The National Post is running an editorial today that is less than enthusiastic about Shawn Graham’s first couple of weeks in office:A slow start for New Brunswick Last Tuesday, Liberal Shawn Graham was sworn in as New Brunswick’s 31st premier.…
Continue ReadingA bit disoriented this morning
When the labour market survey came out last month, there were several thousand less people working in New Brunswick. No mention in the Times & Transcript. The new population estimates came out three weeks ago confirming one of the most…
Continue ReadingDidn’t get a bump in jobs
For any Liberals that thought electing Shawn Graham as Premier would lead to a fountain of new jobs in the first few days, you guessed wrong. Canada added a modest 16k jobs from Aug to Sept but NB was down…
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A recent poll in the Calgary Herald found that managing the red-hot economy is the central issue for Alberta residents (I can’t link you need a password):Managing Alberta’s red-hot economy is emerging as the central issue for residents — eclipsing…
Continue ReadingDon’t let the environment become a red herring
I got into some controversy last year when I defended the City of Moncton for deciding to use some of the highway frontage land around Mapleton Park for commercial use. I got calls, emails and blog posts decrying me as…
Continue ReadingNew Irving Refinery
CBC is reporting this A.M. that the Irvings are about to announce another multi-billion dollar 1,000 person refinery in the Saint John area. The formal announcement is expected tomorrow. What’s interesting about this from a political perspective is that this…
Continue ReadingA healthy choice
I want to talk about Mike Murphy this a.m. but a couple of housekeeping comments first. 1. I thought it was telling that Premier Graham (Premier Shawn?) went out of his way in his first speech as Premier to say…
Continue ReadingDumping the name Business New Brunswick
The TJ is reporting this morning that Business New Brunswick will be getting a new name. I have said on these pages before that BNB meant nothing as a concept. After 10 years of trying to educate folks about the…
Continue ReadingLeft-Right-Centre?
I will poke my nose ever so slightly into the realm of political commentary/analysis although I don’t have much of a track record. I am curious about this left-right dialogue going on right now in the federal Liberal leadership race.…
Continue ReadingAt least one segment of the population is doing well
It’s nice to see that Al Hogan over at the T&T has his priorities right. AFter burying the story last week showing New Brunswick’s steepest population decline in a single year since the Depression in the 1930s, we get a…
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