Is it time for a new think tank to support economic development and population growth efforts in New Brunswick?
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When the late Don Dennison was heading the New Brunswick Business Council, him and I had long conversations about the possibility of establishing an independent ‘institute’ to support good economic development policy and economic opportunity development. In fact, the initial idea for what became the New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network (NBSPRN) was that it would be mostly focused on economic policy but when the universities were approached that was a no-go. In fact, I pushed to get an ‘E’ in NBSPRN name (i.e. NBSEPRN) and that again was a non-starter. The bottom line is that most academic researchers are interested in social policy – except a few like Herb Emery. I’m not even sure what is happening with NBSPRN as there hasn’t been a news item or blog post since 2017.
Is it time for a new think tank to support economic development and population growth efforts in New Brunswick?
Is it time for a new think tank to support…
Is it time for a new think tank to support economic development and population growth efforts in New Brunswick?
When the late Don Dennison was heading the New Brunswick Business Council, him and I had long conversations about the possibility of establishing an independent ‘institute’ to support good economic development policy and economic opportunity development. In fact, the initial idea for what became the New Brunswick Social Policy Research Network (NBSPRN) was that it would be mostly focused on economic policy but when the universities were approached that was a no-go. In fact, I pushed to get an ‘E’ in NBSPRN name (i.e. NBSEPRN) and that again was a non-starter. The bottom line is that most academic researchers are interested in social policy – except a few like Herb Emery. I’m not even sure what is happening with NBSPRN as there hasn’t been a news item or blog post since 2017.