Do you know if our health care system is well managed? AIMS in Seniors Advocate
In AIMS ongoing effort to expand the debate on health care in Canada, AIMS Fellow in Health Policy, Doctor David Zitner, just published this piece in the Seniors’ Advocate setting out four key questions that should be asked in order to determine whether our health care system is working well and is well managed. Read the full article to see why Canadian seniors and, in fact, all Canadians should be asking: 1. How many people are better after treatment? 2. How many people are worse after treatment – and who are they?(How often do mistakes occur?) 3. How many people have to wait too long for care? 4. Can your Minister of Health, Provincial M.L.A., District Board Chair, or District Board CEO answer the first three questions? Publication: Seniors Advocate, October 2002
Rags to Riches
In 2002 Charles Baillie, Chairman and CEO, TD Bank Financial Group challenged Canadians to think aggressively about how to exceed the U.S. standard of living within 15 years. Don Drummond, Senior Vice President & Chief Economist TD Bank Financial Group for invited Brian lee Crowley, on behalf of AIMS, to bring together nearly a decade’s reflection on how the less-developed provinces of Canada can lead the country’s push to achieve higher levels of growth and prosperity.
Newfoundland’s Failed Welfare Reform
In his latest column on Newfoundland public policy, AIMS Fellow Peter Fenwick tells the story of how social welfare advocates in the province stymied attempts to return welfare recipients to the workforce, despite compelling international evidence that such welfare reform is a powerful aid in reintegrating otherwise marginalized members of our society. Britain's Prime Minister Tony Blair often argues that leaving people at home on welfare is to isolate them and bar them from participating in society. His reforms and those tried in the US have eliminated much of that exclusion and have given people the strongest incentive to get back on their feet. But vocal lobbying by powerful interest groups likely has prevented such policy reform from helping thousands of Newfoundlanders from making a successful transition from welfare to work.
AIMS On-Line for September 2002
AIMS presents Stephen Harper's first major policy speech in Atlantic Canada as Leader of the Opposition, AIMS on impact of 9/11, the federal Tories seek AIMS' advice on regional development and Brian lee Crowley on corporate governance.
AIMS at Acadia University on the meaning of sustainable development
Prescriptions to fix the world’s problems by restricting economic growth are a prescription for the exact opposite.
Breaking the Glass Wall: Economic Development in Atlantic Canada
Leader of the Opposition, Stephen Harper, outlines his vision for a prosperous Atlantic Canada within a dynamic federation.