I haven’t posted much on the drama unfolding in Ottawa these days. To tell you the truth I see both sides of the thing. An ustable coalition held hostage by the vested interest of the Bloc may not be the…
Continue ReadingInfrastructure funding is not economic development
From the TJ today: The Atlantic premiers called on the federal government to top up their capital budgets with new dollars and to accelerate Atlantic Gateway funding to improve the region’s ports, rail lines and roads. The message was crafted…
Continue ReadingA little different view
The folks over at Localintheknow have put a new template for the blog. Let me know if you have any trouble with the RSS, posting comments, etc.
Continue ReadingDispatches from the Road: Stiles, Idaho
Hi folks. I am in an Internet Cafe in Stiles, Idaho population 212. The town where we stayed the last two days has a population of 1,110 and no Internet access and my Blackberry doesn’t work (yikes). Great fishing here.…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: Vancouver
I haven’t been to Vancouver in 15 years. It’s a great town. Walking around Vancouver you do get a sense of how diverse a place Canada is. 15-20 years ago, one of out every 3-4 people I met out here…
Continue ReadingRegion needs a strong economic development voice
The Times & Transcript ran a front page article this morning on the future of Enterprise Greater Moncton. I think it is totally legitimate to re-examine the mandate and activities of EGM at a time of transition (such as when…
Continue ReadingEducating Americans
We know that a lot of central and western Canadians have skewed perceptions of Atlantic Canada but most of us think the average American doesn’t have any view of Atlantic Canada at all. I’ll be in Seattle briefly next week.…
Continue ReadingGunfight at the O (Ottawa) K Corral
Crazy stuff going on in Ottawa these days. I have come to the conclusion (maybe you have too) that our national government is not really really ready to govern without a majority party. We got used to single party led…
Continue ReadingAtlantic Canada Dataville – the Information Switzerland
Looks like someone in Nova Scotia is taking the data centre industry seriously. My fingers are calloused from all my posts about the opportunity of data centres. Who knows? The current economic crisis presents the Atlantic region with a unique…
Continue ReadingThe wheels on the bus go round and round….
The wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round. The wheels on the bus go round and round and round….. Check out some of the content in David Alward’s commentary today in the TJ:…
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