Sitemap - 2025 - It's the Economy, Stupid!

Little fires everywhere (paean to Dr. John McLaughlin)

War-materiel-mongering becoming the western world's fastest growing industry

Energy abundance and economic development

All economic development is local

'Profit' is not a bad word

Premier Holt and New Brunswick's economic development focus

One way to address labour shortages in the tourism industry

We need to talk.... about trade.

Open letter to PM Carney

An equation for attracting and retaining talent

A return to the good 'ol days of the early 2000s

New Brunswick's back office sector: Fight like heck.

Gas is giving me heartburn, once again

Am I a Trumpist?

Is it time to dust off the ol' "Living Lab" moniker?

Why so glum, Canada?

Winning from interprovincial trade: The talent pipeline will be key

Will mining finally make a comeback in New Brunswick?

Does free trade benefit the whole or does it benefit each individual jurisdiction?

There doesn't seem to be as much regional grievance in Canada. Let's keep it that way.

Have a little compassion for business owners caught in Trump's crosshairs.

Natural resources development: Local communities and First Nations must see benefit

NB Power: Is it time for a do over?

Revisiting Campbell's 2% rule

Looking for a government that is seen but not heard

Getting the message 'out there': Musing on the future

Rubber hits the road: Could we decouple our economy from the Yanks?

GNB: Setting targets in a turbulent time

Don't be sloppy and simplistic about interprovincial trade

Focusing on 'two-way' interprovincial trade

Hyper-local workforce planning

51st state, open borders, or retrenchment