I guess I am now a bonafide liberal. After being accused of being a right wing fanatic earlier in my career, I guess that’s par for the course. I argue this morning in the TJ that we shouldn’t be cutting…
Continue ReadingLots of work to do
I have to admit living in a somewhat cloistered reality. I work 9-10 hours a day, write columns and blogs and listen to podcasts/read stuff maybe 15-20 hours a week. Then I make a conscientious effort to spend quality time…
Continue ReadingBeing Ed Doherty
Fun stuff: Daily Gleaner“Our economy is extremely strong and we are moving forward,” Doherty said Friday morning. Canadian Press (TJ)“The labour force has grown significantly over the last few months, and once again this demonstrates the New Brunswickers have confidence…
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Those of you who have been reading my blog for several years will know that I went from annoyance to frustration to anger back to annoyance with how government’s portray the monthly labour force data coming out of Statistics Canada.…
Continue ReadingImmigrant funds for economic development
A new provincial Crown corporation is hoping to attract investment money from immigrants for local economic development projects. The Nova Scotia Strategic Opportunities Fund Inc. will be administered by a board of directors made up of deputy ministers from various…
Continue ReadingJust when you thought it was safe to……
There is, of course, the overarching reason why self-sufficiency as a concept makes sense. This stuff is the best reason to focus on SS. But Ontario taxpayers still funnel billions of dollars to supposedly needy provinces like Quebec, Manitoba and…
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You see that’s the difference between me and some others. They talk about ‘levelling’ the playing field. I talk about just getting on the field to begin with. Vancouver video game developers think provincial government should counter Quebec tax incentives…
Continue ReadingAtlantic Canadians ‘hoping for the best’
Sounds like a metaphor for our overall attitude in this region these days. According to a BMO Financial Group/Ipsos Reid retirement study, one in every four Atlantic Canadian boomers said that when it comes to retirement planning, they’re “hoping for…
Continue Readingمرحبا بكم في نيو برونزويك
Just listened to the 60 Minutes podcast about the growth of Dubai. I have been following this trend for a couple of years. I think New Brunswick needs to figure this out. Several countries in the Arabian Peninsula are investing…
Continue ReadingCould be a good idea
Cape Breton University is offering an MBA in Community Economic Development. I don’t know much about this program, but I think the concept is great. For the most part B Schools have ignored ‘economic development’ as a discipline and the…
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