The Beacon – 09 September 2009
It's your invitation to AIMS' 15th anniversary dinner, a review of what Canada's founding fathers really wanted, and an analysis of whether unions meet today's needs.
Energy failure: New Brunswick’s plan for self-sufficiency has hit a snag
While the national media scoff at New Brunswick's plan for self-sufficiency, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill is supportive of the Liberal government's goal.
Capital city to host conference
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley and Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill join experts from across the country as panellists at the annual conference of the Institute of Public Adminisitration of Canada.
Standard & Poor’s reaffirms province’s AA- credit rating
AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains that the latest credit rating for New Brunswick is a reasonable endorcement of the province's financial plan.
Calls renewed for fiscal update
There are calls in New Brunswick to release a fiscal update. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains there should always be openness and transparency in government finances, but cautions fiscal forecasts, are just that - forecasts.
Down, but not out
As confidence in the economy returns, so too should private sector spending. The Telegraph-Journal called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to provide insight.
New deficit killers prepare to hack
This editorial in the Cape Breton Post uses research from AIMS to analyze the fiscal choices of Nova Scotia's new provincial government.
It’s Your Deficit Now Premier Dexter
In this op-ed that appeared in The Chronicle-Herald, AIMS Executive Vice President offers some advice for Nova Scotia's new premier. He points out that there are some tough fiscal decisions to be made, and they should not include the wasteful practices of the previous Tory government.
The future of unions: Are they a dying breed?
Commentary based on national radio interview with AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill.
Atlantic Canada study group: HST helped bring prices down
The harmonized sale tax may be coming to more provinces across Canada. As the debate heats up in British Columbia, AIMS was asked to explain the impact of the HST in three of the four Atlantic provinces.