Those of you that read this blog know that one of my biggest grumblings about government is that they do so much ‘marketing’ now that no one – even interally to government – can figure out the difference between the…
Continue ReadingACOA – whither art thou?
Check out Alec Bruce’s piece on the ACOA situation. He’s defending the agency. Guess what. So am I. I am constantly amazed when westerners speak of their oil and gas as if they had poured it in the ground. I…
Continue ReadingMcStats Can Economist
I was shocked to hear Philip Cross, chief of economic analysis at Statistics Canada, and his comments in the Globe & Mail today: “I don’t know where this idea came from that manufacturing jobs are great,” said Mr. Cross, who…
Continue ReadingConfessions of a journalism junkie
Okay, 0kay, I’ll admit it, I am a bit of a journalism junkie. In fact, in another life I was most likely a hack for some local Biloxi rag. But this stuff can be fascinating. Take Chris Morris at Canadian…
Continue ReadingAsk a stupid question…..
I read all the blah blah blah around the longest time coming Cabinet shuffle in the history of New Brunswick. I notice Kelly Lamrock is getting quite handy with the superlatives. But I digress. I was blown away to see…
Continue ReadingNB Power and the Spin Machine
Last Friday, Premier Lord talked to the Telegraph Journal editorial board about electricity rate increases. Now, normally I think the TJ has a better reporting style than the TT but on this one I had to laugh. Here’s a quote:…
Continue ReadingThe curse of the young Premier
After hearing that 34 year old Rodney MacDonald will be the new Premier of Nova Scotia, my mind wandered back to a classic Al Hogan ‘We Say’ where he praised New Brunswick for electing a string of young, under 40…
Continue ReadingThe Feds are Comin’! – nope
Exactly a year ago (Feb 14), I wrote a blog about the Federal government’s plans to expand its own operations outside of Ottawa. This was proposed as a way to ‘spread around’ government work to areas of the country that…
Continue ReadingHousing prices in SoCal are outrageous
I have spent this week roaming around San Diego. Great town. 1.1 million people. About 70 km from tip to tip (in comparative terms – the City of Moncton would have to include both Shediac and Salisbury to be as…
Continue ReadingMonthly Labour Market Update
On the surface, January was a good month for New Brunswick’s labour market. In fact, we led the country with a 1% increase in the amount of total employment in the province. I suspect you will read all the glowing…
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