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And Just Like That, The Book Tour is Over
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Posted 3 July 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

And Just Like That, The Book Tour is Over

https://media.transistor.fm/ad1598f6/73fece01.mp3 We spent the month of June on a tour around the region to promote our newly published book, “Toward Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada’s Economy.” The reception has been very gratifying, and the early reviews have...

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From Rocket Scientist to Insect Farmer in partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
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Posted 27 June 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

From Rocket Scientist to Insect Farmer in partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/93e994a9/4a1d8da6.mp3 This week’s Insights Podcast is the second of three in our special series on the bioeconomy sponsored by the Greenspring Bioinnovation Lab and BioIndustrial Innovation Canada and features a very interesting conversation with Greg Wanger,...

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Do all provinces benefit equally from the removal of interprovincial trade barriers?
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Posted 19 June 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Do all provinces benefit equally from the removal of interprovincial trade barriers?

https://media.transistor.fm/c4ed27f7/3a6b54fe.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor in the University of Calgary’s Department of Economics and Director of Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy.  Dr. Tombe has published a...

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There is a Growing Bioeconomy in Atlantic Canada
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Posted 12 June 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

There is a Growing Bioeconomy in Atlantic Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/4e2ca51c/64efd47e.mp3 This episode of the Insights Podcast was live recorded at the recent Biocon Conference held in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was the thirteenth annual conference for this sector. The podcast features a conversation with David and Don that was...

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How Ambassatours Became Atlantic Canada’s Largest Sightseeing Tour Company
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Posted 5 June 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

How Ambassatours Became Atlantic Canada’s Largest Sightseeing Tour Company

https://media.transistor.fm/53366a53/1ca6f5e4.mp3 Dennis Campbell, the Founder of Ambassatours, first became interested in the tour business at the age of seven years ago when he accompanied one of his sister’s guided tours and started his company in 1987 while still in high school. At its...

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Converting Wood into Low Carbon Renewable Fuel in Partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
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Posted 30 May 2025 | Green Energy, Natural Resources

Converting Wood into Low Carbon Renewable Fuel in Partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/ba6ddb8b/e901bba6.mp3 This week’s Insights Podcast is the first in our sponsored BioEconomy Series over the next three months in partnership with the Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and features a conversation with JC Amado,...

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MacKay Meters is Canada’s Only Manufacturer of Parking Meters
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Posted 22 May 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

MacKay Meters is Canada’s Only Manufacturer of Parking Meters

https://media.transistor.fm/b0be9a0f/06ed80bb.mp3 Everyone who owns a vehicle has used a parking meter, whether an old-fashioned coin operated meter or the new electronic smart meters. It is highly unlikely that you have ever heard of MacKay Meters of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, but there is a...

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Homegrown insurance company goes nationwide
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Posted 15 May 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Homegrown insurance company goes nationwide

https://media.transistor.fm/cf7325ab/87787325.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Sébastien Dupuis, President & CEO of Assumption Life.  The Moncton-based insurance provider has been around for over 100 years, and recently decided to become a national company. From...

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The Ron Lovett Story, From Juvenile Delinquent to Successful Entrepreneur
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Posted 8 May 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Ron Lovett Story, From Juvenile Delinquent to Successful Entrepreneur

https://media.transistor.fm/b3f82a5b/2ba43c46.mp3 By his own admission, Ron Lovett was a juvenile delinquent and a troublemaker on the wrong track in his early life but also a born entrepreneur. His first business was selling weed. He also has had to learn to deal with both ADHD and dyslexia. In...

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Sara Napier, CEO of United Way Maritimes discusses ways they are tackling our biggest social challenges
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Posted 1 May 2025 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Sara Napier, CEO of United Way Maritimes discusses ways they are tackling our biggest social challenges

https://media.transistor.fm/12409e54/9cc0c3f8.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Sara Napier, the CEO of United Way Maritimes.  United Way has been supporting the social sector in the Maritime Provinces for more than 100 years.  Recently, seven local United Ways...

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