I am finishing up a few days visit with my brother in Nevada. I have mentioned him before in the blog. I have gotten a chance to get to know this state a lot better – this time around. Here’s…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: On political opposition
Some have said that I am advocating that the opposition not ‘oppose’ and that insituation is troubling – mainly because I railed against the lack of opposition (opposing voices) during the Tory administration. It is vitally important for opposition parties…
Continue ReadingNB Tories need a new voice
Call me a Liberal hack if you want but I think the Tories need a new voice with a new message. Here’s another quip from our friend Volpé in the Telegraph Journal: Opposition Leader Jeannot Volpé [said] his former government…
Continue ReadingSetting the Irish ‘miracle’ straight
You know what annoys me? People who think that Ireland’s economic development success was only based on a tax cut. Crap. Have a look at the 2005 annual report of the Ireland IDA. I looked for you are here’s what…
Continue ReadingWindow of opportunity
I tend to go a hundred miles an hour when in Moncton so these little vacations allow for reflection. And also some bad habits like whipping out the old music from the 1980s (mostly these days I just follow the…
Continue ReadingFloating a trial balloon
I have had a day or so to reflect on the provincial budget that came down on Tuesday. I continue to wonder why the piddly little tax increases that basically just annoy a wide variety of constituents but have no…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: On Taxes
All frigged up out here in SF. That whole time differential is a bit tricky. My watch tells me it’s 7:45 pm but my head tells me 11:45 pm. But other than that, I highly recommend SF to anyone. It’s…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: On spin doctors
I read in the newspaper that McKenna era Maurice Robichaud was being brought back as chief spin doctor for the provincial government. He’s the new head of Communications New Brunswick. That bought my thinking back to a topic I have…
Continue ReadingDispatches from the road: San Francisco
I’m settled into my quaint little hotel in the North Beach area of SF and it’s 4:30 am here (my mind thinks it’s 8:30 am). Regarding the provincial budget, there’s a lot of negative feedback this am about the slight…
Continue ReadingHere’s the thing…..
At least one person finds it a tad funny that New Brunswick’s government budget has increased more or less at the same rate as Ontario over the past five years despite the fact that Ontario added 750,000 people (larger than…
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