The Beacon — 11 March 2010
Take in AIMS' event with Tom Flanagan, author of "Beyond the Indian Act".
Reform unprincipled equalization system
This op-ed in The National Post by AIMS' fellow David MacKinnon mirrors much of AIMS research on equalization, explaining that those provinces footing the bill actually get less that equalization receiving provinces.
N.B. company wants to upgrade power grid
A proposal for a regional transmission system for electricity takes the headlines in the midst of discussion about the sale of NB POwer assets to Hydro Quebec. AIMS President Charles Cirtwill explains the regional system is worth consideration with or without the NB Power deal.
Manitoba can’t get any respect
AIMS senior fellow in fairness in confederation, David MacKinnon, explains one of Manitoba's problems is that 40-cents of every dollars it receives come from Ottawa, which is really the taxpayers from across the country.
A legacy for generation Z
This editorial in the Calgary Herald uses AIMS' work on non-renewable resource revenues to make its point. AIMS has repeatedly published material that tells Governments revenues from non-renewable resources (such as oil & gas) should not be squandered on day to day operations.
Equalization: end the nightmare
The dream of equalization, of comparable services for all Canadians, has turned into the nightmare of entrenched disparity and dependence. In this op-ed, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains how equalization perpetuates the very inequities it is intended to diminish.
Canada’s bubble economy
In this op-ed in the Toronto Star, AIMS Senior Fellow David MacKinnon explains that neither the nation nor Ontario can afford endless regional subsidies. He says the global economic environment has once more highlighted the problems with Canada's equalization programme and provides a few suggestions to fix the problem.
Province’s equalization payments increase
As New Brunswick prepares to receive more equalization money from Ottawa than it projected earlier in the year, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill suggests the provincial government should spend the 'extra' money wisely.
Three questions for Ontario candidates
In this op/ed that appeared in The Toronto Star, David MacKinnon, AIMS senior fellowin fairness in Confederation, the Ontario Perspective, provides Ontario residents with three questions they should ask during this federal election.
Equalization a moral failure
In this Opinion piece that appeared in the Toronto Star, AIMS Senior Fellow David MacKinnon explains why equalization is bad public policy and how regional subsidies are damaging the economy of the entire country.