Lines between political left and right overlapping
In a world in which a Labour Prime Minister, Tony Blair, is one of the strongest defenders of the legacy of Margaret Thatcher, what is the meaning of 'Left' and 'Right' in politics today? According to AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley, the victory of 'Blatcherism' shows that a new equilibrium has been reached in the political mainstream, and the old political divide is being fundamentally redefined. Publication: CHH, May 23, 2001
Social Policy in the New Economy
The annual retreat of senior managers of the federal Department of Finance took place in Cornwall, Ontario this year on the theme of Social Policy in the New Economy. AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley was a member of a panel of four policy thinkers from across the country who were asked to come and set the stage for the group's deliberations.
Hewers of wood, drawers of tainted water
In his column in the Halifax Herald on Canada's drinking water problems, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley asks: "Why have people not been charged the full cost of their water, including needed investment to keep the infrastructure up to par? Because politicians get elected for making people feel good today, not for taking care of tomorrow. By underinvesting in the water system, and undercharging for water, they please voters today. But the necessary investment and improvements cannot be put off indefinitely. Walkerton and North Battleford are only the most obvious manifestations of the insidious decline caused by a political system that allows politicians to reward voters today at the expense of voters tomorrow. " Publication: CHH, May 9, 2001, OC, May 14, 2001
Equalization: Milestone or Millstone?
This is the first report in AIMS Equalization Series. After 44 year and $180 billion, the Atlantic Provinces are not significantly ahead in their ability to be self sufficient.
Chapter 11 guarantees free, and fair, trade
If you think that governments in Canada should be free to seize your property on a whim and pay you no compensation, then you are right to oppose Chapter 11-type provisions in Canadian trade agreements. But most people think that treating everybody fairly under the rule of law is about as Canadian as it gets.
Former Premier Peter Lougheed Joins AIMS Advisory Council
Says "AIMS work is becoming required reading"