N.B. gov’t backs $50M Atcon loans: Critics question risk to taxpayers of helping out company
In this story, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill describes a loan guarantee to a troubled New Brunswick company as the lesser of two evils.
Experts say loan guarantees good for economic development
When the NB government provided a loan guarantee to a Miramichi business, people started asking whether it was such a good idea. Reporters turned to AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill for comment. He explained that a loan guarantee is better than a loan or an outright grant.
Tory leader questions assistance for construction firm
A loan guarantee by the New Brunswick government to a Miramichi construction company has some politicians in the province raising questions. In this story, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out that governments should start saying no when they become the lender of last resort.
Dexter’s ‘conservative progressive’ dawn
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was invited by the Globe and Mail to provide comment on the election of Nova Scotia's first NDP government. His response is a no holds barred critique of the province's 'old' political parties.
Pay equity at centre of debate: Manufacturers and exporters say implementing legislation complicated, suggest alternative plans
In this news story, AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains that delivering pay equity for the public service, let alone mandating it for the private sector is a costly, economy hobbling and ultimately unlikely to succeed. It is an idea that will create more inequality than it eliminates while raising costs and killing jobs. Certainly if two people are filling the same job, taking the same leave, receiving the same benefits and bringing the same skills and experience to work they should be paid the same. If one is being paid more then the other, and the only basis for that differential is sex, then we have a problem.
N.B. to back harness racing industry: In wake of education cuts, lobster industry woes, Tories question province’s priorities
When the New Brunswick government announced annual funding to the harness racing industry, reporters turned to AIMS for comment on whether it was the wise use of taxpayers' dollars.
A new way to help the jobless: Create a temporary program for those hurt during an economic crisis
In this op-ed published in The Globe and Mail, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill provides a blueprint for fixing EI and helping those who've lost their jobs in this economic crisis.
The Beacon – 26 May 2009
From liberty to manias to municipalities, there's a little bit of something for everyone in this Beacon.
The Semiotics of the Credit Crunch and the Next Bubble
Or the year from hell - and what year is this? - AIMS Fellow in Financial Markets examines past economic 'bubbles' and warns of a Stimulus Bubble.
Workers head east: Population Collapse in manufacturing means Ontario’s loss is New Brunswick’s gain
Recent data from Statistics Canada shows New Brunswick's population growth from immigration on the rise. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill points out workers losing their jobs in central and western Canada are heading east because this is where there are new opportunities.