Harper softens ACOA stance; says he supports agency, after all
Numerous papers produced for AIMS have indicated that grants from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) do little to help the economy in Atlantic Canada. When Conservative Leader Stephen Harper changed his stance on ACOA, the media turned to AIMS for comment.
Schools use AIMS High School Report Card to improve the quality of education
AIMS' High School Report Card is not always welcomed with open arms by the education establishment, but one school district in New Brunswick is embracing it. In this article, AIMS Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains District 2 is using the report card as it should be used, to help improve the quality of education.
A New Year’s Make-Over for Federal Policy in Atlantic Canada
It's just days from the federal election, days of political promises and political finger-pointing. In this series of commentaries, AIMS lays out the public policy issues that will mean make a difference in Atlantic Canada. It is not a wish list for handouts or preferential treatment. Collectively they are a request that whoever forms the new government thoroughly scrutinize and quantify the actual effects of existing policies. We believe that such an examination will lead to the same conclusions that many authors published by AIMS have arrived at over the past several years.
Notwithstanding the debate, it’s about changing the subject.
When is a brand new policy announcement by a political leader not about policy at all? In his fortnightly column, Brian Lee Crowley reviews Paul Martin's attempt in the leaders’ debate to turn the Charter of Rights and Freedoms’ notwithstanding clause into an election issue. He suggests the ploy has more to do with changing the subject than debating policy.
The Beacon, January 11, 2006
In this first Beacon of the 2006 season, learn about the AIMS Angus McBeath North American Tour titled "Saving Our Public Schools", read how the ports in Atlantica can be tomorrow's successful ports, and consider whether tax cuts, not bailouts are a better way to deal with the closure of a paper mill.
Characteristics of Tomorrow’s Successful Port
Ports and marine transportation are critical to the success of AIMS Atlantica concept. In the fourth of the AIMS Atlantica papers, Professor Michael Ircha discusses the characteristics of tomorrow's successful port and concludes Atlantica's ports have an opportunity to be key players in the North American economy.