A change is gonna come
Progress magazine turned its attention to AIMS in its September edition. In an indepth interview AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley reviewed the institute's first 10 years; its work, its successes and its future.
Don’t hold your breath for gas tax cuts: experts
In this story, carried by the national news wire service, The Canadian Press, reporter Murray Brewster examines the call by consumers to lower the tax on gasoline. Among the experts he turned to was AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley.
Let’s Learn from the Celtic Tiger
AIMS' 10th anniversary celebrations in New Brunswick with the Celtic Tiger Dinner continued to attract attention days after the event. The message delivered by the former Prime Minister of Ireland, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, at the AIMS' dinner was used as the basis for this editorial in the Telkegraph-Journal.
The Celtic Tiger: Unleashing keys to economic revival
On May 31st, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, former Prime Minister of Ireland, spoke to the AIMS 10th anniversary dinner in Saint John, New Brunswick. The Telegraph-Journal used part of his remarks for this opinion piece a couple of days later.
The Celtic Tiger Dinner
AIMS' 10th Anniversary was celebrated in New Brunswick on Tuesday, May 31st with the Celtic Tiger Dinner. The guest speaker was Dr. Garret FitzGerald, the former Prime Minister of Ireland.
Former PM recounts greening of Ireland’s sagging economy.
The former Prime Minister of Ireland, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, made front page news when he arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick to speak at the AIMS' 10th anniversary dinner on May 31st. In a lengthy interview with Telegraph-Journal reporter Sarah McGinnis, Dr. FitzGerald recounted the road to prosperity for the Irish economy.
Expert knocks N.B. contribution to T.V. spot
When the New Brunswick government gave Moosehead Breweries $75,000 for including scenes of the province in its advertising, the media turned to AIMS for comment. The institute's Director of Research Services, Bruce Winchester, pointed out the 'gift' gives the beer-maker an unfair advantage over other businesses. He said such subsidies distort the marketplace.
The Prosperity Challenge: Senate seeks AIMS views on building regional and national productivity
AIMS used its research in a number of fields to prepare a presentation on productivity and competitiveness at the request of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. Director of Research Services, Bruce Winchester, said Ottawa has to take steps to reform equalization, employment insurance and regional development programmes.
A Brave New World. Universities need to prepare for a global market.
Universities need to prepare for a brave new world, where students are international and the post-secondary education market is global. In this commentary, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley warns that ignoring the signs will make today's brick and mortar institutions irrelevent.
Budgets Atlantic Canadian Style
Early in 2005, AIMS published a paper entitled "Could Do Better" which assessed provincial finances in Atlantic Canada. The paper concluded that in the 2004/05 fiscal year governments in the region didn’t do a very good job of balancing voter demands, while promoting an economic environment to attract skilled labour and business capital. AIMS studied the budgets of the 2005/06 fiscal year and concluded the region's governments are still failing to implement a formula for economic growth.