New RHA only creates illusion: To move forward, N.B. must look to better, cheaper health service models
When New Brunswick announced its structural changes to improve health care service in the province, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill was quick to point out that more than cosmetic changes are needed for real reform and improvement.
A Pill Too Hard to Swallow: The US can’t solve its prescription drug woes at the cost of Europe or Canada
AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley highlights the problems of drug re-importation schemes ... and Europe's hypocrisy in condemning American plans to do so.
Port Loses Caterpillar to Norfolk
Citing problems with CN, Caterpillar has decided to move from Halifax's port to Norfolk.
Crowley named visiting senior fellow with the Galen Institute
AIMS Founding President Brian Lee Crowley is joining the ground-breaking Galen Institute, based in Washington, DC. Crowley is visiting senior fellow and will advance the Galen Institute's work on public policy using the Canadian health care experience to shed light on the US policy debate.
Voting on a package to boost salaries a conflict
Whether acting on independent advice or not, AIMS executive vice president Charles Cirtwill says politicians voting on their own pay raises is a conflict of interest.
Provincial concerns form Atlantic Gateway council
The formation of another Atlantic Gateway Council in Atlantic Canada carries risks warns AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill. He says while it's a good thing that the public and private sectors are starting to work together, there is also a risk that the councils will work against each other.