I just read Corporate Knight’s latest list of Canada’s 50 best corporate citizens. Royal Bank tops the list. I don’t think there are any Atl. Canadian firms on the list at all. Apparently there are a number of criteria used…
Continue ReadingMaking the case for better research
I read this morning that the Province of Ontario and Research In Motion co-CEO Jim Balsillie are giving The Waterloo-based Centre for International Governance Innovation $34 million – to “dispense economic research and advice to the government, businesses and the…
Continue ReadingMaking the – somewhat feeble – case for manufacturing
After hearing the provincial government announce 200 call centre jobs in the Miramichi to replace manufacturing jobs, I got to thinking. Why is it so hard – it seems – to attract good manufacturing jobs to New Brunswick? Some people…
Continue ReadingFull disclosure, please
I read this morning that a call centre is opening up in Miramichi: Hostopia.com Inc. will open a call centre to provide technical support for its customers across North America and Europe, producing 207 jobs in a city that has…
Continue ReadingA really different kind of farming
I was involved a few years ago with David Jonah making a pitch for a ‘smart city’ project. Now the problem with David is that he seems to be just a little bit ahead of the rest of us and…
Continue ReadingGetting creative and targeted with immigration
Ontario’s Sheridan College is setting up a $2.8 million campus in Singapore according to this article. Now, let’s think creatively for a minute. How about the NSCAD or even the NBCC – Miramichi setting up a campus in Singapore and…
Continue ReadingVroom, Vroom – A sad day indeed
A long time ago – it seems – yours truly was a Page in the New Brunswick Legislature. I got to serve coffee and personal notes to your MLAs and attempt to rise in sync with the Speaker (watch CPAC…
Continue ReadingThis is kind of interesting. According to a major study released last year that analyzed the results of more than 100 global surveys on well-being, the Dutch led the world in well-being and life satisfaction. Canada squeaked into the top…
Continue ReadingGetting beyond the cliches
The T&T came out today with a strong editorial in support of the NB Biz Council. It would seem I am in the vast minority on this issue. The T&T rolled out the usual cliches including this juicy tidbit: “Supporting…
Continue ReadingWhere are NB’s entrepreneurs?
This is the Opinion piece in the TJ today. Here is a excerpt: New Brunswickers are skeptical of the idea that prosperity lies in increasing exports of manufactured goods and attracting new out-of-province employers. New Brunswick’s most reliable employers and…
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