David MacKinnon, senior fellow in the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, serves up another doozy in this Op/Ed piece called “Ontario can’t be Canada’s ATM”. I’m not going to cut and paste his content because I think you know what…
Continue ReadingGeocaching an instructive example
I’m not a huge fan of tourism as an economic development driver but I do realize there is a place for it in the overall scheme of things. It’s interesting that the Telegraph Journal is reporting that New Brunswick is…
Continue ReadingSaskatchewan and the Energy Hub
Funny, New Brunswick has been in the nuclear power business for decades and it is Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall who is moving to build a nuclear reactor and transform his province into a producer of medical isotopes – and a…
Continue ReadingMobile It’s the Economy Stupid
How many of you are reading the blog on your mobile devices (iPhone, Blackberry, etc.)? If you are is causing you problems? I may be able to fix this but I need to know if it is worth it. Please…
Continue ReadingKeep the focus on growth
It’s easy to get distracted when it comes to economic development. I have seen this potential in the past few days. I heard a presentation from the developer of the Moncton casino talking about all the jobs and tax revenue…
Continue ReadingAuto manufacturing in Louisiana. Pigs are flying.
Remember my assertion that it would be a cold day in Hades before an auto manufacturing plant comes to the Maritmes? Not so in the United States: Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has announced that San Diego-based V-Vehicle will create 1,400…
Continue ReadingTax reduction versus tax credit
I don’t want to beat this to death. I have already covered this several times before but after another discussion today with some adamantly defending corporate tax cuts, I have to restate my argument. The stated reason for an across…
Continue ReadingFollow up on the gravy train
For those of you who may have read my column this morning and be all out of joint or have read about Atcon with great indignance, I thought I might give you just a little bit of ‘education’ this mornin’.…
Continue ReadingRevisiting a few old themes
Theme 1: An economic development sports analogy – If my Edmonton Oilers are like the New Brunswick of North America then my Washington Nationals (poor old Expos) are like Zimbabwe. Theme 2: I heard a guy give a speech a…
Continue ReadingYvon Godin
I had never met NDP stalward Yvon Godin until Saturday. I actually had a good conversation with him about the NDP win in Nova Scotia and what it might mean for the party in New Brunswick and I asked him…
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