Another example of the challenges facing New Brunswick in the area of exports. Just came across this statistic in a Statistics Canada report called “Canada’s Merchandise Trade with the European Union: 1995 to 2004“: Exports from Ontario to the EU…
Continue ReadingStuck in rut – Exhibit A
You want a perfect example of why the Federal government has overtly politicized its role in economic development? Here it is. Here’s the deal. The Federal and Quebec governments spend billions of dollars directly through large contracts and directly through…
Continue ReadingWe need a think tank
I was speaking with a colleague yesterday about my growing frustration with the vast majority of ‘right wing’ think tanks. Use that term ‘right wing’ lightly – I basically just mean the ones that don’t have Maude Barlow attached. You…
Continue ReadingN.B. must dare to consider deficits
There’s an op-ed piece in the TJ today that dared to suggest the unthinkable (I have been saying this for years). That running small deficits to achieve your vision is not a bad idea. In the late 80s and early…
Continue ReadingBruce-ian logic prevails
Thanks to a tipster for reminding me to read the TJ editorials today. It would seem that Alec Bruce has evolved from the tabloid to the TJ but don’t expect him to kiss anyone’s rump. No, in fact, his editorial…
Continue ReadingOne final point about rural depopulation
The debate rages on. Outrage in the north. ‘Plain’ talk in the south. This corner still thinks there must be a better way. So let me talk to my fellow Canadians that live outside these borders for a moment (the…
Continue ReadingHow long before ‘New Government’ gets old?
It’s seems I’m not the only one curious about the ‘new government’ label: How long before ‘New Government’ gets old?Tories hang on to fresh labelNational PostJan 25 No matter how old it gets, Canada’s New Government — always capitalized —…
Continue ReadingDepends on what your definition of ‘is’ is
I am not going to write a long post on this issue of emptying northern New Brunswick. It’s all over the papers, radio and even a few blogs. My position on the need for strong regions in New Brunswick is…
Continue ReadingTwilight zone redux
I just heard former Premier Lord on the radio essentially echoing my position on this urban/rural issue. Up to and including his comment that even as some are calling for depopulation of rural NB there are folks in Ontario calling…
Continue ReadingA Call to Action
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