February 2010
Manitoba reluctant to release school ranking results
The AIMS Interim Report Card for Western Canadian High Schools showed there is little public information available in Manitoba for students, parents or teachers to know what goes on inside the classroom. This op/ed appeared in Troy Media publications and explains why such public reporting is important to improve student performance.
High schools to get ranked again
This story from various BC media outlets questions the AIMS Interim Report Card for Western Canadian High Schools, but also admits the information in the report is needed to improve student performance.
Entitled to our entitlements
As Nova Scotians fume over the auditor general's report that highlights waste and abuse of MLA expense allowances, AIMS President & CEO Charles Cirtwill points out we should be more outraged by the millions of dollars wasted annually by government.
N.B. should push for a revised power plan
In this op-ed in the Telegraph-Journal, AIMS author Gordon L. Weil suggests there is a way to improve the porposed sale of NB Power assets to Hydro Quebec. Weil's Commentaries for AIMS have driven much of the policy discussion around the controversial MOU.
January 2010
Inking of deal would usher in new era
Gordon Weil's analysis of the MOU to sell NB Power to Hydro Quebec continues to generate discussion and comment. As the Telegraph-Journal in New Brunswick explains the MOU on a clause by clause basis, it uses the Weil analysis to raise some concerns.