January 2009
Extreme Makeover – Boomer Edition:
Living in the past is killing the future
Keir won’t play poker with oil prices
With oil prices reaching record lows New Brunswickers are wondering why the price of power is not going along with it. AIMS Executive Vice-President Charles Cirtwill explains, the purchasing policy in place for New Brunswick does not work for consumers.
Americans pay big tort tax on drugs
In this op-ed that appeared in the Providence Journal, AIMS President Brian Lee Crowley explains why drug re-importation from Canada will not solve the problem of rising prescription drug costs in the United States. He reminds Americans how the US legal system imposes a huge tax on health care that Canadians do not have to pay.
The Developing Workforce Problem:
Dalhousie University Professor Emeritus Dr. Jim McNiven examines Canada's pending labour shortage and explains the complete policy overhaul that's needed to address it.
‘Biorefining is just a must’: Forestry Mill exec says wood is ‘simply too expensive in this country to waste any’
A report compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Atlantica Bioenergy Task Force provides 15 recommendations for the forestry industry in Atlantica.
Atlantica forestry must be part of energy economy: PricewaterhouseCoopers
A study compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Atlantica BioEnergy Task Force is highlighted.