Winning against the US in trade.
If the calls during the summer are any indication, it would appear many Canadians are itching to pick a fight with the US over free trade. But as Brian Lee Crowley points out in his fortnightly column, clever people do not pick a fight with people 10 times bigger than they are. To try to bend them to our will is laughable. Instead he says we have to find ways to make them want what we want.
Halifax: The hinge between new global trading partners and the International Northeast
This commentary will make you rethink what you know of geography. It places Halifax as the first stop for marine container traffic from Asia. It explains why the Port of Halifax is so pivotal to Atlantica.
Panelists like Atlantica concept
An international panel treated delegates at Halifax Port Days to a discussion on Atlantica and the role of the Port of Halifax in the International Northeast Economic Region. In this article in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, business reporter Tom Peters explains the key role of the Port of Halifax in Atlantica.
Port Days 2005, Halifax, NS
AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley was part of an expert panel to discuss Atlantica and the Port of Halifax.
Port of Halifax ready for the biggest and best
The Port of Halifax is positioned to become one of the key network ports in the international trade world. So writes Deborah Rent in this article for the Halifax Daily News. Her feature article explains how the Halifax Port Authority turned to AIMS for help to make it happen.
The Beacon, September 13, 2005
Get details on an AIMS Luncheon with ADQ Leader Mario Dumont, a fresh voice from Quebec. Read an op-ed in the Toronto Star that draws on AIMS' work on equalization to point out the federal transfer system is failing both the givers and the receivers. Hear what the influential Council of State Governments were told about Atlantica. And view an in-depth interview about AIMS first ten years.