In light of the recent annual gathering of the Committee on Internal Trade held at Brudenell, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill encourages PEI to forget about the Agreement on Internal Trade, join the New West Partnership, and do it today.
The municipality that came in first overall in Nova Scotia is Stellarton, according to a report released Wednesday by the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
The Town of Truro has ranked number 13 out of 55 Nova Scotia municipalities in the overall summary of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report.
A municipal performance report released Wednesday by Halifax-based think-tank Atlantic Institute for Market Studies ranked Richmond County as the seventh best performing municipality in the province.
The Halifax-based Atlantic Institute for Market Studies released its second annual report card on municipalities Wednesday. The report grades the province's 55 municipalities.
AIMS Policy Analyst Jamie Newman says the 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report should be used to show citizens where their tax money is being spent so that they may hold government to account.
AIMS' 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report is discussed.
Results of AIMS' 2nd Annual Nova Scotia Municipal Performance Report are discussed. Stellarton finished top overall, while Pictou received mention for having the lowest cost for transportation services and Trenton was considered the most effective in governance and finance.
Bill Black discusses the challenges facing our public healthcare system. A federal initiative - without the price tag - is suggested. AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill discusses two public relations campaigns that have Atlantic Canada asking Ottawa for money. AIMS Director of Research Don McIver suggests the federal government is "killing us softly with their love." AIMS Board Chair John Risley thinks Atlantic Canada needs something to be known for internationally. Michael Zwaagstra's series on education is focused on AIMS blog Straight Talk!
In this commentary, AIMS President and CEO Charles Cirtwill explains why the phrase “your Canada will not be your parents or your grandparents Canada” now has meaning in a way that it has not had in some time.