The Conference Board says that the high Canadian dollar (specifically currency fluctuations) will have more impact on SMEs than global corporations. I think that is true in the short term but a high Canadian dollar will have detrimental effects on…
Continue ReadingMore people should read this blog
Despite the fact that many of you disagree with me, you have to admit I do make an effort to uncover relevant and interesting data. For example, much of what the Auditor General reported this week about NB reliance on…
Continue ReadingBunches of three
Three examples of economic development or economic development gone wild. First, Alberta cuts its oil & gas royalties to the bone again to stimulate new development. Depending on how you read this article, it looks like over $2 billion worth…
Continue ReadingThe next NB Power level debate
This thing about only 50% of people in that poll saying they understand the difference between the original MOU and the revised deal on NB Power and only 17% (less than one out of five) saying they feel they have a…
Continue ReadingNew poll on the NB Power deal
I haven’t commented much on the deal lately because my opinion is well known but I did find the results of the new Radio Canada poll interesting. Particularly the set up question. Now it is possible that my French is…
Continue ReadingLearning from Obits
My wife pointed out yesterday the obituary of a woman we knew from church. She was a nice lady and lived a long and seemingly happy life. But as I read the obit it was amazing to see that every…
Continue ReadingI feel a fish story coming on
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat every day. The following is taken from a summary of the Federal budget: Federal support for provinces and territories…
Continue ReadingWhither ACOA?
This is from APEC’s commentary on the federal budget: The Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA) is being given $19 million per year, starting in 2010-2011, to extend its Atlantic Innovation Fund (which provides funding for businesses and research institutes to…
Continue ReadingThrone speech and economic development
Like most throne speeches the one yesterday was vauge on details. However, there were a few interesting points related to economic development. To fuel the ingenuity of Canada’s best and brightest and bring innovative products to market, our Government will…
Continue ReadingGoogle, Kansas
The mayor of Kansas’s capital has unofficially changed his city’s name to Google. The decision to change Topeka’s name to Google was made via a proclamation signed at a city council meeting on Monday. In the proclamation, Mayor Bill Bunten…
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