Budgetary Choices
Second, in a discussion of budgetary choices facing the federal government, he emphasized the wrong-headedness of holding on to labour policies designed to address systemic unemployment when the real challenge facing the country, and the world, in the 21st century is substantial labour shortages.
Regional Development
In his remarks at the national convention of the PC Party of Canada in Edmonton, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley addressed three questions put to him by the conference organizers: First, he explained that regional economic development organizations like ACOA don't Actually create new economic activity but simply substitute the government's preferred activities for those that would have inevitably taken place if people had been left free to take their own decisions with their own money.
France’s chief news magazine highlights work of AIMS
Atlantic Canada, and the growing opportunities it represents, is attracting ever-greater international attention. And AIMS too is in ever-greater demand to explain this region's past and lay out a strategic vision for its future. The latest example comes from France's chief news magazine, L'Express. In their edition of 22 August, a large part of their major article about Atlantic Canada's renaissance is devoted to a discussion with AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley, who points out, among other things, that «Nous avons souffert d'être une région pauvre dans un pays riche.»
Alaska looks to AIMS in discussion of Aquaculture
This summer, the Anchorage Daily News sent a roving correspondent to Nova Scotia to explore the aquaculture industry on Canada’s east coast. In this extensive article the reporter explores the history, growth and future potential of the aquaculture industry here in Atlantic Canada. He describes how growth here mirrors the global expansion of this high tech twist on a traditional industry. The reporter also discusses with AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley why aquaculture - a high tech industry that is not seasonal and meets a growing global market demand - is an ideal fit with Canada’s coastal communities. To see how Nova Scotia’s fledgling aquaculture industry is already causing shockwaves on the other side of the continent read “A New Threat” by Wesley Loy. Publication: Anchorage Daily News, August 18, 2002
AIMS On-Line for August 2002
NS and NB should stop squabbling and think big – An AIMS Oil & Gas Perspective, “Canada First” Puts Canada Last - AIMS presentation to the National Energy Board, Brian Lee Crowley in the Globe on why MSAs are worth a look and why poor quality social programmes breed dependency.
AIMS On-Line – Special Health Care Reform Edition
The debate over Medical Savings Accounts