….So I put the darn thing away. That’s how I feel sometimes when I see this stuff. When I hear talk about spending potential ‘gateway’ funding on electricity infrastructure to the U.S., I just get frustrated. What about the inland…
Continue ReadingBack to bizarro
In the last federal budget, the government announced that it would be moving its health and social transfers system to a “per capita” model where in order to get more funding, your population would have to be growing. This was…
Continue ReadingThe diaspora problem
A number of folks have commented on my last post about the East Coast Connected initiative. After a 90 second perusal of the website (and reading the Herald article), I suggested this might be a good way to link into…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: NYC
I decided to bring the kids to NYC for an extra long weekend. I hadn’t been here in eight years and wanted to get back to see Ground Zero, et. al. If there is such thing as a global economy,…
Continue ReadingGoin’ down the road – for toilet paper
A Times & Transcript report today summarizes a new Statistics Canada report shows New Brunswick drivers clock an average of 18,558 kilometres a year per vehicle — more than any other Canadians. The article speculates some of the reasons for…
Continue ReadingIt’s not me
Ouch. Nothing like having the same name. I can assure you that I am not the David Campbell that has just been fined a pile of dough for breaking New Brunswick securities laws. Your humble servant’s most controversial activity is…
Continue ReadingRest easy, our saviour has arrived
The CEP is coming to the rescue. From a press release yesterday: Northern New Brunswick is in the midst of an economic crisis that is likely to get a lot worse, says the Atlantic Region Vice-President of the Communications, Energy…
Continue ReadingRevenge of the fragile Premier
I can’t remember his name but it was one of that string of British Columbia Premiers who didn’t even last one term due to scandal or early election. Anyway, this guy was livid when UPS decided to consolidate its call…
Continue ReadingMedical tourism
Every time Dr. Brian Day burps, there are dozens of articles about the woes and perils of ‘private’ health care. But have you ever heard once anyone talking about the potential of private health care as an economic development driver?…
Continue ReadingElephant in the room
I know that a lot of people that read this blog are appalled by government incentives to industry. I respect that opinion. In fact, I would fully support a full agreement among all North American jurisdictions to refrain from any…
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