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Posted 17 June 2021 | Political Leaders, Public Sector

Scott Brison On How Nova Scotia Can Grow its Economy Outside of Halifax

Don Mills and David Campbell look at the economic challenges and opportunities in Nova Scotia in the third of a four-part series on provincial economies in Atlantic Canada. This episode features an in-depth interview with Scott Brison, a former federal Li

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Posted 10 June 2021 | Economic Development

Life After Covid

With the recent release of the re-opening plans by each of the four Atlantic Provinces, David and Don, in conversation with Huddle editor Mark Leger, look at the opportunities to jump-start the economic recovery.

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Posted 3 June 2021 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Political Leaders

Province in Crisis: The Fiscal Challenges Facing Newfoundland and Labrador

The recently released Greene Report underscores the financial difficulties faced by Newfoundland and Labrador. A province with a debt load of $47-billion, an aging and declining population, and an over-reliance on the oil and gas industry. The province ha

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Posted 27 May 2021 | Atlantic Premiers, Economic Development, Political Leaders, Public Sector

Why P.E.I. is the economic star in Atlantic Canada

In this episode of the Huddle “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell start a four-part series on each of the provincial economies in the region. Prince Edward Island has led the way in both population growth and GDP growth in the region for the

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Posted 20 May 2021 | Economic Development

These 3 Maritime Cities Are Getting It Right On Economic Development

In the third of a three-part series on economic development, David and Don are joined by Mark Leger for a round table discussion on the key elements associated with successful urban economic development drawing on the success of three Atlantic Canadian ci

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Posted 17 May 2021 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

Malcolm Bricklin On EV Sports Cars, Elon Musk And Henry Kissinger

On a special edition of the podcast, David Campbell chats with Malcolm Bricklin, the entrepreneur behind the Bricklin SV-1 that was manufactured in New Brunswick in the 1970s. David and Malcolm talk about auto manufacturing in the province back then, the

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Posted 13 May 2021 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

A Rare Interview With Atlantic Canada Business Legend John Bragg

In this episode of the Huddle “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell have a look at the challenges of rural economic development and speak to one of the region’s biggest proponents of rural development, John Bragg, CEO of the Bragg Group of Comp

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Posted 6 May 2021 | Economic Development

Stephen Lund On Improving Atlantic Canada’s Economic Development Performance

The economy in Atlantic Canada has underperformed the rest of the country despite all the federal, provincial and municipal economic development efforts. In the first in a three-part series of conversation about improving economic development performan

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Posted 29 April 2021 | Immigration

Jennifer Watts On Nova Scotia’s One-Stop For Immigrant Settlement

On the Insights podcast for the past couple of weeks, Don Mills and David Campbell have been talking about the importance of growing the population of Atlantic Canada. In this episode, Don chats with Jennifer Watts, CEO of the Immigrant Services Associati

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Posted 22 April 2021 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

Jim Irving On Why We Need Immigration To Grow The Economy

In this week’s episode, David Campbell and Don Mills sit down with Co-CEO Jim Irving to talk about the company’s immigration attraction activities and to get his insight into how we can better attract and retain newcomers to Atlantic Canada.

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