Now before you freak out and say that I have turned overtly political on you (don’t make me spell this out), this blog is actually about a new report in the the scientific journal Nature out this week. British anthropologists…
Continue ReadingCountering elitism in economic development
I know I have covered this in previous blogs but it is worth mentioning again. Minacs, the call centre firm with a major facility in Riverview, is looking to expand – according to the newspaper today. Someone remarked to me…
Continue ReadingPremier Lord in New York
If you have read some of my previous blogs, you know that I am getting weary of all the sizzle and no steak (or more bun than burger) when it comes to economic development. Here’s a quote from the Premier’s…
Continue ReadingPlanes, trains & automobiles
You know what I find interesting? Canada’s21st century approach to transportation infrastructure development. In the 19th Century, the government of Canada spent a massive amount of money to plow a railroad though a barren waste land – in an attempt…
Continue ReadingWhere’s the media?
Just another quick blog on this issue of average family income. Statistics Canada writes a 180 page report on the subject comparing average family income over the past ten years, adjusting it for inflation and segmenting by type of family.…
Continue ReadingIncome Challenges – this is important
You will recall that a key target in the Prosperity Plan was to reduce the income/wage gap with the rest of Canada. Well according to Statistics Canada, we are going in the wrong direction. In a new study out this…
Continue ReadingMore on Bombardier
The Globe & Mail is reporting that the Canadian, Quebec and UK governments will be giving Bombardier $700 million ($360M from Canada and $340M from the UK) to build the new flagship transcontinental C-Series Jets. 5,000 jobs will be created…
Continue ReadingSaint John, then and now
Just stumbled across an article that states in the 1860s “Saint John was the largest city in the Maritimes with about 42 000 inhabitants, comparable in size to Québec City or Toronto at that time.” 150 years later, Saint John…
Continue ReadingThe mother of all incentives
The National Post is reporting today that the Federal and Quebec governments are about to provide $750-million to backstop Bombardier Inc.’s development of its new super-sized series of jets. According to the article, the federal government has given Bombardier about…
Continue ReadingCake and eat it too
All I can say is that Atlantic Canadians are a different bunch. The Fraser Intitute recently did a survey of Canadians to assess their beliefs on a variety of issues. As expected, Albertans were for less government, lower taxes, more…
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