There’s an article in the TJ today about a seminar in Fredericton yesterday about the ‘brain drain’ – the loss of university graduates to other provinces and the United States. A survey from the University of Prince Edward Island that…
Continue ReadingAl Hogan – Take comfort in this story
I usually don’t scrape content from other blogs but Paul Wells has an interesting post: World o’ Depressing News – By Paul Wells Big new U.S. study confirms all your hunches (you’ll need to sign up): • There is more…
Continue ReadingLord says money on its way from feds
Ah, politics. The Telegraph Journal is reporting today that Premier Lord says money on its way from feds with the ‘coming days’. Check out this text from the article: Without specifying what projects he was talking about, Mr. Lord said…
Continue ReadingUncle Joe gets a makeover
As an amateur student of 19th/20th century Russian and Soviet history, I am more than a little curious about the ongoing activities to rehabilitate Uncle Joe – Joseph Stalin. The CBC ran a story about this trend today on the…
Continue ReadingLabour market data reporting
Remember my post of yesterday? Check it out: Times & TranscriptRising unemployment has an upsideJody Carr, the provincial minister of post-secondary education and training, said the data illustrates that there is greater confidence in the economy.”I am also pleased that…
Continue ReadingOops, those tricky labour market stats
As you know, the provincial government has been using the lowering unemployment rate as its mantra about how much prosperity they are heaping on New Brunswick. They all but ignore population decline, very bad job creation levels, etc. but that…
Continue ReadingRebalancing priorities for Canada’s prosperity
The Ontario-based Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity just released its latest report called Rebalancing priorities for Canada’s prosperity. Based on a few factors, I think this institute is gaining in credibility among policy makers. This latest report is a wide…
Continue ReadingNB Business Council – Another Dog and Pony Show?
Right off the bat, you will have to excuse my cynicism. When I saw the headline of this new ‘New Brunswick Business Council’ made up of the ‘top CEOs’ in the province whose mandate is to tackle the serious problems…
Continue ReadingA couple of interesting stories in the TJ this AM
Story #1: There will be no special side deal from Ottawa to help New Brunswick with its ambitious $1.875-billion prosperity plan, says the new federal point man for provincial grievances.Michael Chong, the federal minister for Intergovernmental Affairs, said the new…
Continue ReadingLeverage, leverage, leverage
Remember how I harp on the importance of using provincial funds to leverage private sector funds (i.e. spend $200M to get an auto plant with a $2 billion investment). Well, I think the same thing applies to the federal government.…
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