“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee” -Herman Melville Ok, ok, it’s not as dramatic as that but new governments do inherit the…
Continue ReadingDo New Brunswickers have low expectations?
So, it turns out that New Brunswickers are the most blissful in Canada according to a survey out this week. Al Hogan is thrilled to be sure. But notice the final comment in the quote below. Feeling blue? Try moving…
Continue ReadingA little initiative can go a long way
A got a call last year from a keen guy at the New Brunswick Securities Commission. Someone gave him my name and he wanted to chat about the lack of investment capital flowing into New Brunswick firms. The NBSC, he…
Continue ReadingPaper won’t refuse ink
I’ve read some strange things in my day. As my father once said, paper won’t refuse ink. That ditty gets amplified in the blogosphere. But this is crazy. Essentially a conspiracy theorist who actually thinks that NSBI is part of…
Continue ReadingI’d like to thank the Academy and all the little people….
Just kidding. But seriously, I just had a cheese and spinach omelette with a guy someone once called New Brunswick’s first Internet Cowboy – and he has the hat and boots to prove it. The ‘he’ in this case is…
Continue ReadingNS wins another one
You have to wonder if NSBI had all these projects in the bag and just staggered their public announcements. There have been I think about eight announcements of projects involving payroll rebates in the past month representing well over 1,400…
Continue ReadingRectifying inconsistencies
I just heard Shawn Graham on CTV talking with Jane Tabor at the Liberal convention. He has the shtick down pretty good – in the short term more Equalization (10 province/resources revenue in standard) to lead to a weening off…
Continue ReadingHeadz or Tails?
The Amherst Daily News and the CBC are reporting that the mega project that would have brought 1,500 jobs to Parrsboro may be in jeopardy. While no statement has come from Headz Gamez International (H.G.I.), unofficial word from a company…
Continue ReadingIT industry needs a unified voice
The TJ is running an article this morning making the case for a provincial ICT industry association. I agree. However, there are industry associations and then there are industry associations. In the past there have been attempts at an industry…
Continue ReadingThe Quebec Nation
I know I promised to stay off unrelated topics but after hearing a plethora of callers to Rex Murphy’s Cross Country Check Up talk about their ‘disgust’ and one saying this was the ‘end of Canada’, I still feel compelled,…
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