In the first of a three part series on equalization, AIMS shows that equalization is anything but equal. The release of the first Commentary in the series prompted this story in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal.
How Canada over-equalizes and why the Expert Panel’s recommendations will make it worse.
In this first of a Commentary series on Equalization, AIMS looks beyond the dollars and cents to the actual public services. It shows Canada over-equalizes.
There have been recent calls for Alberta to share more of its wealth with the rest of the country through equalization. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says that's not an option. In his fortnightly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains Alberta is already paying more than its share and we should all be doing more with what we do get.
Sharing Alberta's wealth has become a battle cry across the country. But in his fortnightly column in the Moncton Times-Transcript, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains that Alberta shares enough, it's how the rest of us spends it is the problem.
Catastrophic drug coverage, equalization, government subsidies and Atlantica are all covered in this edition of The Beacon.
Long before the topic took centre stage on the national agenda, AIMS was studying equalization. That close examination has shown time after time, that for all its good intentions, Canada's equalization program hurts both the givers and the receivers. As the topic now takes centre stage, AIMS' research proves to be a valuable asset to the debate.
On Thursday, May 11th, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley spoke to the Empire Club of Canada in Toronto. His topic - equalization. His message - both Ontario and the Maritimes suffer from decades of federal equalization transfers. The National Post requested permission to publish his remarks in full in its weekend edition, on Saturday, May 13th.
It's the hot topic these days at the first ministers' table, but what is it? Fiscal imbalance may be a new topic for most Canadians, but it's old hat for AIMS. Here is a primer for Canadians on what it is, what it means, and how to solve it.
A little something on Oil & Gas; a touch of Atlantica; and more on fiscal imbalance - this Beacon hops around the country from Alberta to Ottawa to Atlantica.