Greying Canada to turn job market upside-down
An AIMS paper on the population crunch prompts this Ottawa columnist to talk with experts about strategies to counter-act the pending demographic shift.
The Beacon – 23 July 2009
Check this edition of The Beacon for links to AIMS' first National Municipal Performance Report as featured in Maclean's magazine.
Government takes the lead on population growth
New Brunswick cabinet minister Victor Boudreau uses AIMS research and quotes AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill as he explains his government's policy on population growth.
Why a little tax competition is a good thing: Maine is following in New Brunswick’s footsteps
New Brunswick's move to tax reform has prompted action from across the border. This op/ed by AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill published in The Globe and Mail explains why other jurisdictions need to follow suit.
The downturn . . . and after
In this Commentary, based on remarks to Finance Canada's 2009 Senior Managers' Retreat, Brian Lee Crowley says Canada could recover economically stronger than the US.
The Green, Green Shoots of Hope
Are they the weeds in the garden of recovery? AIMS Fellow in Financial Markets says the economic recovery hasn't yet sprouted.
Utility on the block: For sale Premier says Quebec meetings may include discussions on privatizing NB Power
With the New Brunswick government talking about the possible privatization of NB Power, reporters turned to AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill for expert comment. Cirtwill says sell the utility. "The challenge you have is government trying to run a business, but you don't have anyone in government with the credentials. They don't have experience operating private sector companies."
The Beacon – 23 June 2009
From reforming EI to a reforming government, here's some of AIMS' lastest work.
What’s the deal? Unions in PR battle for benefits in bad times
AIMS Executive Vice President examines some of the more lucrative perks in some union contracts in this article in The National Post.
What’s the deal with union benefits?: Unions in PR battle for benefits in bad times
The National Post called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to provide insight of some union benefits that may need rethinking in today's economic environment.