I had an interesting conversation yesterday with a politically astute guy who thinks that uranium mining will be the top wedge issue in the next provincial election. It does seem to me, although I don’t claim to understand the body…
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What do you get when you see a $148 million drop in the value of seafood exports from New Brunswick? A new plan.
Continue ReadingAnother bypass
Take a look at the last sentence in this article. The very last one. That seems to be the story of our life here in Atlantic Canada.
Continue ReadingIt’s the economy, stupid podcast edition (June 2)
Here is the latest edition of the audio version of the blog. You will find in it commentary on taxes, carbon taxes, community branding, among other things.
Continue ReadingTax considerations
Caveat emptor. Similar to environmental issues, I have an equally superficial level of knowledge about tax policy. However, I have made it a bit of an issue to try and understand the intersection of tax policy and economic stimulus. So,…
Continue ReadingOn the carbon tax
Warning: I don’t spend a lot of time thinking through issues of global warming and the best ways to mitigate it. However, I am curious about this whole carbon tax debate. A few years ago I had coffee with a…
Continue ReadingMeaningful discussions
I should have probably found my way to this event in Toronto. I remember blogging about this group early on but the summit that was put on not only attracted some heavy hitters it also seems to have focused on…
Continue ReadingPonder the thought of discounted energy?
When I say it, eyes glaze over. When Scott McCain, president and chief operating officer of the Maple Leaf Foods Agribusiness Group, says it necks start getting sore from that quick snapping motion. From the TJ yesterday. Scott McCain: “My…
Continue ReadingOn community branding
I have reviewed a lot of community branding and marketing efforts in the past couple of years. I won’t single any out because I don’t want to annoy residents of those communities and because they may be clients (or may…
Continue ReadingIn defence of golf
You know I read a lot – occupational hazard I guess. I just finished up another report looking at the Irish Miracle (among others). A bunch of economists authored the report and it focused the grand macro-economic policies of Ireland…
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