Statistics Canada is out with its latest data on R&D spending in the higher education sector. By now it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that New Brunswick is dead last in spending in this area – by a fairly…
Continue ReadingBecoming a blowhard
Shear Wind, Inc. announced Monday two new wind projects located in the province of New Brunswick that have a combined, potential electric generating capacity of over 1,000 MW. The targeted power markets are in New Brunswick and New England.The two…
Continue ReadingNBT is taxing my patience :-)
NBT has challenged my number crunching credibility and statements around this tax issue. Therefore, I have thrown down the gauntlet and taken up his challenge. I challenge you to a duel, sir :-). I wasted a whole 1.5 hours on…
Continue ReadingFunny thing about immigration
Everybody in Atl. Canada wants skilled immigrants to move to their city. Funny thing about that is that: a) the majority of people world wide that are immigrating are lower skilled looking to better their situation by leaving their country,…
Continue ReadingMy last word (almost) on tax reform
Look. I am getting a little tired of folks throwing around these scenarios of “what will happen” if we have tax reform in New Brunswick. I will completely ignore all the talk about flat taxes hurting women more than men,…
Continue ReadingAt least David Murrell at UNB has some idea of the relationship between taxation and economic growth. He says: Our government need only give such a large tax break to exporters. Consider the many fast food outlets run by corporations…
Continue ReadingMoving from EI to Immigration?
Now this is interesting: New Brunswick MPs say they are seeing shift in constituent concernsTHE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Some MPs in southern New Brunswick say they are seeing a shift in the concerns their constituents bring to them. They…
Continue ReadingIt’s the economy, stupid podcast edition (Aug 11)
This week you will be serenaded by Jack Nickelson and Prince and we will also talk economic development. Hope you enjoy it.
Continue ReadingSneak preview of my column on Wed.
Just to understand my thought process. I was thinking about Georgia this week. Then Atlanta. Then CNN. Then media/publishing as an economic development opportunity. Now you know the theme of my TJ column this week.
Continue ReadingGeorgia on my mind
After seeing Georgia’s rank on the Forbes and Site Selection magazine lists, I have been thinking that there are some lessons to be learned there. Of course, there is no perfect model but a few good things to consider: 1.…
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