Urban Affairs/Local Government

AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill weighs in on the Trade Centre Limited and the Auditor General's report.

In this commentary, Bill Black of New Start Nova Scotia notes that Halifax lags far behind other Canadian cities in its support for the Arts.

In this commentary, AIMS Board Member Don Mills discusses how a strategy must be developed to leverage towns in Nova Scotia.

In this article, Preston Manning's role in Canadian politics is examined. The Manning Centre Internship program, and AIMS are mentioned as a part of "building Canada's conservative movement."

AIMS invites you to an interactive discussion on the future of Halifax.

Nova Scotia Universities: Constrain or Release? The special AIMS Luncheon with Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney is now 75% sold out. Less Government, not Less Governments. Home of the Brave? National Coalition launched to offer alternatives to transfers. Introducing AIMS Summer Policy Intern, Alanna Newman. AIMS in the Media.

A proposed streamlining of local service districts would see rural areas in New Brunswick amalgamated with larger districts, but AIMS Senior Fellow Don McIver warns that amalgamation doesn't always result in cost savings.

In this op-ed, Juanita Spencer argues that shifting equalization funds from provinces to people would achieve our constitutional commitments and goals, and provide incentives encouraging local governments to meet local demands.

AIMS suggests local governments advocate for federal cash transfer payments to be made to individual citizens, not provinces.

In Put Our Money Where Our Mouths Are, AIMS Author Juanita Spencer considers a model of equalization that would strengthen municipalities and make people, not provinces, the recipients.