger of it toppling over, we try and size up the strength of the other economic pillars across the province with Charles Cirtwill, President of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, and Larry Haiven, a research associate for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
Are regional development authorities doing their job or should they be abolished? Charles Cirtwill is president of Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. Larry Haiven is a professor of management at St. Mary's University and a research associate with the Canadian Centre for Policy alternatives.
AIMS CEO and President Charles Cirtwill comments on the Nova Scotia's shipbuilding deal, $2b offshore plan and subsea cable. Cirtwill says that although the multiple projects slated for the province are promising, he recommends a dose of caution to accompany the hubris.
In this Maritime Morning interview with Jordi Morgan of News 95.7, Italian economist Alessandro Colombo discusses how the how the Italian region of Lombardy has begun to move to a system of subsidiarity.
In this commentary, AIMS Board Member Don Mills discusses how a strategy must be developed to leverage towns in Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia has been dead last in Canada for most of the last 20 years in terms of economic growth as measured by GDP. Addressing critics of the Federal Government's recent EI reforms, Mills argues seasonal jobs are not the way forward. He supports urbanization as a better path; leading to fewer seasonal jobs, more permanent employment and economic growth.