AIMS was asked by the Globe and Mail to explain the intricacies of equalization and cut through the static clouding debate over the new formula and the Atlantic Accord. As senior policy analyst Bobby O’Keefe points out in this resulting article that it's all about the cap.
Not even close
This Commentary, Still More Equal than Others: Capped equalization still too much, examines how Ottawa overpays equalization receiving provinces.
Chronicle-Herald business columnist Roger Taylor turns to AIMS for comment on the escalating feud between Ottawa and Nova Scotia over offshore royalties and equalization.
Atlantic Canadians have indicated frustration with the federal government but AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill says they should not look to an equal number of Senators for each province as a solution.
This edition of The Beacon covers an extensive array of AIMS issues and includes media articles, Commentaries as well as events.
This front page article in the Times & Transcript questions the New Brunswick government's plan to be self-sufficient and draws heavily on AIMS expertise and research to show the short-comings of the provincial plan.
In this column from the Winnipeg Free Press author Bryan Schwartz explains how over-equalization is keeping Manitoba down. Echoing AIMS research in “The Flypaper Effect”, Schwartz points out that much of the money originally destined to pay for vital public services is siphoned off by provincial bureaucrats bloating public service employee salaries to the detriment of those in need.
AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill was invited by the Halifax Chronicle Herald to write a regular fortnightly column. This, the first, provides some clarification for the debate surrounding Nova Scotia’s position on the latest equalization formula.
Afghanistan, budgets, and the census - this Beacon covers the ABCs of AIMS work.