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 by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/d704fd08/0c761001.mp3 UNB professor Dr. Dhirendra Shukla is on a mission. He wants to help transform the Atlantic Canadian economy through an entrepreneurship revolution. The Scale Up Atlantic Canada initiative is his latest effort. Dr. Shukla convinced one of the...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/dc37b98a/ac53fd9c.mp3 While everyone has likely heard of Michelin, very few understand how important the company is to the economy in Nova Scotia. Recently, the tire maker celebrated its 50th anniversary in the province. Michelin is the second largest tire...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/6d48024e/c1a9420a.mp3 Across Canada, First Nations have been developing partnerships related to natural resources development, ensuring good stewardship and substantial economic benefits to the communities. This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/c050bf8c/9d256bad.mp3 In what David Campbell calls one of his favourite conversations this year, he and Don Mills speak with Jean-Paul Deveau, the president and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Limited. Acadian Seaplants is a Halifax-based seaweed company with a reach and...
READ MORE by adminhttps://media.transistor.fm/a8e4562d/22d692f9.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Pat Whalen, the chairman and CEO of Luminultra Technologies Ltd., a New Brunswick company specializing in biological diagnostic testing. Even if most people don’t immediately...
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