There is a guy in New Brunswick, let’s call him the Oracle, who has the ability to sniff out interesting new economic development ideas. Because he works in the ED biz, he probably wouldn’t want me to mention him by…
Continue ReadingA Tory win in the next election is not ‘automatic’
A Progressive Conservative win in the next provincial election is not “automatic,” says former premier Bernard Lord. This is the opening line in a TJ story this morning. I had to rub my eyes are read it again. This must…
Continue ReadingICT expanding in New Brunswick
The provincial government is supporting a commitment from Bell Canada and the ICT Group Inc. to create up to 550 new jobs in New Brunswick. Greg Byrne, minister of Business New Brunswick, made the announcement today at a news conference.…
Continue ReadingAn election is no time to talk about issues
Was it Kim Campbell who made this (or a variant) infamous comment? Everybody knows it to be true but you can’t say it out loud. I think the Carbon Tax killed Stephane Dion -particularly in rural Canada and places like…
Continue ReadingIn defence of this blog
Every once in a while I will get a call or an email usually from a bureaucrat, journalist or partisan criticizing me for a) being far too negative and b) distorting the facts by using selective data and putting forward…
Continue ReadingA breath of fresh air
Sometimes you read a phrase or sentence that just tastes like sweet nectar from the vine. It just makes your day or week. Read this sweet sounding narrative. It is the annoucement of a senior executive being placed in Halifax,…
Continue ReadingVoting day
Today’s the day to get out and vote. I just spent the last two days getting grilled by my father about the 99 reasons I need to vote for Stephen Harper. I have to balance my father’s partisanship against my…
Continue ReadingNew Brunswick Investment newsletter
Someone sent me this link. I hadn’t seen this before – it is a monthly newsletter from the investment group at BNB. You can sign up and have it sent to you each month.
Continue Reading21inc Ideas Festival
I am participating in a panel discussion at the 21inc. Ideas Festival that will be held in early November in St. Andrews. I got an email from the coordinator asking me to feel free to invite folks in my network…
Continue ReadingWhat’s up with Steve Murphy?
One thing about Maritimers – say what you will – but we are known to be people that stand by our words (more or less). ATV’s Steve Murphy telling Dion he wouldn’t run the outtakes of the interview and then…
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