March 2009
Market Studies Institute Calls Budget Way to Self Sufficiency
AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill was featured in an interview on CHSJ radio in Saint John, New Brunswick discussing the provincial budget. He calls it a positive step on the road to self-sufficiency.
Leader of the Pack
NB tax plan is a step above.
Gateway Money to Flow
The federal government is spending $2.1 billion in the Atlantic Gateway fund that cabinet minister Peter MacKay says will help the area become a major international trading post. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains without a strategy in place the money could be wasted.
Merit pay for meritous work: Does it belong in the classroom?
CBC Radio morning shows across Canada called on AIMS Executive Vice President Charles Cirtwill to explain the merits, or not, of merit pay for teachers in the public school system.
Is the civil service too large?
New Brunswick's budget is expected to have some unwelcome news for its civil service - job cuts. In this pre-budget news story, AIMS Research manager Bobby O'Keefe shows that New Brunswick has one of the highest number of civil servants per captia in the country.
Budget: There’s little reason for optimism as massive deficit, wage freezes and layoffs loom large
New Brunswick's budget this year is expected to off up a whopping $800 million deficit. With public sector pension losses being a large portion of the deficit, AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill says it will not make investors or taxpayers happy.