Why is it that economists with all thier education and study can be so narrow minded? An Atlantic Institute for Market Studies report grades Nova Scotia the lowest financial grade in Atlantic Canada. The report gave New Brunswick the highest…
Continue ReadingDelusional calgaria
Come on. Maybe it’s the NSCAD influence. I don’t know. But I like it. Delusional calgaria.
Continue ReadingWonder if his inspiration is home grown?
The director of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is from Salisbury. Who knew? Can anyone say ambassador for the NB animation/digital media sector? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
Continue ReadingGive a geek a hand, why don’t you?
Our old friend from Geeks on Ice sent me this. You should fill it out. Trevor is what you might call the ‘grass roots’. I am currently working on a university research project for my Bachelors Degree which examines whether…
Continue ReadingApologist for tax increases
Some have said that I am an ‘apologist’ for tax increases as I didn’t completely go nutso when the Libs raised taxes in the last provincial budget. Upon reflection, you are correct. I am an apologist for taxes. More specifically,…
Continue ReadingOld NBTelers keep popping up everywhere
I have in the past lamented what happened to NBTel. Not what happened in a pragmatic sense. The telco sector was consolidating all over North America and NBTel was bound to be swallowed up in some Bell-icious moment. No, that’s…
Continue ReadingAnswers on per capita transfers
No one is talking about this. I listened to the better part of two hours of Rex Murphy’s call in (including our old friend Lisa Hrabluk) – nada. Nothing in the papers (that I read). But, yet, Ontario is very…
Continue ReadingHold on to your hat: A lamentfor dying SMEs and for what it’s worth…
I just got done reading the latest issue of Progress magazine. I really like it – the only tinsy flaw is that it tends to be a bit Pollyannish about the business community in Atlantic Canada. But maybe after all…
Continue ReadingDigital media production favoured in Nova Scotia
I just read that Nova Scotia’s new budget contained a 35% tax credit for ‘digital media’ production. That should help spur a fledging animation/new media sector in Nova Scotia. There was a time when New Brunswick was at least attempting…
Continue ReadingCalling Frank McKenna
Right up front, let’s be clear that I am not picking on either TD Bank or Frank McKenna. It’s just that I came across this information in their well written 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Report and it helps support my…
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