Borrowing a page from the many papers and books AIMS has published on equalization, National Post columnist Lorne Gunter points out that transfer payments from Ottawa actually harm recipients rather than help them. In this second of a two part series, the national columnist points to AIMS' work to make his case.
Whether it was EI in The Globe and Mail or transfer payments in The National Post, editorial writers in Canada's two national newspapers turned to AIMS to validate their debate on these important public policy issues.
In the first of a two part series, National Post columnist Lorne Gunter praises the attributes of Halifax. However, referencing work done for AIMS by Fred McMahon, he points out that it could be even greater if the government stopped bribing the voters.
In his regular newspaper column 'Perspective' Brian Flemming takes a look at the world of think tanks and, in particular, AIMS - its work, its accomplishments, and its president.
Get details on an AIMS Luncheon with ADQ Leader Mario Dumont, a fresh voice from Quebec. Read an op-ed in the Toronto Star that draws on AIMS' work on equalization to point out the federal transfer system is failing both the givers and the receivers. Hear what the influential Council of State Governments were told about Atlantica. And view an in-depth interview about AIMS first ten years.
Progress magazine turned its attention to AIMS in its September edition. In an indepth interview AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley reviewed the institute's first 10 years; its work, its successes and its future.
Equalization doesn't work. In this op-ed article in The Toronto Star, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley and AIMS director of research services Bruce Winchester spell it out, clearly and definitively. They explain that the money Ottawa takes to help other provinces, is actually harming those provinces. And they suggest change will only come when Ontarians stop being so timid and apologetic about demanding real reform of Canada's regional transfers.
Major new Ontario study uses AIMS’ work to explain why equalization hurts both payers and beneficiaries
In the second of this two part series, Moncton Times-Transcript columnist Norbert Cunningham concludes his review of AIMS, its accomplishments, successes and contributions. He congratulates the institute on its 10th anniversary and for winning the 2005 Templeton Freedom Award for Institute Excellence.
In this first of a two part series, Times-Transcript columnist Norbert Cunningham remembers the birth of AIMS and pays tribute to the independence of the work it has done through its first ten years.