Northern New Brunswick Needs a Plan
Opinion: We need a serious plan for population renewal and economic development in northern New Brunswick.
David Campbell
About David Campbell
Posts by David Campbell:
McKenna Miracle: The Great undoing?
Opinion: Frank McKenna was the first premier that believed New Brunswick could compete and win internationally for business investment. He changed, or nudged, the culture forward and I think we are still seeing the fruit of that effort three decades later.
Contrasting U.S. and Canadian Immigration Data
Opinion: Folks that think about things in national and international terms need to think a little more about what is going on sub-nationally.
Unpacking GDP and Culture in New Brunswick
Opinion: Why do the province’s numbers lag behind most of Canada?
A Time for Everything, Including Political Cooperation
Opinion: According to Churchill, democracy is the worst form of government – except for all the others we have tried.
What Brantville’s Economy Tells us About Rural New Brunswick
How has Brantville faired over 50 years? And what does it tell us about driving economic growth in rural New Brunswick?
Government Stretches Credibility with Job Number Claims
Opinion: It takes some wildly creative analysis to attribute 30,000 jobs to a single EV plant.
We Need a Step Change Increase in Trades Workers
Opinion: New Brunswick doesn’t have the workforce to handle any kind of surge in demand for technical trades, so projects get put off until there is available capacity.
Growth Should Match Public Spending Ambitions
Opinion: If you don’t have economic growth and you want to significantly expand public spending, you will need to squeeze out more taxes as a share of the total economy, either by raising tax rates or some other means. Or, you can run deficits in perpetuity.
N.B. Can’t ‘Bury its Head’ While Other Provinces Compete for Industry
Opinion: New Brunwick has a history of missing out on vital economic growth opportunities.
