I never say I told you so but….. Fraser Papers Inc., a forest products company partly owned by Brookfield Asset Management Inc., said it will close two sawmills in the Canadian province of New Brunswick for two weeks because of…
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Ah, to be in British Columbia in the spring……. Oops, I drifted off there. I was just reading that PM Harper is going to honour the former Liberal commitment of $591-million to to boost trade between Canada and Asia. B.C.…
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Remember how many blogs ago, with some consternation, I lamented the fact that everytime people talk about ‘innovative’ companies in New Brunswick they roll out Mathis Instruments? Or CARIS? I mean, I have nothing against these firms but they were…
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I know most of you have no patience for the national media crapping on New Brunswick. I wouldn’t either except that I realize national policy makers (elected and bureaucrats) read the national papers. They do not read Al Hogan. I…
Continue ReadingWeird sense of denial
Former Premier Bernard Lord has posted a thank you note to New Brunswickers on the PC web site. Check out this segment: Two weeks ago, the people of New Brunswick chose a new government. While our party and our platform…
Continue ReadingA rush to judgement
The National Post is running an editorial today that is less than enthusiastic about Shawn Graham’s first couple of weeks in office:A slow start for New Brunswick Last Tuesday, Liberal Shawn Graham was sworn in as New Brunswick’s 31st premier.…
Continue ReadingA bit disoriented this morning
When the labour market survey came out last month, there were several thousand less people working in New Brunswick. No mention in the Times & Transcript. The new population estimates came out three weeks ago confirming one of the most…
Continue ReadingDidn’t get a bump in jobs
For any Liberals that thought electing Shawn Graham as Premier would lead to a fountain of new jobs in the first few days, you guessed wrong. Canada added a modest 16k jobs from Aug to Sept but NB was down…
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A recent poll in the Calgary Herald found that managing the red-hot economy is the central issue for Alberta residents (I can’t link you need a password):Managing Alberta’s red-hot economy is emerging as the central issue for residents — eclipsing…
Continue ReadingDon’t let the environment become a red herring
I got into some controversy last year when I defended the City of Moncton for deciding to use some of the highway frontage land around Mapleton Park for commercial use. I got calls, emails and blog posts decrying me as…
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