I just heard that a couple of people I have a lot of respect for in Saint John were not very happy with my recent comments about the Benefits Blueprint for that city. It’s frustrating for me that when you…
Continue ReadingTap, tap tapper
I enjoy the commentary from an up and coming ABC journalist in the U.S. named Jake Tapper. He writes a daily blog and adds a little humour to the equation. On one of the Sunday talk shows, he floated the…
Continue ReadingThey will want to admire and imitate
I received a newspaper sized brochure in the mail today from Health Minister Mike Murphy on the Provincial Health Plan 2008 -2012. Murphy has been known to be a reader of this blog (at least while in Opposition) but I…
Continue ReadingIt’s the Economy, Stupid Podcast – April 20
Here is the weekly podcast edition of the It’s the Economy, Stupid podcast. Hope you like it.
Continue ReadingLocal government and economic development
I just got a flier stuffed in my door from a prospective Councillor in my Ward. I won’t mention the person’s name because I don’t want to be personal. However, I was once again vividly reminded of how economic development…
Continue ReadingMcKenna’s world
He was in Cape Breton on Wednesday telling people – For every situation, there is some bad and some good, McKenna said, but people have to focus on the good. “The helping hand that you’re looking for here, as well…
Continue ReadingTaxing the poor
I just listened to a very good NPR podcast called “Taxing the Poor”. It’s very interesting and I agree with the overall premise. They look at Alabama (but most states and provinces have this) and all of the taxes that…
Continue ReadingMight as well go for a Skoda
I knew someone with a Skoda back in the 1980s: Aiming to produce 1.5 million cars with 10 years, Czech car manufacturer Skoda Auto said April 16 it would more than double its production. “Skoda Auto plans to produce 1.0…
Continue ReadingParalysis by Analysis
I had a couple of good conversations recently that have confirmed my belief that we need a little more ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ injected into our economic development efforts. And I am not talking about Gerry Pond’s latest attempts to raise interest…
Continue ReadingFred Morley and the ‘Chi
I hope they learn from this guy. The Greater Halifax Partnership’s Fred Morley was in town at the invitation of the Miramichi Community Action Committee, a group mandated by the government to find ways to help the Miramichi pull itself…
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