As you know, I have been quite critical of the university system in New Brunswick -particularly as it relates to their role in economic development. With upwards of 40% or more of the graduates leaving New Brunswick each year, I…
Continue ReadingThe maniac and his hummer
I have deliberately limited the Al Hogan bashing over the past month or so despite some worth content but his attack on City Hall today pushed me over the top. He is ranting and raving about the new Assomption Boulevard.…
Continue ReadingOh no! We were wrong. The Tory propaganda was right!
Just kidding. Here is the latest GDP data from Stats Can. In 2005, New Brunswick had the worst GDP growth of all ten provinces (by far). For the seven years of Tory rule, we only beat the national growth rate…
Continue ReadingBack to economic development
Most people who surf by this blog every once in a while are looking for economic development commentary and not political rambling so back to basics. There have been a few issues I have come up against in the past…
Continue ReadingCommonalities in politics
It may not look like it on the surface but US politics looked alot like Canadian politics last night. First, you have a tired looking governing party with increasingly desperate tactics that ended up losing (similar to the ‘new’ Tory…
Continue ReadingIs ‘new’ to someone’s advantage?
‘I found this Canadian government press release particularly interesting: Canada’s New Government and the Government of New Brunswick have today officially opened 29 kilometres of the new four-lane Trans-Canada Highway between Pokiok and Longs Creek. Representatives from the federal and…
Continue ReadingBroken link in the chain
I would be curious to try and understand why former Premier Lord never took economic development seriously. Never put any real focus on growing industries or attracting people. And don’t try and convince me that he did. Spending on economic…
Continue ReadingR&D lags
Remember all that LordSpeak about being third in Canada for R&D spending, turning NB into an innovation province, eNB and all that jazz? More proof it was just hot air dissipating in the night. Saint John is the only city…
Continue ReadingA brief foray into US politics
I spent six great years living in the USA and still have a number of friendships and acquaintenances there (and increasingly relatives – six cousins and a brother and a sister living there). I have no real political leanings when…
Continue ReadingWisdom of the Belliveaus
There is a branch of the Belliveaus in Moncton that are known around town as a intelligent thinkers and great golfers. Their dad was a bit of a legend as well, I am told. Bill Belliveau’s column in the T&T…
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