Selling to the West instead of moving there
AIMS Breakfast Briefing with Alberta's key negotiator Shawn Robbins
The Beacon, 5 June 2007
From education to health care, AIMS is having significant impact on the issues that matter most to Canadians. This edition of The Beacon explores our latest policy research.
For once, let’s not be satisfied with second best
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but the fact remains that there is no substitute for the original, as AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill points out in his fortnightly column in the Chronicle Herald. Cirtwill explains why signing on to the established Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA), would be better for the region than a separate Atlantica trade deal.
Gateway opens door to investment
This article by Nova Scotia Premier Rodney MacDonald echoes AIMS indepth research on the Atlantic Gateway, for success cooperation is essential.
N.B. execs speak out on health care – Focus Group.
The Telegraph Journal gathered together a group of senior NB executives to talk about the province's health care system. Their anonymous comments were no surprise to AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill. He explained the system needs to embrace publicly funded, but privately delivered health care services.
Top executives see immigration as pivotal to solving labour woes
Ten years ago AIMS sounded the alarm over a pending labour shortage. At the time AIMS suggested that a change in immigration policy would help. It's an issue that has only grown in importance and one which a group of NB businessmen agree needs a solution. AIMS acting President Charles Cirtwill provides a few suggetions in this Telegraph-Journal article.