It’s late Sunday night but there are a few interesting end of week facts for you to chew on. 1. Dion and economic development in the MaritimesI don’t know Dion’s position on regional economic development. He made some reference to…
Continue ReadingThe happiest man in Canada is…
Stephane Dion? Or Stephen Harper? I had this long rambling blog in my mind outlining the 25 reasons why the Liberals broke their own rules of the ‘electability’ of the leader, ability to connect with voters across the spectrum, etc.…
Continue ReadingDion to win
Funny thing about Liberals. I read all this stuff about Liberals choosing ‘winners’ and the need to ‘win’ coming ahead of everything else. Well, it would seem that ‘winnability’ doesn’t seem to be the current criteria to elect a Liberal…
Continue ReadingThe millionaire politicians club
Politics may not be a lucrative career but life after politics can be: Bayview Property developers pulled out an all-star cast to launch their billion-dollar condo project [in Victoria, BC]. Former premiers Brian Tobin of Newfoundland and Mike Harris of…
Continue ReadingStabbing at Graham from the past
“To the last, I grapple with thee; From Hell’s heart, I stab at thee; For hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee” -Herman Melville Ok, ok, it’s not as dramatic as that but new governments do inherit the…
Continue ReadingDo New Brunswickers have low expectations?
So, it turns out that New Brunswickers are the most blissful in Canada according to a survey out this week. Al Hogan is thrilled to be sure. But notice the final comment in the quote below. Feeling blue? Try moving…
Continue ReadingA little initiative can go a long way
A got a call last year from a keen guy at the New Brunswick Securities Commission. Someone gave him my name and he wanted to chat about the lack of investment capital flowing into New Brunswick firms. The NBSC, he…
Continue ReadingPaper won’t refuse ink
I’ve read some strange things in my day. As my father once said, paper won’t refuse ink. That ditty gets amplified in the blogosphere. But this is crazy. Essentially a conspiracy theorist who actually thinks that NSBI is part of…
Continue ReadingI’d like to thank the Academy and all the little people….
Just kidding. But seriously, I just had a cheese and spinach omelette with a guy someone once called New Brunswick’s first Internet Cowboy – and he has the hat and boots to prove it. The ‘he’ in this case is…
Continue ReadingNS wins another one
You have to wonder if NSBI had all these projects in the bag and just staggered their public announcements. There have been I think about eight announcements of projects involving payroll rebates in the past month representing well over 1,400…
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