This is kind of quirky. Primus to abandon Mumbai call centres and expand in Edmundston. Rob Warden, vice-president of residential marketing for Primus, said the carrier is responding to feedback from customers who say they prefer to deal with Canadians.…
Continue ReadingI probably deal with Statistics Canada as much as just about anyone. I purchase CANSIM data on a weekly basis and I have The Daily as one of my Internet home pages. It would be nice if Statistics Canada economists…
Continue ReadingThe Picture Province
Roger Duguay, leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party, has an editorial in the TJ this am entitled “Reclaim N.B. as Canada’s ‘picture province’“. Of course this is just a simple slogan but it brings back an interesting memory…
Continue ReadingGloves off
Here’s the deal. From now on I am deleting any comments – any and all – that I find offensive or just don’t like. This is not directed at Mikel or Richard or anyone of the reasonable people that post…
Continue ReadingBack in black… so to speak
Hey folks. Back from Cuba. A little tanned. A little refreshed. I started reading Tocqueville’s Democracy in America while on the beach. This book is considered by some to be the best primer on American democracy. While much of the…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: Cuba
Hey folks. I won’t be posting this week as I am in Cuba on vacation. I had expected to continue posting but there is no Internet access except the dialup $100/minute (just kidding) public access terminals. I guess old Fidel…
Continue Reading99 Luft Balloons
Anyone over 35 will get the reference in the title. Anyone under 35, google it. I heard the most wonderful story on Wednesday. I was talking with one of the original rainmakers that engineered Moncton’s transformation back in the late…
Continue ReadingTo Plaster Rock or Moncton? I report, you decide
I came across this poll last week. It was done last fall and published in Canadian Business magazine. The survey was entitled When Local Governments Compete for Business: Excellent Workforces Are Very Appealing, But Not Good Schools or Entertainment. The…
Continue ReadingEntertainment software industry
I posted a blog a few days ago about the animation/software industry and how NB is not competitive with its tax incentive regime. Quebec and BC have been the most aggressive in this area. The following chart is taken from…
Continue ReadingYou want to know why Northern New Brunswick is lagging behind?
Read this. It’s an editorial in the Miramichi Leader. Route 11 is a feeder into the greater Moncton area. It is a way not only for goods to get from other parts of the country to that area, but a…
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