In this op/ed, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill shares his thoughts on balancing the Nova Scotia budget. He says a balanced discussion is needed that includes tax cuts and increases, program cuts and program improvements. It's worth consideration by all governments, not just Nova Scotia.
AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill explains the value of a panel review of the sale of NB assets to Hydro Quebec. He says it can help the discussion by laying out the advantages and concerns.
AIMS President & CEO explains why the status quo on NB Power is an expensive option for both ratepayers and taxpayers.
AIMS senior fellow in fairness in confederation, David MacKinnon, explains one of Manitoba's problems is that 40-cents of every dollars it receives come from Ottawa, which is really the taxpayers from across the country.
AIMS' Interim Report Card on Western Canadian High Schools has the Manitoba education minister on the defensive about the lack of information on student performance in provincial high schools.
Energy analyst Gordon Weil, who wrote an analysis of the NB Power MOU for AIMS, explains how transmission capacity in New Brunswick will be affected by the deal.
AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains why continued analysis of the proposed sale of NB POwer assets to Hydro Quebec is important, including the government panel review.
When the Tory leader in New Brunswick suggested his party would nationalize NB Power, reporters turned to AIMS for comment. President & CEO Charles Cirtwill explains that throwing around the nationalization threat is not the way to do business.
This front page story in the Winnipeg Free Press highlights AIMS' Interim Report Card for Western Canadian High Schools. It focuses on the lack of public information available in Manitoba about student performance.
AIMS vice president Barbara Pike is asked for comment on the revised plan to sell NB POwer to Hydro Quebec.