I’ve never actually met the Sorry One. We’ve exchanged emails. I have met his dad – good fella all around. I am a big believer in Maritime cooperation – throw in all your buzz words – critical mass, power in…
Continue ReadingCurious about post-secondary review
Looming changes to post-secondary education could become the most pivotal steps on the province’s path to self-sufficiency and New Brunswickers will begin giving their direction today with the release of a long-awaited discussion paper – Telegraph-Journal article today. Changes to…
Continue ReadingEnough with the baked goods metaphors
I am one of those people trying to watch my weight. Usually this means alternating from binge eating to starvation (alternate days). But I digress. The point here is that I am also one of those people that sits in…
Continue ReadingACOA is here to stay: MacKay
Minister Peter MacKay is quelling any rumours about ACOA’s future. He forcefully states that ACOA’s future is secure and the only worry is “the same Liberals who made cuts to ACOA’s budget.” You know I am a supporter of ACOA…
Continue ReadingShould give industrial bonds a good hard look
Read this and then my comments below. It’s an excerpt from a recent SEC filing by the computer chip manufacturer, AMD: In anticipation of the potential need for increased manufacturing capacity over the longer term, on December 22, 2006, we…
Continue ReadingAl Hogan’s Crusoe syndrome knows no bounds
I have said many times that Al Hogan’s attempts to isolate Moncton from what’s going on elsewhere in New Brunswick has been deliberate and cynical. At a time when Moncton should be standing up and playing a leading role in…
Continue ReadingOpening for Lord?
The TJ is reporting this morning that long-serving Fredericton Liberal MP Andy Scott will not re-offer in the next federal election. Scott informed his riding association and political supporters at a gathering Monday night that he will finish his term…
Continue ReadingTying incentives to a minimum level of wages
I came across this article about a New Brunswick firm building a manufacturing facility in rural North Carolina. Millenium Marine has benefited from ACOA and I believe provincial government grants here as well. But what caught my interest was the…
Continue ReadingEnvironment – a left or right issue?
I just another debate about the cost and benefits of Canada going green. It’s a bit ironic, don’t ya think, that this issue came to a massive head after the Conservatives took power in Ottawa. Before that it was percolating…
Continue ReadingLand locked Dolphin gasping for intellectual oxygen
Somebody sent me along this link from the Western Standard (I think you will need a username and password to view – free). In general, I think I understand the ‘Western Standard’ and where it’s positioned in the media landscape.…
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