The Stockholm Solution
You're stuck in traffic, trying to get home and you think - there has to be a better way. AIMS Senior Fellow in Urban Policy says in fact there is.
How do you beat City Hall?
AIMS Breakfast Briefing with Larry N. Mitchell
The Beacon, 3 October 2006
Read about Atlantica in the Globe and Mail; learn about the history of public sector unions in Canada; listen in on remarks to Canada's senior bureaucrats - all this and more in this edition of The Beacon.
Creative Cities . . . the latest urban economic fad
AIMS Senior Fellow in Urban Policy questions a recent study that claims creative cities encourage growth. He suggests instead tax cuts and education are a better option.
Show me the money
Conference Board of Canada study another attempt to justify more tax dollars to big cities.
Is competition wasteful when it comes to “waste management”?
In his regular column, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley takes a critical look at HRM Mayor Peter Kelly's call for a provincial law forcing garbage created within a municipality to be dealt with in that municipality. Rather than being a call for not dumping on your neighbours, Crowley concludes the mayor's latest effort is simply a monopolist's attempt to capture the market and continue to collect fees out of line with the service provided. hh
Nova Scotia leader can call the tune
When Rodney MacDonald won the Nova Scotia Tory leadership race and became the Premier-designate of the province, the national media wanted some insight. The National Post turned to AIMS president Brian Lee Crowley.
The Beacon, November 30, 2005
In this issue of The Beacon, AIMS pays tribute to one of its founding fathers, J.W.E. (Bill) Mingo. There's more news out of Ontario about equalization, from Newfoundland Peter Fenwick talks about emigration and read a Commentary on the dysfunctional rules that make short sea shipping dificult in North America.
Brain Drain or Brain Gain?
Emigration is a hot issue in rural communities around Atlantic Canada. Many a politician has fought an election on promises to bring the emigrants home. In this Commentary, Peter Fenwick, AIMS Fellow with responsibility for Fisheries and Issues in Newfoundland, takes a closer look at this philosophy.
Eaux troubles
En Eaux troubles, Brian Lee Crowley, président de Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, écrit: "Nous devrions payer les véritables coûts de notre eau, mais non pas les coûts de monopoleurs satisfaits d'eux-mêmes. "