It seems to be a right of passage for New Brunswick governments. McKenna did it. Bernard Lord did it and it looks like Shawn Graham is about to do it. I am talking about a downsizing of public sector employment. …
Continue ReadingCheck out the Obama ripoff (s)
Hey, everyone’s doing it. Why shouldn’t I get some benefit from appropriating an Obamaism? Speaking of Obama-mania, I think our man in Ottawa has a bit of mania these days himself. In October he said that the recession wasn’t going…
Continue ReadingCountering fatalism
There are a lot of folks who don’t think New Brunswick can attract industries and business investment. Our cities are too small – and forget about Northern New Brunswick. Funny thing is, a lot of those folks are economic developers…
Continue ReadingAttracting green energy manufacturers
Here’s a good article about how several U.S. states are attracting solar energy systems manufacturers. It’s easy to talk about it but you have to figure out what your competitive advantage is and will be and you have to determine…
Continue ReadingOne little recession benefit
Just last year a bunch of us were talking about the fact that a whole generation of young people had grown up never having witnessed a recession. Anyone born from about the late 1980s to now wouldn’t have seen one…
Continue ReadingCrime rate comparison
Macleans is out with another set of controversial data designed to aggravate people and sell magazines. The Codiac Region in New Brunswick (Moncton) ranks 50th out of the 100 most dangerous cities. Fredericton ranks 34th and Saint John ranks 15th…
Continue ReadingRecession woes
It’s official, Canada is now in a full bore recession. There are now two camps emerging (I listened to podcasts during the treacherous ride back from the ‘Chi today). The optimistic camp sees economic growth returning in early 2010 and…
Continue ReadingNip weird talk in the bud
A few people have made comments to me about Ireland’s recent troubles. These same people have also insinuated it was a good thing that NB doesn’t have the auto industry like Ontario. That’s crazy talk. Ireland led the first world…
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