Couple of points on the Times & Transcript ‘We Say’ segment about immigration: 1. I fully agree we need more immigration. No debate. Kudos to Enterprise Greater Moncton for leading on this file. 2. The T&T states “We should also…
Continue ReadingSigh, once more
Those of you dedicated readers (yes, Mom, that’ s you) will recall my frustration with all this talk about ‘R&D’ in New Brunswick. You will recall that the Prosperity Plan calls for New Brunswick to be third in Canada among…
Continue Reading‘Share’ Alberta’s oil wealth?
This blog is picking up on a theme that I started a few blogs ago about the state of Confederation. Firstly, I disclaim all over the place, my knowledge of Canadian history – it is not that good and I…
Continue ReadingLeveraging the Port of Halifax
Although you won’t read about it in the local media, the issue of port congestion is becoming a real problem for the North American transportation network. The rapid rise of Asian imports in to western Canadian and U.S. ports has…
Continue ReadingNova Scotia’s Unemployment Rate Dips Below Canada’s
I remember how ‘proud’ Premier McKenna was when New Brunswick’s GDP per capita exceeded Nova Scotia’s for the first time in decades back in the mid 1990s. Of course, since than Nova Scotia has reclaimed that lead by growing faster…
Continue ReadingLooking for info
I just read that Premier Lord will be the honorary chair for the first ever Learn @ Work Week, a national celebration of workplace learning and performance excellence. The Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) named Lord as the…
Continue ReadingDaily smile (grimace) from the T&T
I have been trying to limit the bashing of the Times & Transcript in recent weeks but I had to chuckle on Saturday. The labour force survey was published on Friday and it revealed yet another drop in the number…
Continue ReadingRise again, New Orleans
There is a significant historical connection between Moncton and New Orleans – or more precisely, Acadie. I was in St. Malo, France last year and our Innkeeper told us that after WW2, the city rebuilt itself using the same stones…
Continue ReadingMonthly Labour Market Update
Here’s the monthly update on the labour market in New Brunswick as of August 2005. Total employment is down 0.1% from July and down 1% since last year. Across Canada, the number of people employed increased by 1.5% year over…
Continue ReadingPlace and economic development
In recent years, I have become increasingly concerned about how policy makers view economic development in this region. There seems to be a growing belief that economic development is solely tied to geographic-based factors. For example, if you have minerals…
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