Look folks. I am seriously thinking about shutting the blog down. I tried a few months ago but a lot of people I respect told me I was adding some value to the discourse and to keep it up. But…
Continue ReadingFredericton shuffle
Hey, hey, hey do the Freddy beach shuffle. I already got a couple of emails about my thoughts on the senior management shake up in Freddy Beach. Now, before I comment, let me lead with what the Premier said about…
Continue ReadingThis is stupid
Usually, the Canadian Press does a little more homework. Here is their story about the closure of Connect North America last week. It’s a reality check for job-hungry Maritime governments that actively recruited call centres in the 1990s to provide…
Continue ReadingGood looking and successful
I don’t know. Maybe it’s just me. But I am getting a little cranky over the attempts to dumb politics down in this country and province. Consider this. As recently as this week, we are still getting press releases from…
Continue ReadingThe times they are a changin’
You may recall a blog I wrote last year slamming the Northern Mayors in New Brunswick. I was particulary cranky on that day because I read a story that the Northern Mayors were banding together to demand the protection of…
Continue ReadingMaking hay while the sun shines
Andrew Coyne is just plain cranky. I heard him explaining this article on how stupid politics is in Canada last night on the CBC. For example, here’s a quote: The Conservatives, for their part, seem to have lost all interest…
Continue ReadingNext Move Sideways
They got a blueprint up there in the government,They calling going forward, it’s the next move sideways. Jazz ButcherNext Move SidewaysFrom the album Fishcotheque Sometime during the middle 80s, I used to listen to a CBC late night radio program…
Continue ReadingOuch. Tough times to be a PC.
It seems like a lifetime, but just over one year ago, the New Brunswick PCs were riding high in the polls (someone told me their internal polls gave them a 12 point lead on the Liberals) and hoping to cruise…
Continue ReadingInteresting salary source
If you are having a slow day at work or other free time, you may want to check out this site. It give current wage rates by a number of different categories (education, industry, occupation, age, etc.). The frequency of…
Continue ReadingAlec Bruce and I apparently share the same opinion of our New Brunswick’s New Premier (TM). Only the indefatigably optimistic Shawn Graham could interpret a comment like “we never say never” as definitive proof that his genial negotiating style is…
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