As the Conservative government plans to introduce more stringent rules as to what kind of jobs EI recipients should be prepared to accept, AIMS President Charles Cirtwill is concerned the measures will be aimed at punishing employees, not employers.
As the federal government moves away from maintaining Nova Scotia's old lighthouses, AIMS Communications Officer Paige MacPherson proposes communities step up and maintain them independently.
[AUDIO] John Gormley interviews Charles Cirtwill on the coalition of think tanks putting the country’s current equalization scheme and transfer system on the agenda. Are we giving ‘have not’ provinces too many free handouts?
In this op-ed, AIMS Fellow David MacKinnon writes that as New Brunswick is at a fork in the road, and needs bold ideas and leadership to end the province's addiction to money that comes from others.
While politicians fight over how to make EI and Equalization more effective, AIMS Fellow David MacKinnon's message to the Maritimes is highlighted in this New Brunswick Editorial: stop waiting for other provinces to bail you out.
PEI native and AIMS Fellow in Common Sense in Confederation - The Ontario Perspective David MacKinnon has become an unlikely champion of Ontario's new sense of injustice over EI and federal transfers.
AIMS Senior Fellow Don McIver argues that workers in Newfoundland and Labrador deserve better than the current equalization structure allows.
AIMS Director of Research Don McIver comments on EI changes suggested by Ottawa, that may require people to take local jobs now filled by foreign labourers.
AIMS Board Chair John Risley asks the bold question: are Canadians brave enough to allow our First Nations to be a truly independent community within Canada?
As TD places PEI in the top three provinces for economic growth in 2012, AIMS President Charles Cirtwill is concerned about the short-term nature of the economic drivers.