Several people sent me emails about the NSBI article in the TJ on Friday. The truth of the matter is that BNB thinks it has done a fine job of attracting industry to New Brunswick. Look at the spokesperson’s comments.…
Continue ReadingA new take on things
You hear mostly the same old hash on these pages – rehashed a lot. That’s because I am trying to repeat over and over until I get traction (unlikely, hey Mikel?). Anyway, I just had a very interesting conversation (albeit…
Continue ReadingLive by the sword……
I see that NB lost jobs in December. I haven’t had the time to go to the GNB.ca website but one suspects that the press release doesn’t attribute this to the success of self-sufficiency (as has been the case in…
Continue ReadingOntario’s Next Generation Jobs Fund
There are some folks that still cling to the notion that Atlantic Canada serves up corporate subsidies to draw industry while Ontario and the other strong economies don’t. Of course, most – the vast majority of folks realize this is…
Continue ReadingWhat is an energy hub?
For me a picture is worth a thousand words. Yestersday, Rodney Macdonald standing in front of a graphic showing traditional energy (oil & gas) and how it is so important to Nova Scotia’s future – and announcing upwards of $15…
Continue ReadingInnovation in New Brunswick
Finally, a great new economic development idea implemented in New Brunswick. Wow, have we been waiting for this. Er. It’s in New Brunswick. New Jersey. Recently three “Innovation Zones” have been created in New Jersey — in Greater New Brunswick,…
Continue ReadingNot-tawa
I have to admit that I have a soft spot for Ottawa. It’s a beautiful town with some great restaurants and lots of things to do. But I get a little peeved when I read stuff like this. Basically, Ottawa…
Continue ReadingPrefer Sudbury to Kelowna
Interesting comparison between Saint John and Kelowna in today’s TJ. These kinds of comparisons are necessary but tricky. Kelowna has a pulp mill (like Saint John) but beyond that the comparison stops. Kelowna has been a top destination for affluent…
Continue ReadingMorning smile
I was listening to a BBC podcast of the Iowa caucus results last night. In that same podcast, they covered the ongoing crisis in Kenya. There was something interesting. The BBC announcer pronounced the following names like this: President of…
Continue ReadingFascination
Periodically, some T&T editor or other pundit will muse about how blessed we have been in New Brunswick to have strong political leadership going back decades. Nova Scotia columnist Charles Moore makes this case in his TJ column this morning:…
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