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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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Posted 5 August 2021 | Economic Development, Thought Leaders

Do We Have A Culture Of Dependence In Atlantic Canada?

In the fall, Alberta will hold a referendum on Canada’s Equalization system. The Alberta government wants leverage to force the federal government to negotiate a new formula that could significantly reduce the amount provided to Atlantic Canada each year.

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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 1 July 2021 | National, Population, Thought Leaders

Podcast: Darrell Bricker On The ‘Empty Planet’ And What It Means For Atlantic Canada

Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Public Affairs for Ipsos and co-author of ‘Empty Planet’, says the global population is going to shrink, not grow, and policymakers around the world have to rethink their growth strategies. On the latest Huddle “Insights” po

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Posted 15 April 2021 | Population, Thought Leaders

The Case For Population Growth In Atlantic Canada

In this episode, Don Mills and David Campbell make the case for population growth across Atlantic Canada. There are over 300,000 people expected to retire in the next decade and not nearly enough young people to take their place in the workforce.

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Posted 8 April 2021 | Economic Development, Thought Leaders

Nurturing The ‘Green Shoots’ Of The Atlantic Canadian Economy

David Campbell was in his 20s helping Frank McKenna pitch companies on setting up in New Brunswick. Don Mills was an MBA student in Halifax already incubating the market research company he would run for 40 years. In episode one of “Insights”, the show ho

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