Don’t get me wrong, the title of this blog is meant to be ambiguous. I am very happy that the province decided to out bid Nova Scotia for the new Molson plant to be located in Moncton. However, the $100,000…
Continue ReadingN.B. leads in job growth – the spin of the Times and Transcript
I get a chuckle every month when Statistics Canada publishes its Labour Market Survey. When it shows bad numbers for New Brunswick, they (the Times and Transcript) try and find another positive trend. When it shows good numbers they hold…
Continue ReadingBrian Mulroney is Mr. Incredible?!
I took my kids to see the blockbuster film, The Incredibles, this weekend. The lead character, Mr. Incredible, is the spitting image of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. A few months ago, Report on Business Magazine reported on Brian Mulroney’s…
Continue ReadingThe real truth about NB’s employment figures
If you listen to the government’s interpretation of the labour force data that is published by Statistics Canada every month, you would get the feeling that things are going pretty good. You will hear comments like the Premier made to…
Continue ReadingLooking for leadership (like Harvey MacLeod)
I heard CBC personality Harvey MacLeod’s commentary yesterday on leadership. He thinks that the problems in the U.S. are the result of a lack of leadership. However, he quickly moved from the U.S. to Canada and to New Brunswick. He…
Continue ReadingDemonstrating NB’s population decline
I have just completed a graph that shows the dropping population growth in New Brunswick since the mid 1970s. As of 2001, we are now formally into population decline in this province.
Continue ReadingListen to Donald Savoie, please
Donald Savoie, Université de Moncton professor and one of Canada’s foremost thinkers on the issue of regional development, was quoted today in the Telegraph Journal as saying that equalization payments to New Brunswick are an ‘awful drug’ that “destroys the…
Continue ReadingEqualization = Sympathy?
Anybody who follows politics in Canada knows that a new equalization formula was worked out between the Federal and Provincial governments this week. Equalization is a process where the Federal government distributes tax dollars collected in ‘have’ provinces to ‘have-not’…
Continue ReadingBlogging in support of economic development in New Brunswick
As this is my first blog, I’ll start by introducing myself. My name is David Campbell and I live and work in Moncton, New Brunswick. I have had a long standing interest in the economy and economic development of the…
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