March 2009
The Emergence of Cross-Border Regions between Canada and the United States
This report by the Policy Research Initiative takes a look at the emergence of cross-border regions between Canada and the United States.
Forecast for Ottawa and Beijing: Light Frost
In this article requested CANCHAM magazine in Shanghai, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley discusses the trading opportunities between Canada and China.
The road to lower taxes leads to New Brunswick
The plan to lower taxes in New Brunswick takes a page out of AIMS own work on such public policy. In this op-ed that appeared in the Globe and Mail, AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill explains how tax cuts can do more to stimulate the economy than infrastructure spending.
Gov’t wage freeze questioned
A two year freeze on public sector wages is part of the latest New Brunswick budget. AIMS Research Manager Bobby O'Keefe suggests wage freezes are not a great economic tool. However, public sector workers in that province will still see an increase in wages, because the government is also lowering income taxes.
Credits will modernize forestry industry
Included in New Brunswick's latest budget are investment incentives for the province's growing energy field and its traditional forestry indsutry. Premier Shawn Graham says the incentives are aimed at making his province the energy hub of the eastern seaboard.
Toward some good ol’ common sense
Alec Bruce a columnist for the Times & Transcript based his weekly column on the new tax program the New Brunswick government just announced. He says he agrees with AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill that this was a great step forward for the province.