There will be no side deal for New Brunswick! said a disgruntled Jim Flaherty last week. Maybe Shawn Graham just needs to get creative. $900 million for the ‘aerospace’ sector (read: Quebec). New Brunswick’s total aerospace exports in 2006 were…
Continue ReadingOù sont les expos?
I am quite frankly tired of all the disclaiming. My family went to a new church today and it was an ‘older’ crowd, let’s say. After the service, one of the pastors ran up to us and quickly pronounced that…
Continue ReadingReducing interprovincial prosperity gaps
Ontario’s Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity was set up by the former Tory government in that province, in my opinion, to push a Mike Harris style vision for economic development across Canada. Given that Harris had said around the same…
Continue ReadingOn Danny Williams
It’s funny. I guess. When I heard about Danny Williams new campaign to personally slay the Harper government, I said here we go again. And, of course, everyone has lambasted Williams from national commentators to politicians from all parties –…
Continue ReadingI don’t know why I still love to pick on old Jeannot Volpe. Maybe it’s the Al Hogan tie in. I don’t know but when I heard old Jeannot saying that the Tories were the defenders of low property taxes…
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Isn’t Catherine Swift some form of economist? From today’s TJ: Merging Atlantic Canada a tax boon?Telegraph-JournalPublished Friday March 30th, 2007Appeared on page A1/A8 Amalgamating the four Atlantic provinces under a single government would significantly reduce the tax burden facing New…
Continue ReadingA different take on Atlantica
The dress code has been announced for this year’s Atlantica conference. With style that that how could anyone think that the proponents have any malicious intent? Imagine Bob Manning in that outfit.
Continue ReadingReady to take risks
The TJ is reporting this morning on a series of focus groups held by the self sufficiency task force. Here are some conclusions: The overwhelming majority of New Brunswickers who participated in a series of focus groups are ready to…
Continue ReadingAnother in a long line of examples
I was interested to read the results report from the Export Development Corporation yesterday. The EDC “is Canada’s export credit agency, offering innovative commercialsolutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their internationalbusiness.” In lay person’s terms, they take a…
Continue ReadingSide deal with a difference?
The TJ is running a story this morning about a ‘different’ kind of side deal. Rather than a “side deal” fully funded by Ottawa, Graham hopes to persuade Ottawa to share equally in the costs of an ambitious range of…
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