twilight zone, n.Definition: An area of ambiguity between two distinct states or conditions There’s an election coming. That’s almost a sure thing. What this election is to be fought and won on is already being discussed with the Tory’s claiming…
Continue ReadingGame, set & match
A while ago, I wrote a blog entitled Why I don’t trust entrepreneurs in which I was trying to make the point that foreign investment has been critical to the development of the ICT sector in Canada. I mentioned Waterloo,…
Continue ReadingThe difference between optimism and having your head in the sand
Today’s We Say in the Times and Transcript: N.B. can meet the challenges it faces and has every reason to be optimistic about our special corner of the world Future bright for province It is easy for people to get…
Continue ReadingAnti-economic development
I have come across this term, anti-economic development, a few times in recent months. It is typically used to describe a government action that seems to be against the goals of economic development. For example, one commentator recently critized a…
Continue ReadingOne in, one out
You know that line from Casablanca? When Rick’s tying one on after seeing Ilsa? First they take Ugarte and then she walks in. Well, I guess that’s the way it goes… one out and one in. SalesBridge lays of 270…
Continue ReadingLabour market comments muted
Maybe Al Hogan is on vacation. Or maybe his mind is elsewhere. Either way, the story that ran this morning in the Times & Transcript was rather muted on Friday’s labour market figures which showed the second worst performance for…
Continue ReadingOn Galbraith – what could have been
I am reading the biography of John Kenneth Galbraith, the Canadian-born economist that went on to be one of the best known economists of the 20th century. Anyway, early on in his career he was given the job of siting…
Continue Reading# of people unemployed in NB up 11.9%
One of the guilty little pleasures I have is watching the spin come out of the NB government each month when the labour market survey is published. It is equally fun to watch Al Hogan spin the great news. Tomorrow’s…
Continue ReadingCall centre to lay off 270 workers
Ouch. The CBC is reporting this. Exactly one year ago: “The government is proud to support SalesBridge as it continues to grow,” Brad Green said. “The company is providing hundreds of highly skilled, well-paying positions for New Brunswickers. Its latest…
Continue ReadingT&T works more of its magic
The Times & Transcript is one of the only newspapers that you will ever read that can turn what should be a serious and sobering economic or demographic statistics into good news. Of course, this only applies to the provincial…
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