One of the things that bothers me the most about corporate taxes is the fact they everyone always looks at tax rates rather than actual taxes paid. And in the world of corporate taxation those things couldn’t be much farther…
Continue ReadingBountrogianni – remember this name
I am starting to think that Ontario Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Marie Bountrogianni is the new nemesis on the Equalization battle. I told you before that she ‘wasn’t going to sit idly by and watch Ontario become a have-not province’ as…
Continue ReadingMilk that puppy for all its worth
Funny how times change, huh? In 1998, then leader of the Opposition Bernard Lord criticized the Liberals for attracting low end call centre jobs to New Brunswick and promised a ‘made in New Brunswick’ solution to economic development. In the…
Continue ReadingI never understood why government towns don’t just admit the tremendous economic impact of the government sector in their communities? It’s almost as if it’s a dirty word or something. Check out the government of Ottawa’s web site some time,…
Continue ReadingThis one hurts. A Canadian company plans to build an aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul facility at Plattsburgh International Airport that is expected to employ up to 760 people.Gov. George Pataki was in Plattsburgh Monday to announce that Laurentian Aerospace…
Continue ReadingSubscribe to the Halifax Herald for good NB news
You know what’s interesting? If you want the best stories on politics in New Brunswick, read the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. Sure, they’re always set in the context of Nova Scotia issues/thinking but it’s refreshing to get a little more nuance in…
Continue ReadingSmile and talk about economic development
Is it just me or do politicians love to talk about economic development in Atlantic Canada during campaigns? If we had one job created for every politician promising to focus on ‘economic development’ in Atlantic Canada – we’d be Calgary.…
Continue ReadingToronto’s ‘problems’
It would seem that southern Ontario has the opposite problem of New Brunswick. They are predicting the population will almost double over the next 25 years. The challenges they face are related to managing this rapid growth. This is kind…
Continue ReadingYou know I constantly talk about the need to market the heck out of the province as a location for business. Increasingly I am becoming convinced that we need to market the heck out of the province to its own…
Continue ReadingOuch, that hurts
N.B. pulp mill reopens amid pressure from loonie and world marketsNACKAWIC, N.B. (CP) – The huge A.V. Nackawic pulp mill in New Brunswick has officially reopened, but mill owners say they may need more government help to cope with the…
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