August 2009
Calls renewed for fiscal update
There are calls in New Brunswick to release a fiscal update. AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains there should always be openness and transparency in government finances, but cautions fiscal forecasts, are just that - forecasts.
It’s Your Deficit Now Premier Dexter
In this op-ed that appeared in The Chronicle-Herald, AIMS Executive Vice President offers some advice for Nova Scotia's new premier. He points out that there are some tough fiscal decisions to be made, and they should not include the wasteful practices of the previous Tory government.
The future of unions: Are they a dying breed?
Commentary based on national radio interview with AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill.
Atlantic Canada study group: HST helped bring prices down
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.
The Beacon – Special Edition – 05 August 2009
Information about the AIMS 15th Anniversary Dinner is featured in this special edition of The Beacon.
Greying Canada to turn job market upside-down
An AIMS paper on the population crunch prompts this Ottawa columnist to talk with experts about strategies to counter-act the pending demographic shift.