I don’t want to ignite a debate about Michael Ignatieff but I did like what he had to say in his Maclean’s interview last week: I’d like to be a politician, the public figure who promised little and delivered what…
Continue ReadingFrank McKenna takes a job
Frank McKenna, former N.B. premier and ambassador, named TD Bank deputyLast updated 4:47pm EST 04/06/2006TORONTO (CP) – TD Bank (TSX:TD) has hired a high-level rainmaker with the appointment of Frank McKenna as deputy chairman. The former New Brunswick Liberal premier…
Continue ReadingWould somebody please explain that whole LNG thing?
Okay, here’s the story. We are all familiar with it. FREDERICTON (CP) – New Brunswick’s senior minister in the federal cabinet says Ottawa views liquefied natural gas as dangerous cargo that can be banned from transport in Canadian waters. Veterans…
Continue ReadingImitation, flattery – how’s that line go?
Hmm. It’s time for New Brunswick to welcome back Malcolm BricklinRUCK BUCKINGHAMFROM THE HIPTelegraph JournalApril 4, 2006 Bernard Lord and Stephen Harper, why don’t we send signals to the Chinese that whatever strategic partnerships we now enjoy between our countries…
Continue ReadingWill we miss them?
Yet another story about New Brunswickers moving west: Alberta BoundJob boom drives up provincial population at five times the national averageBill Mah, The Edmonton JournalPublished: Wednesday, March 29, 2006EDMONTON – An airport shuttle van pulls up, dumps six suitcases and…
Continue ReadingLate 80s flashback!
Stop, stop – I can’t get Getty Lee out of my head! Energy is contagiousEnthusiasm spreadsTides respond to lunar gravitationEverything turns in synchronous relationHope is epidemicOptimism spreadsBitterness breeds irritationIgnorance breeds imitation
Continue ReadingMy little Toronto Star moment
I have to admit that reading the Toronto Star is a little guilty pleasure. I mean at least you know exactly where they are coming from. Except that whole Chantal Hebert thing. Anyway, I had just finished reading an article…
Continue ReadingN.B. universities are least affordable
Fellow blogger, the Sorry Centrist, brought this story to my attention a few days ago. He must also have a mole over at the T&T as it has shown up this morning. New Brunswick is at the bottom of the…
Continue ReadingAnd you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free
In Leger Marketing’s annual survey of the most-trusted occupations politicians lost even more ground in public confidence. Politicians were down two percentage points, dead last on the list yet again with the trust of only 14 per cent of Canadians…
Continue ReadingAn innovative way to reuse an old resource
Most of you have heard of ‘brownfield’ developments – taking an old industrial site and converting it to a new use – thus retaining the site’s ability to provide economic benefits to the community. So what are we going to…
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