Federal tax cuts?
By Atlantic Institute for Market Studies| 1999-02-21T00:00:00+00:00 February 21st, 1999|In the Media|
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Federal tax cuts?
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The Demise of Devco
The demise of Devco is the best news to hit Nova Scotia and Cape Breton for years. And, if Ottawa lives up to its implicit commitment to Devco workers, it's great news for coal miners too. Fred McMahon in the Times and Transcript and the halifax Daily News, 1999.
Time to close Devco
The nationalized Cape Breton coal mines, a Trudeau-era relic, seem more and more like a Russian relic from the Soviet era. They are dirty, big, out-moded and there's not enough money left in the till to make next month's payroll, despite billions in subsidies. Fred McMahon in the National Post, 1998
Canadian Potage
AIMS president Don Cayo asks, "Has Confederation been worth it for Newfoundland ? It's been 50 years since the island province made its first moves toward leaving Britain and federating with another country. Time to look at the balance sheet."
Close Cape Breton’s coal industry
It's time to let Cape Breton's coal industry die a natural death. The cost of keeping it alive is just too immense in wasted treasure, pollution, lost jobs, and squandered economic opportunity throughout Nova Scotia. Fred McMahon-1998
Anyone but the old premiers
Don Cayo on the political personalities leading the provincial parties.
Wanted: More good ideas from the political left
Professor John Richards of Simon Fraser University says the "non-traditional left" is doing some serious thinking. Don Cayo looks at some of the idea's being put forward.
When mistakes are made why not learn from them?
What happens when a politician admits a mistake? Don Cayo on the case of New brunswick Justice Minister James Lockyer and public private partnerships.
Will the ‘McKenna Miracle’ have legs?
Don Cayo reflects on the legacy of Frank McKenna as New Brunswick's premier.