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Dr. Kim Brooks, first female president and vice – chancellor of Dalhousie University
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Posted 22 March 2024 | Incubators, Post-Secondary, Thought Leaders

Dr. Kim Brooks, first female president and vice – chancellor of Dalhousie University

document.createElement('audio'); https://media.transistor.fm/81e47d54/5b4f6dec.mp3 A Conversation with the New President of Dalhousie University, Dr. Kim Brooks This episode of the Insights Podcast features a wide ranging conversation with Kim Brooks, the first female President &...

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Dr Herb Emery Discusses The Importance of Exports
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Posted 16 August 2023 | Economic Development, Exports, Thought Leaders

Dr Herb Emery Discusses The Importance of Exports

https://media.transistor.fm/fc75e9f0/8fc1176c.mp3 Between 1983 and 2004, the value of exports (in inflation adjusted dollars) from Atlantic Canada increased by an average of nearly five per cent per year.  Over the same 20+ year timeframe, the economy expanded by an average of 2.6 per cent per...

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David Campbell and Don Mills discuss the New Brunswick Housing Crunch
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Posted 11 August 2023 | Housing, Thought Leaders

David Campbell and Don Mills discuss the New Brunswick Housing Crunch

https://media.transistor.fm/cc79b1ce/b49ade22.mp3 This week on the Insights podcast, Don interviews David about a recent report he wrote about housing demand in New Brunswick.  Commissioned by the New Brunswick Business Council, the report looks at housing demand by region across New Brunswick...

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New Brunswick Scholar, Donald Savoie discusses his new book “Canada”
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Posted 2 August 2023 | Thought Leaders

New Brunswick Scholar, Donald Savoie discusses his new book “Canada”

https://media.transistor.fm/b51e2a54/d8282369.mp3 One of Canada’s most thoughtful analysts of politics and economic development, Donald Savoie, has written a new book entitled “Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances and Disunity”.  In the book, Savoie chronicles Canada’s history of ‘victimhood’...

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Economist, Richard Saillant provides a tutorial on the Federal Equalization Program
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Posted 26 July 2023 | Thought Leaders

Economist, Richard Saillant provides a tutorial on the Federal Equalization Program

https://media.transistor.fm/0845375f/30dc7813.mp3 Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with economist Richard Saillant about the federal Equalization program.  There has been a lot of talk about Equalization including efforts in western Canada to eliminate or significantly downsize...

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Posted 19 January 2023 | Economic Development, Exports, Thought Leaders

Another Year Of Growth And Prosperity In Atlantic Canada

In the latest episode of the “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell answer questions from listeners and business leaders about the challenges and opportunities for economic development and growth in 2023.

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Posted 3 March 2022 | Agriculture, Natural Resources, Thought Leaders

Why The ‘Food Professor’ Says Agriculture Should Be A Bigger Economic Driver

In this episode, Don Mills and David Campbell take a closer look at the importance of the agricultural sector to the economy both across Canada and in Atlantic Canada with a wide-ranging conversation with Sylvain Charlebois – one of Canada’s top food expe

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Posted 17 February 2022 | National, Population, Thought Leaders

Values, Not Demography, Are Destiny: A Conversation With Michael Adams

This episode features a fascinating interview with one of Canada’s most distinguished market researchers, Michael Adams, the Chairman and Co-Founder of Environics Research. In this wide-ranging conversation, Michael provides listeners with a data-based an

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Posted 27 January 2022 | National, Population, Thought Leaders

Lisa Lalande Helps Us Imagine Canada With A Population Of 100 Million

The Century Initiative is a non-profit organization that is advocating an audacious long-term population strategy for Canada to achieve a goal of 100 million Canadians by the end of this century. In conversation with co-host Don Mill, CEO Lisa Lalande out

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Posted 2 December 2021 | Thought Leaders

Donald Savoie On John Bragg – Blueberry Baron And ‘Pac-Man’ Of The Maritime Cable Industry

The author of several books on the Atlantic Canadian economy and its entrepreneurs joins David Campbell and Don Mills to talk about the latest in his series of books about Maritime business titans, The Rural Entrepreneur: John Bragg.

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