There is a letter to the editor in the TJ today that is worth reading if you are interested at all in the population situtation in New Brunswick. Regarding your Jan. 31 article “Honey I shrunk the population!”, the Census,…
Continue ReadingRiddle me (or him) this
Meet a brother-in-arms. I’ve been quite impressed by a number of blogs coming out of the Pittsburgh area on the subject of economic renewal in that great city. After reading the biographies of Carnagie and Mellon recently, I have a…
Continue ReadingThe Campbells are coming, hurrah hurrah
Anybody know this guy? Memorial University’s acting president has been recommended to take on the presidency at the University of New Brunswick, a year after the Newfoundland and Labrador government rejected him for Memorial’s top job. In a message posted…
Continue ReadingEducation can help halt decline, experts say
This nice little headline greeted me this morning on my home page. You put a bunch of smart people in the room and they come up with that? Here’s a little bit-sized snack for those experts. The more educated you…
Continue ReadingAlberta’s woes and redefining ‘fair share’
We are told this morning that “Alberta’s fiscal woes will be laid bare in new legislative session”. I guess that is all a matter of perspective. Alberta’s Heritage Fund has $16 billion in the bank while every other province is…
Continue ReadingThat’s refreshing!
That’s what I like about Al Hogan. Eternal optimist. Here is the first line from the T&T story on the labour market situation: New Brunswick’s economy remained strong last month despite a significant loss of jobs across the country. I…
Continue ReadingIt’s gonna take time
It’s kind of fascinating to watch. The PM was in the Miramichi announcing funding for hockey arenas. The picture shows him standing in front of a podium that reads “Improving Arenas”. We have unemployment in Northern New Brunswick 15% or…
Continue ReadingOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure
As you know, New Brunswick was virtually left out of the growth of the manufacturing sector in Canada for decades. Other than manufacturing that is tied directly to our natural resources, we have attracted and fostered very little. By contrast,…
Continue ReadingMissing the real opportunity with the Gateway
This must be close to a dozen India BPO firms that have now set up in Toronto in the past 3-4 years. I have been calling since the early 2000s for New Brunswick and Atlantic Canada to position itself as…
Continue ReadingRecession? Time to roll out the small biz cliches
Here we go. Let’s bring out the cliches shall we? Andreea Bourgeois, director of provincial affairs for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, said investing in the little guy is critical. “Small businesses are the backbone of our economy,” she…
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