The Miramichi New Conversations tour stop last night was very well attended. I counted over a hundred folks in the room. There was a lot of good discussion and testimonials and some frank, straight-talk express stuff about the challenges. After…
Continue ReadingLeadership: Perspiration versus inspiration
I’m not exactly Dave Veale, but I do understand the importance of leadership to successful organizations. As I see it there are leaders who are the hardest working people you will ever meet. They are also usually smart. They have…
Continue ReadingLet’s have a fact-based conversation about property taxes
It would be kind of cool if we could use facts when debating public policy options in New Brunswick. I’m not a big fan of property taxes. I pay something like $4,500 a year on my house and it is…
Continue ReadingPutting down roots in a transient world
I have been thinking a lot lately about how we encourage people to put down roots in a specific geography even as societies are becoming more open. One way is to encourage a kind of Trumpian nativism where people long…
Continue ReadingThe curious economic development example of Dorchester, NB
My go to book when I want a snapshot of what went on in New Brunswick in a specific year or during a particular administration is Richard Wilbur’s New Brunswick: An Annual Review, 1960-2006. Unfortunately it only covers the period between 1960…
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