In this op-ed, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill says the new Conservative majority sparked two public-relations campaigns in our region: one government-led effort to start laying the foundation for the upcoming renegotiation of federal transfers to the provinces, and one privately led and publicly fed campaign to get our "fair share" of the federal shipbuilding contract for our local yards.
Join AIMS at the Economics and Liberty Seminar or Atlantic Canada CFA Society 2011 Forecast Dinner, Wake Up to Common Sense, read Five Steps to Fiscal Sanity, and pensions are discussed in length.
Kevin Libin references James Buchanan talk with AIMS - federal transfers were a good idea, but have gone bad due to the incentive structures within politics.
As the Ontario Chamber of Commerce joins Alberta in pushing for equalization reform, fellow critics wonder if Ottawa will finally listen to their concerns.
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce released a report suggesting Canada's productivity is being jeopardized by transfer payments between provinces. AIMS refers to equalization and transfer payments as 'the help that hurts.'
MP for Beauce Maxime Bernier had breakfast and interesting discussion on public policy issues with a group from the Atlantic Institute of Market Studies, Atlantic Canada’s free market think tank.
In this commentary, MP for Beauce Maxime Bernier explains that both Quebec and Atlantic Canada are too reliant on Ottawa for equalization payments, rendering the regions as fiscal burdens. Bernier suggests reducing this burden and freeing the entrepreneurial spirit in the region.
As eyes turned to Ottawa and the throne speech, many reporters sought out AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill for comment. In this article he explains what could be coming New Brunswick's way.
Halifax – The Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) today announced the appointment of well-known Canadian entrepreneur John Risley as the new chair of its Board of Directors. Risley, co-founder and chairman of Clearwater Fine Foods, takes over from John F. Irving who stepped down earlier this year.Risley admits he doesn’t take on such voluntary [...]
While Ottawa left transfer payments alone in its latest budget, AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out the important year for those negotiations is 2013.