by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/cc79b1ce/b49ade22.mp3 This week on the Insights podcast, Don interviews David about a recent report he wrote about housing demand in New Brunswick. Commissioned by the New Brunswick Business Council, the report looks at housing demand by region across New Brunswick...
READ MORE
by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/b51e2a54/d8282369.mp3 One of Canada’s most thoughtful analysts of politics and economic development, Donald Savoie, has written a new book entitled “Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances and Disunity”. In the book, Savoie chronicles Canada’s history of ‘victimhood’...
READ MORE
by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/0845375f/30dc7813.mp3 Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with economist Richard Saillant about the federal Equalization program. There has been a lot of talk about Equalization including efforts in western Canada to eliminate or significantly downsize...
READ MORE
by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/350bbf0a/2b100c47.mp3 Bear Head Energy has just received environmental approval for 2 gigawatts of electrolyzer capacity that will be developed in phases and require 400 onshore and offshore wind turbines to produce green ammonia and hydrogen for export. The Bear Head...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/9d8699c6/a2bc047f.mp3 Saint Mary’s University was just ranked third in the mainly undergraduate university community in Canada by Maclean’s magazine. It joins the perennially number-one-ranked Mount Allison at the top of the list. Once thought of more as a...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/ff8c4529/d0fb8fd3.mp3 This week, Don and David talk with Laurel Broten, the CEO of Invest in Canada, about the importance of foreign direct investment to the Canadian economy. According to Statistics Canada, Last year Canadian companies had just under $2 trillion...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/58239f7b/d5f611e7.mp3 Over the past several years, the Port of Saint John has undergone a sort of rebirth that coincides with a nearly complete modernization project that saw a significant expansion of its capacity and the addition of two new cranes. The investment of...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/4613abf0/85d2beb9.mp3 The decision by the Chretien Government in the 1990s to transfer the operation of Canada’s national airport system to local airport authorities was likely one of the most important legacy decisions of that government. All the NAS airports...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/52f67dd9/ba9e9a88.mp3 Seamus O’Regan is a senior cabinet minister in the Trudeau Government, where he sits as the Minister of Labour. Previously, as the Minister of Natural Resources, O’Regan led the development of Canada’s hydrogen strategy, which...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/d98ec4d7/559ee3d7.mp3 Housing is a problem not only in Atlantic Canada but across the country. Unprecedented population growth has put significant pressures on the supply of housing, leading to higher housing prices and rental rates. This week’s episode features...
READ MORE