The Grinch Who Stole Student EI
Opinion: New Brunswick’s recently cancelled student employment insurance program wasn’t effective. It was part of a larger problem with New Brunswick’s EI program that has drifted too far from its original purpose.
David Campbell
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New Brunswick Was Supposed To Be A Smart Grid Leader. What Happened?
About a decade ago the government was throwing around money to support the development of a smart grid in New Brunswick. It was supposed to usher in big changes in New Brunswick. What happened to those investments?
How Atlantic Canadian IT Firms Stack Up Against The Rest Of The Country
David Campbell tries to answer the burning question: are Atlantic Canada IT firms scaling up as fast as the rest of the country?
Economic Development Should Mean Equality of Opportunity, Not Outcome
Opinion: The idea that governments should focus all their effort on ‘winners’ has been around for a very long time and not just for universities. We hear the same thing for communities. But like universities, all communities have assets and attributes that can be leveraged for economic development.
New Brunswick’s Airports Are Struggling To Recover, We Need Policies To Help
Opinion: At New Brunswick’s airports we might have to forget about “building back better” and simply settle for “building back.”
‘Building An Empire’ Instead Of Coasting Into Retirement
Mrs. Dunster’s co-CEO Blair Hyslop is chasing a different kind of Freedom 55. Instead of looking forward to golf and shuffleboard in some camphor-scented retirement community in Florida, in his 50s Hyslop is just getting started. He’s going to build an empire.
Why We Need To Stop Pretending N.B. Has High Unemployment
David Campbell says seasonal unemployment continues to be an issue in many parts of the province.
How New Brunswick Can Use Global Tragedies To Help Drive Meaningful Action At Home
Opinion: It’s easy to focus on the sensless tragedies happening in other parts of the world–and we should refelct on them and help where we can–but we should also think about the lessons they provide us here at home.
Why A Non-Profit Ballet Company CEO Should Be In The JA Business Hall Of Fame
Opinion: If you study the elements of the Atlantic Ballet story, they come together as a very interesting example of successful entrepreneurship. And the entrepreneur at the core of this is Susan Chalmers-Gauvin.
Are Dog Groomers Better For N.B.’s Economy Than Big Cybersecurity Firms?
New Brunswick communities should put more focus on smaller-scale “should” economic development projects, and be much tighter with larger “could” projects.
