Urban Affairs/Local Government

This editorial in the Cape Breton Post uses research from AIMS to analyze the fiscal choices of Nova Scotia's new provincial government.

The harmonized sale tax may be coming to more provinces across Canada. As the debate heats up in British Columbia, AIMS was asked to explain the impact of the HST in three of the four Atlantic provinces.

This article in an international electronic newsletter for ex-pats from the Philippines, uses Burnaby's results in AIMS' National Municipal Performance Report to promote the city.

The AIMS National Municipal Performance Report is used in this column to generate a discussion about accountability in London's City Hall.

The city hall report for the Barrie Examiner suggests AIMS National Municipal Performance Report is a valuable tool to make people think about the municipal services they receive and the taxes they pay for them. However, he says it's up to residents to decide whether the service is good at a good price.

The AIMS National Municipal Performance Report continues to generate public discussion. This business column points out that such reports can be used to help improve cities so they are more attractive to the next generation of workers.

AIMS National Municipal Performance Report & Maclean’s “Best (and Worst) Managed Cities” grabbed the headlines across the country and generate discussion on municipal performance. Here is a sampling of some of those news stories.

This article in the Barrie Advance reviews the city's results in the AIMS National Municipal Performance Report. It says while the city may do well on recreation and culture, it is wanting in some key municipal service areas.

This column by Henry Aubin in the Montreal Gazette credits the AIMS National Municipal Performance Report with providing the evidence for what ails Montreal city hall.

The mayor of Sudbury says he will take a close look at AIMS National Municipal Performance Report to determine how to make improvements in his city.