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Gerry Pond’s Legacy: Building Companies, Backing Entrepreneurs, Shaping a Region
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Posted 28 August 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Gerry Pond’s Legacy: Building Companies, Backing Entrepreneurs, Shaping a Region

https://media.transistor.fm/236a6be1/0b6f17ce.mp3 A few weeks ago, Gerry Pond, one of New Brunswick’s great business leaders, passed away.  On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David welcome Curtis Howe, Gerry’s long-time friend and business partner, to discuss his life and...

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Three Brothers Transform their Sport Passion into a Business
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Posted 21 August 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Three Brothers Transform their Sport Passion into a Business

https://media.transistor.fm/035443f2/e568adc7.mp3 On this week’s Insights Podcast, our guests are Todd and Jeff Bishop, who, along with a third brother, Alex, founded the Dormie Workshop in 2014. The company is the market leader in producing high-end leather head covers for golf clubs,...

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Help Wanted: Workforce Crisis in Atlantic Canada
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Posted 13 August 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Help Wanted: Workforce Crisis in Atlantic Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/5b15150a/c4f2f145.mp3 This week’s Insights Podcast focuses on a recent report prepared by David Campbell for the Public Policy Forum called “Help Wanted: Solving Atlantic Canada’s Growing Labour Challenge”. David is a Fellow with the Public Policy...

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Fixing the Leaks: Why Too Many Young Atlantic Canadians Are Falling Behind
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Posted 6 August 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Fixing the Leaks: Why Too Many Young Atlantic Canadians Are Falling Behind

https://media.transistor.fm/0a8c2392/ead4f107.mp3 Our guest on this week’s Insights podcast is Lana Asaff, Senior Economist with the Atlantic Economic Council.  Lana stopped by to talk about a new report published by the Council entitled “Fixing the Leaks in Atlantic Canada’s...

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Building New Brunswick’s Future Workforce
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Posted 30 July 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Building New Brunswick’s Future Workforce

https://media.transistor.fm/b301f06a/478081d3.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Mary Butler, President and CEO of the New Brunswick Community College.  The NBCC has six campuses, 1,200 employees, 5,500 full-time students and 13,000 total learners each year.  Enrolment...

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The fastest growing university in Atlantic Canada – Bruce Fawcett, President and Vice-Chancellor of Moncton-based Crandall University
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Posted 23 July 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The fastest growing university in Atlantic Canada – Bruce Fawcett, President and Vice-Chancellor of Moncton-based Crandall University

https://media.transistor.fm/2232227d/a2901a6b.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Bruce Fawcett, the outgoing President and Vice-Chancellor of Moncton-based Crandall University.  After 14 years at the helm, Fawcett is retiring in August.  During his tenure, Crandall...

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The Largest Blueberry Producer in the World
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Posted 16 July 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Largest Blueberry Producer in the World

https://media.transistor.fm/b2d811db/b2e37183.mp3 This week’s Insight Podcast features an in-depth and  revealing conversation with Lee Bragg, the Executive Vice Chair of Eastlink, one of the companies in the Bragg Group of Companies, one of Atlantic Canada’s most successful family...

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Newfoundland & Labrador Equity Stake in Offshore Oil Has Proven Profitable
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Posted 9 July 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Newfoundland & Labrador Equity Stake in Offshore Oil Has Proven Profitable

https://media.transistor.fm/a0c9b186/d7620b63.mp3 Thanks to former Premier Danny Williams, Newfoundland & Labrador has a state owned oil company. Williams wanted his province not only to benefit from the royalties from offshore oil but to have the benefit of ownership as well. This led to...

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The Architect of Modern New Brunswick – Donald Savoie on Louis J Robichaud
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Posted 2 July 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

The Architect of Modern New Brunswick – Donald Savoie on Louis J Robichaud

https://media.transistor.fm/ed081d4e/a02aefa1.mp3 One of Canada’s most prolific and celebrated thinkers on regional economic development in Canada, Université de Moncton professor Donald Savoie is back on the Insights podcast to discuss his latest book, a biography of former New Brunswick...

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Atlantic Canada’s Future: A Conversation with AEC’s David Chaundy
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Posted 25 June 2026 | Atlantic Canada, Business, Economic Growth, Economy, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Public Policy

Atlantic Canada’s Future: A Conversation with AEC’s David Chaundy

https://media.transistor.fm/d8d660a3/1425a37c.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with David Chaundy, President and CEO of the Atlantic Economic Council. The Council was established back in 1954 to provide research and support to economic development efforts across the...

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