Government Stretches Credibility with Job Number Claims
Opinion: It takes some wildly creative analysis to attribute 30,000 jobs to a single EV plant.
Opinion: It takes some wildly creative analysis to attribute 30,000 jobs to a single EV plant.
To many in Central and Western Canada, the East Coast is like a charming “poor cousin” that can’t really make it on its own and needs to be helped along. For those of us who grew up and live here, it’s an infuriating attitude. The problem, of course, is that the underlying facts largely justified it.
Opinion: If we can’t solve the region’s workforce issue, we will not be able to maintain our recent positive momentum for growth.
Opinion: The homeowner lobby is more responsible than any other force on Earth for our housing crisis.
Huddle Reporter Derek Montague stumbled upon Five Guys in Halifax. After always reading internet chatter about the pricey burger joint, he had to check out the hype for himself.
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.
Opinion: Governments will have whatever relationship they have with Indigenous people, communities, and nations – some better, some worse – but that doesn’t need to affect the relationships and progress being created between businesses and individuals.
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.
Much like a person, it is impossible for a city to grow without change. But what happens when people like it the way things are?
Opinion: New Brunwick has a history of missing out on vital economic growth opportunities.