Finally, a limit on Ottawa’s Robin Hood act
The Globe and Mail relied heavily on AIMS equalization expertise for this article explaining the reasons for changes to the program in the 2007/08 federal budget.
Renegotiate deal later: think-tank boss
AIMS Acting President Charles Cirtwill made headlines when called upon by the Halifax Daily News to clarify Nova Scotia’s equalization options following the 2007 federal budget.
Tories deny cuts to ACOA budget
News spread through the region that the federal government had cut ACOA spending. The news media turned to AIMS for comment.
The Beacon, 14 February 2007
Learn the three Cs of municipal government, hear the three reasons why Canada should be in Afghanistan and examine whether some family businesses are more equal than others.
Some inconvenient facts on equalization
AIMS author Ken Boessenkool contributed this op/ed to the Globe and Mail on equalization. He makes the case for including half of resource revenues in equalization calculations.
Cut taxes to boost N.B. salaries, province told
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham's suggestion to increase wages to keep easterners at home, has some merit. However, in this front page story in the Times & Transcript, AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill suggests to find the money for higher wages, there have to be some change in the way business is conducted.
The Beacon, 11 January 2007
The Canadian Health Care Consensus Group explains the miscalculations used by the uninformed in the health care reform debate; AIMS tells a House Committee that bad policy is killing jobs and shows a Senate Committee the true weight of equalization. And meet the new wonks.
A ray of hope for Atlantic Canada
Put away the tin cup! AIMS acting president Charles Cirtwill applauds the new premier of New Brunswick in this op/ed that appeared in the National Post. He says more Atlantic Canadian premiers need to get the message that self-sufficiency should be the goal.
The Brick on the Scale
How Equalization weighs heavily on us all. Senate Standing Committee on National Finance turns to AIMS for insight and expertise.
Over-Equalization
AIMS vice president Charles Cirtwill and policy analyst Bobby O'Keefe travelled to Ottawa to meet with the Senate Committee to discuss Equalization