Taking a page from AIMS:
OECD prescription for Canada’s economic health mirrors AIMS’ work in equalization, EI, federal-provincial relations & more.
Following the Money Trail II
Setting the record straight, again. Five years after the first Money Trail, AIMS examines where Atlantic Canada sits in the federal subsidy rankings, and it isn't last.
Get Off the dole
Comments by AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley in a media interview about the renewal of an Employment Insurance program prompted this editorial in The National Post.
No case to grab Alberta cash
Sharing Alberta's wealth has become a battle cry across the country. But in his fortnightly column in the Moncton Times-Transcript, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains that Alberta shares enough, it's how the rest of us spends it is the problem.
Seasonal workers fear end of extra EI benefits
An employment insurance pilot project to extend benefits for workers in areas with unemployment above 10% was nearing an end. Before an announcement was made on its continuation, the National Post took a look at the program and called on AIMS for independent comment.
Albertans have done more than their share
There have been recent calls for Alberta to share more of its wealth with the rest of the country through equalization. Alberta Premier Ralph Klein says that's not an option. In his fortnightly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley explains Alberta is already paying more than its share and we should all be doing more with what we do get.
The Beacon, 30 May 2006
Catastrophic drug coverage, equalization, government subsidies and Atlantica are all covered in this edition of The Beacon.
Resource revenue isn’t to be spent; it’s to be saved.
In his bi-monthly column, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley once again points out the need for provinces to treat resource revenue differently than general revenue. He says it's a lesson Nova Scotia and Newfoundland have not learned, but one for which future generations will pay.
Could Do Better 2
Could Do Better 2 shows that the governments of Atlantic Canada have not learned the lessons that out of control deficits and crushing debt should have taught them. Lower taxes, spending restraint and fiscal prudence encourage an environment of economic growth and sustainability. Instead, these governments continue to try to spend their way into our hearts, and as a result fail miserably to achieve the economic growth they are so earnestly pursuing.
Beware of Governments Bearing Gifts
AIMS authors say last year's budget promises amounted to a C performance