While I realize that most of my readers are online news junkies and have not read a physical newspaper in at least 10 years, you may have found today’s T&T, TJ and Daily Gleaner quite interesting. Included in our newspapers…
Continue ReadingHelping the repatriation cause
A lot of talk this election about bringing people back to New Brunswick. Here’s something that should help. Canadian workers dread returning to the job after Labour Day when summer is over and workplaces take on a different feel and…
Continue ReadingDesserud wants more
I never quite understood the political goodie grab bag that is served up every election cycle. Lord today announced he would hire another 500 teachers (on top of the 650 more he has hired since 2003 – we are told).…
Continue ReadingDesserud makes a good point
Don Desserud nails it in this morning’s TJ: “I have never had a sense of what Bernard Lord thinks New Brunswick is all about and what kind of province it should be,” Desserud says. “You clearly knew what Louis Robichaud…
Continue ReadingOn the weird Bristol poll
Jacques Poitras has a piece on his blog about the supposedly innovative Bristol poll this election where they will survey the same group of 600+ New Brunswickers to assess any changes in opinion over the course of the election cycle.…
Continue ReadingA visit to Freddy Beach
I spent this long weekend in Fredericton. My wife and I take the kids each year as we started our life together in the town and still have fond memories. We did the Saint John trip a couple of weeks…
Continue ReadingWaking the giants
It’s safe to say there is a love-hate relationship between many New Brunswickers and the Irving/McCain duo. It would be hard to calculate the total economic impact of the two because their empires stretch into dozens of companies and investments…
Continue ReadingThe most important election issue no one is talking about
How’s that for a subjective blog title? But I will make the case for it. As you know, the Equalization system is basically set up to reward economic failure. If your economy can’t generate enough own source taxes, the Equalization…
Continue ReadingDear Mr. Irving, Thanks. Love, Bernie
Just took a look at exports from New Brunswick for the 12 months ending June 30, 2006 and compared them to the 12 months ending June 30, 2005. Outside of Irving, the picture ain’t pretty. Of the top 20 export…
Continue ReadingStudents, vote with your ballot not your feet
Statistics Canada just released their tuition fee data for Canadian provinces today. I know this stuff is getting to be old hat for you but here goes anyway. New Brunswick has the second highest undergraduate tuition fees in Canada (a…
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