David Shipley in the TJ has a story entitled “Fearing for FatKat’s future” in which the company’s CEO says New Brunswick’s tax incentives are not competitive with other provinces. But there is another line in the piece that caught my…
Continue ReadingGreat taste, bitter aftertaste
I am almost done Richard Florida’s new book “Who’s Your City” and I have to say that it – like his last book – leaves me a little disappointed. I find he develops very interesting data but then makes giant…
Continue ReadingFatties of the world unite!
“I hope you got fatI hope you got really fat Cause if you got really really fatYou just might want to see me come backI hope you got fat”-Violent Femmes Maybe New Brunswick should become a haven for portly people.…
Continue ReadingGet thee to India
Peter MacKay making the case for the Atl. Gateway in Toronto this week. Here is a quote from the article (in India): Indian business and political leaders were very receptive when he outlined “our vision for the Atlantic Gateway –…
Continue ReadingA primer for statistics assessment
In support of the young reporters out there let me put on a small clinic. I refer to a story in the Daily Gleaner about the rise in new motor vehicle sales. Here’s the story: New motor-vehicle sales in New…
Continue ReadingAnimation show in the ‘Chi
Anybody have any feedback on this? On June 11th and 12th join us for the opportunity to celebrate the Games and Animation industry at NBCC Miramichi, NB.
Continue ReadingTough to compete with Montreal in the life sciences area
Quebec Economic Development Minister Raymond Bachand is today announcing the creation of a new public-private Quebec consortium to stimulate research into drug development in the province. The consortium brings three pharma companies – Pfizer Canada, AstraZeneca Canada and Merck Frosst…
Continue ReadingGetting to MaRS
If you have looked at the MaRS model for R&D, incubation, etc., you should listen to this podcast. Located in Toronto’s Discovery District — two square kilometres that have been designated as the city’s centre of innovation – the MaRS…
Continue ReadingThe revenge of the outsourced
I had a chat today with someone (who shall remain anonymous as they are a frequent reader of this blog) who had lunch with a bunch of folks from a Latin American country that are in New Brunswick training to…
Continue ReadingIt’s the economy, stupid podcast (June 16)
Here is the latest podcast edition of the blog. Hope you enjoy it. We are talking about in-migration, biofuels, building education linkages with India and other stuff.
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