June 2009
Pay equity at centre of debate: Manufacturers and exporters say implementing legislation complicated, suggest alternative plans
In this news story, AIMS executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains that delivering pay equity for the public service, let alone mandating it for the private sector is a costly, economy hobbling and ultimately unlikely to succeed. It is an idea that will create more inequality than it eliminates while raising costs and killing jobs. Certainly if two people are filling the same job, taking the same leave, receiving the same benefits and bringing the same skills and experience to work they should be paid the same. If one is being paid more then the other, and the only basis for that differential is sex, then we have a problem.
May 2009
N.B. to back harness racing industry: In wake of education cuts, lobster industry woes, Tories question province’s priorities
When the New Brunswick government announced annual funding to the harness racing industry, reporters turned to AIMS for comment on whether it was the wise use of taxpayers' dollars.
A new way to help the jobless: Create a temporary program for those hurt during an economic crisis
In this op-ed published in The Globe and Mail, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill provides a blueprint for fixing EI and helping those who've lost their jobs in this economic crisis.
The Beacon – 26 May 2009
From liberty to manias to municipalities, there's a little bit of something for everyone in this Beacon.
The Semiotics of the Credit Crunch and the Next Bubble
Or the year from hell - and what year is this? - AIMS Fellow in Financial Markets examines past economic 'bubbles' and warns of a Stimulus Bubble.
AIMS report could be refined
In this column in the Times & Transcript, author David Gingras makes suggestions on how to improve the AIMS Municipal Performance Report, and concludes the report can be a valuable tool for local governments and taxpayers.