It doesn’t seem that long ago that folks were calling Dalton McGuinty an ‘airhead’. That was then, this is now. Yesterday, he made a speech on the accomplishments of his government in which he said: “I’m pleased with our progress,…
Continue ReadingOntario – a contrast with New Brunswick
The Globe and Mail is reporting that Ontario is about to announce another $500 million incentive program to attract manufacturers to that province. This on the heels of the $500 million program (matched by Ottawa) to attract auto manufacturers. And…
Continue ReadingNB and Prescription Drugs
It’s not economic development, but it is interesting. A new report by the University of British Columbia Centre for Health Services and Policy Research finds that New Brunswickers spend 16% more on prescription drugs per capita than the Canadian average.…
Continue ReadingYankee doodle dandy
I’ve got to get something off my chest. I realize in advance I will get hammered for it but I will say it anyway. I don’t know why Paul Martin has to hammer the United States. I mean, I realize…
Continue ReadingHrabluk: The new face of dissent?
It seems like just a few weeks ago I was criticizing Lisa Hrabluk as someone who blandly wrote up what she was told by government press releases and officials at the Premier’s Office. Not anymore. She has taken the gloves…
Continue ReadingDonald Savoie on RIM: redux
I can’t believe that Al Hogan actually printed this one but he did… Times & Transcript December 14, 2005 N.B. should have made pitch for N.S. Blackberry jobs: economistThere is no excuse why New Brunswick did not make a serious…
Continue ReadingLord and McKenna already duking it out
In my real life, I spend a lot of time reading through national and regional newspapers and other media and I can report that the number of times Bernard Lord and Frank McKenna have been mentioned in the press has…
Continue ReadingPremier Lord’s national ambitions
The L’Acadie Nouvelle ran a piece this morning about Premier Lord’s federal ambitions and how this election will allow him to test the waters. I don’t know about you but I am still waiting to see his ambitions for New…
Continue ReadingYou know you’ve been blogging too long when…
…you wake up from sleep with a blog topic. Sheesh. I think that I may need therapy. But that’ll have to wait. I wonder if we ever really looked at what we are paying for health care and if we…
Continue ReadingNB 8th in Average Household Expenditures
This is one of those stats that gets everyone arguing. Is this a good thing (i.e. a low cost of living) or a bad thing (low income leads to low expenditures)? I guess it depends on who you are talking…
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