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Posted 23 June 2022 | Business Leaders

Steve Matier On The Commercial And Tourism Potential For Canada’s First Spaceport

This episode features a fascinating conversation with Steve Matier, the CEO of Maritime Launch Services, the company behind the $150-million Spaceport to be built near Canso, Nova Scotia.

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Posted 12 May 2022 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

Jim Irving Heads List Of Popular Interviews As ‘Insights’ Podcast Hits 25,000 Downloads

This is an encore presentation of the podcast’s most listened-to episode. David Campbell and Don Mills sit down with the Co-CEO of J.D. Irving, Limited to talk about the company’s immigration attraction activities and how we can better attract and retain

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Posted 10 February 2022 | Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs

John Risley Unplugged

David Campbell and Don Mills continue their series profiling the region’s top entrepreneurs with one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful business leaders, Clearwater Seafoods co-founder John Risley, someone who has been part of building three different c

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Posted 3 February 2022 | Business Leaders

Much More Than A Lottery: A Conversation With Atlantic Lottery CEO Patrick Daigle

When people think about the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) they usually focus on lottery tickets and big prizes, but its impact is much greater than that. It’s an important contributor to the economy through its role as an employer and the indirect jo

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Posted 13 January 2022 | Business Leaders, Mining, Natural Resources, Public Sector

Francis McGuire Taking ACOA In A New Direction

Francis McGuire has a very interesting background, having been both a Deputy Minister during the Frank McKenna era and the CEO that built Moncton-based Major Drilling into the second biggest company in its sector in the world. In this edition of the Huddl

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Posted 16 December 2021 | Biosciences, Business Leaders

BioVectra Is An Emerging Force In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing In Canada

BioVectra plans to build a facility on P.E.I that will eventually manufacture enough doses of mRNA vaccines to supply all of Canada. On the latest ‘Insights’ podcast, CEO Oliver Technow talks about the recent announcement that shines a light on a 50-year

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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 29 July 2021 | Atlantic Premiers, Business Leaders, Political Leaders, Public Sector, Thought Leaders

Why Frank McKenna Wishes He Were Governing Today

Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair of TD Bank, joins Don and David on Insights this week to discuss economic development today compared to 25-30 years ago when he was Premier of New Brunswick.

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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 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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