AIMS On-Line November 25, 2003
AIMS ECANS Conference -"Plugging in the International Northeast, AIMS releases new Paper by Gordon Weil, “The Atlantica Power Market: A Plan for Joint Action”, Brian Lee Crowley on "One region, two futures”, AIMS delivers strong message to federal Finance Committee and more.
Newfoundland and Labrador AG’s “Fiscal Realism”
Newfoundland’s Auditor General John Noseworthy has been painting with numbers, and the resulting picture is very bleak indeed. “Fiscal Realism” has proved especially shocking as Newfoundlanders are made more aware of the distinctions between “cash” deficits and accrued deficits. Peter Fenwick comments from Newfoundland.
Bono Should Redirect Aid to Africa Campaign
Irish Rock star Bono used the Liberal leadership convention as a platform to convince Canadians of a need for higher levels of foreign aid for Africa. Bono’s desire to improve the lives of the desperately poor in Africa is well-meaning, but the open-handedness he advocates is perilous policy. Tripling Canada’s foreign aid budget will not solve Africa’s troubles, and in many cases, it will sabotage efforts to improve conditions.
Submission to the New Brunswick Government Select Committee on Public Automobile Insurance
In 2003, automobile insurance became a "hot button" topic, threatening to bring down provincial governments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. It is an issue full of emotion, but in this submission to the New Brunswick Government Select Committee on Public Automobile Insurance, AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley argues that the idea of putting car insurance into the public sector, is not be all its cracked up to be.
AIMS Refutes NB Power Criticisms of Paper
Assertions of “inaccuracies” and “errors” do not stand up under scrutiny
AIMS On-Line Special ECANS November 12, 2003
Plugging in the International Northeast