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Posted 4 November 2021 | Business Leaders, Communications

Lee Bragg On The Challenges Of High-Speed Internet In Rural Atlantic Canada

This episode takes a close look at the challenges of fulfilling the promise of delivering high-speed internet to 100 percent of households in Atlantic Canada. News flash, it is not likely going to happen, at least using fibre lines to deliver the service.

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Posted 28 October 2021 | Post-Secondary

How To Improve The $4.3-Billion Atlantic Canadian Public Education System

In the latest episode of the “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell discuss the quality of the education system in Atlantic Canada with Paul Bennett, one of Canada’s leading experts on public education.

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Posted 21 October 2021 | Economic Development, Energy

How To Keep Growing A $14-Billion Energy Industry In A Net Zero Economy

Addressing climate change is an important challenge facing the world today. However, many questions remain about how it can be accomplished. How long will it take? Who will pay for the transition? What other energy sources will replace fossil fuels? What

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Posted 14 October 2021 | Natural Resouces, Oil & Gas

Why Oil And Gas Is Still An Important Sector In A Net-Zero Economy

Charlene Johnson of the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (Noia) says don’t give up on the oil and gas sector just yet. On the podcast this week, the Noia CEO explains why it’s a critical part of global efforts to reach net-ze

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Posted 7 October 2021 | Economic Development, Start-ups

Melanie Nadeau On The Rise Of The Blue Economy

The ocean sector in Canada is large and growing, currently representing $30-billion in GDP and employing more than 300,000 Canadians. This week, Don Mills and David Campbell look at this increasingly important sector of our economy, especially for Atlanti

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Posted 30 September 2021 | Economic Development

Tyson Johnson On How N.B. Can Secure Its Share Of 3.5 Million Worldwide Cybersecurity Jobs

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Posted 23 September 2021 | Economic Development, Start-ups

Rory Francis Talks About How Bioscience Will Become A Billion-Dollar Sector In P.E.I.

What started 15 years ago as an idea to build a new industry around a few key assets has grown into an impressive biosciences cluster with 60 firms, 2,200 employees, and more than $300 million worth of exports in 2020. The PEI BioAlliance has been at the

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Posted 16 September 2021 | Economic Development, Think Tanks

Brian Lee Crowley On Economic Growth Potential And The ‘Covid Misery Index’

Brian Lee Crowley is the managing director and founder of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He’s also the founder and former president of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies, now part of the Fraser Institute. He joins Don and David to talk about how

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Posted 9 September 2021 | Post-Secondary, Public Sector Leaders

David Dingwall On Universities As Engines Of Growth In Atlantic Canada

On this week’s Huddle “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell chat with David Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton University, about the role of post-secondary education institutions as engines of economic development across Atl

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Posted 2 September 2021 | Economic Development

Why Many Small Atlantic Canadian Businesses Are Still Struggling To survive

Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Senior Director, Legislative Affairs, Atlantic for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) joins hosts Don Mill and David Campbell on the Insights podcast to discuss the state of small business in Atlantic Canada an

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