I see the NBIF has a new President. It’s funny how initial perceptions can shape your view of things on an ongoing basis. Former Premier Bernard Lord said the NBIF was to be the ‘catalyst’ to achieve his goal of…
Continue ReadingAnimation nation
I had a great lunch this week with a guy who owns a small new media development firm. He confirmed that PEI is aggresively pursuing NB firms to set up on the Island. If we want animation development here we…
Continue ReadingNew Brunswick learning from Ireland: Part ad nauseum
We have talked on this blog alot about India and Ireland and the need to evolve the call centre industry into a more IT and technology-based economy – much like this commentary talks about here. I guess we shouldn’t be…
Continue ReadingRecession watching
When New Brunswick has 9-10% unemployment, population decline, a $1.7 billion annual government deficit (the Equalization payment), it’s yawn yawn, yadda, yadda. In fact, New Brunswick governments actually were known to brag about that state. When Canada has 9-10% unemployment big…
Continue ReadingPrimus to abandon Mumbai call centres and expand in Edmundston
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…
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