Time for a Reality Check:
In this Guest Commentary, Don Mills takes a look at what needs to be done to help Nova Scotia help itself.
Cape Breton turns to Moncton for economic inspiration
Charles Cirtwill, President and CEO of AIMS will be the keynote speaker at the Cape Breton Partnership Annual General Meeting highlighted in this article in the Telegraph Journal.
Stimulating island’s economy on agenda of Cape Breton Partnership’s annual general meeting
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill is one of the speakers at the Cape Breton Partnerships Annual Investor Summit and Annual General Meeting which brings community and business leaders to network, discuss and collaborate on issues facing the local economy and provide input on building a strong economic future for Cape Breton.
Grits promise 12,000 new NBers by 2014
This article from the Times & transcript discusses the promises of population growth in New Brunswick despite and reports by AIMS of the contrary.
N.B. could become country’s safest province: analyst
This article in the Times & Transcript AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill discusses the RCMP's goal of making the province the safest in Canada.
Tax breaks called best way to spur growth
In this article in the Telegraph Journal, AIMS Vice President Barbara Pike comments on tax based incentives in northern New Brunswick
Lobby group eyes Halifax office
This article in the Telegraph Journal looks at the potential of The Canadian Taxpayers Federation opening an office in Halifax which AIMS President and CEO believes will benefit Atlantic Canadians.
Nova Scotia terminal projects poised to land boatloads of public money
In this Letter to the Editor posted in the Cape Breton Post, AIMS President and CEO discusses Nova Scotias investment into three competing terminal projects.
The Canadian Century: Managing the Neighbours
Part Two: AIMS Senior Fellow Brian Lee Crowley is the co-author of a new book called The Canadian Century: Moving out of America’s Shadow. The book details the tremendous progress Canada has made in recent years in redeeming itself from decades of poor policy. In fact the book holds out the prospect of Canada finally claiming the century that Sir Wilfrid Laurier predicted would be ours – just 100 years late. In the first of two extracts published in the National Post, Crowley and his co-authors talk about Laurier’s plan for Canada and how the return to his policy prescription for Canada has paid important dividends. In the second extract they write about how to take the relationship with the US to the next level.
N.B. population meets first benchmark
This article from the Times & Transcript looks at the progress New Brunswick has made in achieving its self imposed benchmark in regards to population growth. It draws on AIMS' research to explain the population crunch.