Once again, the Times & Transcript is leading the charge to promote Premier Lord as the rightful head of the federal Conservative Party. And, once again, I marvel at their rationale. Let me just say that I think Premier Lord…
Continue ReadingGolly, gee whiz
Well, no sooner had I written a blog about the need for Canada to stop with all the rhetoric and start doing something to redress our declining position in the world, when I stumbled across another disturbing warning sign. According…
Continue ReadingThe gravy keeps on comin’
It seems like every other day there is a new multi-million dollar investment from the Federal government into business projects in Ontario and Quebec. The lastest is a $65-million contribution from Ontario and the federal government toward a Navistar research…
Continue ReadingTone down the rhetoric, please
I couldn’t believe it when I heard in on the radio this morning. Upon reflection, however; it seems inevitable. Politics in 21st Canada has become about marketing. About rhetoric. It’s not about getting things done, it’s about looking like you…
Continue ReadingDon’t crow too much
The Federal Libs have survived their confidence vote. Now let’s hope we will get some normalcy in politics for awhile. I believe that there has been limited debate on the economic performance of Canada in recent years. I am typically…
Continue ReadingSpem reduxit
You learn something new every day. I just found out (stumbled across) New Brunswick’s motto – Spem reduxit – which means “hope restored”. Sounds like a good motto for 2005. In a time of declining population, rural exodus, no immigration…
Continue ReadingThat’s it, New Brunswick must go red!
Now before you freak out and say that I have turned overtly political on you (don’t make me spell this out), this blog is actually about a new report in the the scientific journal Nature out this week. British anthropologists…
Continue ReadingCountering elitism in economic development
I know I have covered this in previous blogs but it is worth mentioning again. Minacs, the call centre firm with a major facility in Riverview, is looking to expand – according to the newspaper today. Someone remarked to me…
Continue ReadingPremier Lord in New York
If you have read some of my previous blogs, you know that I am getting weary of all the sizzle and no steak (or more bun than burger) when it comes to economic development. Here’s a quote from the Premier’s…
Continue ReadingPlanes, trains & automobiles
You know what I find interesting? Canada’s21st century approach to transportation infrastructure development. In the 19th Century, the government of Canada spent a massive amount of money to plow a railroad though a barren waste land – in an attempt…
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