It's The Economy, Stupid

I was delighted to hear the Premier roll out some ambitious targets at the State of the Province address last night.  While I have never talked with him one-on-one a number who have had suggested to me his view was…

I was in Saint-Quentin this weekend talking to the maple syrup folks about workforce issues.  I was impressed.  The village looks like a going concern. At a superficial level, Saint-Quentin doesn’t have a lot of fundamentals working in its favour. …

It’s been a long time since I uttered the phrase Bob, The Builder made famous “Can we build it? Yes, we can!”.   If you have children in the 18-25 range you will likely remember that determined construction worker. I was…

Could it be that New Brunswick is turning a corner? Could we be on the cusp of economic renewal in one of North America’s worst performing economies for over a decade (among provinces and states)? See for yourself. The population…

My thinking on economic development has evolved over the years.  As long time readers will know for a number of years now I have been advocating for what I call an opportunities-based approach to economic development.  In its simplest terms,…

One of the things I get accused of the most is being a shill for big business.  A more nuanced understanding of my position would be that I believe a strong economy needs a good mix of large and smaller…