Atlantic Canada’s Turbulent Year In Energy
Opinion: Without quality, region-specific data and ultimately a strategic direction, Atlantic Canada won’t be ready to tackle the herculean energy-security hallenges ahead of us.
Opinion
Living At The Mall
We still need the gathering places where we all shop, eat, and socialize together, be they in city centres, suburban neighbourhoods, or malls; whatever the “small towns” of the future look like, it’s important that they exist.
We Need To Talk About Mining In The Maritimes
Mining once played a big part in our region’s economy. It’s time for a public conversation about the industry’s future.
We’re Lost Without A Leader In An Economic Storm
There’s no way around it, our elected “leaders” are acting like clueless cowards while the most vulnerable suffer. And the list of people we can call vulnerable is steadfastly increasing.
The Road Home
David Campbell says there will continue to be inward migration – though maybe not at record levels – as people actually like the idea of living in smaller, less congested urban centres offering a good quality of life.
Save A Buck, Save The Planet
Raise your fists and say it with me folks: “heat pumps for peace and freedom!”
Saint John Must Consider Long-Term Impacts Of Taxing Refinery
When, or if, Irving moves away from fossil fules, it is distinctly possible the company will decide to migrate that investment elsewhere. It is also possible it will sell lock, stock, and barrel to one of the large players and that company will play out the string and then shut down Saint John altogether.
Reforms Crucial To A More Prosperous Saint John, And New Brunswick
The rapid increase in New Brunswick’s population has inspired both excitement and frustration in our region’s business community.
Will 1970s Economic Theory Kill Atlantic Canada’s Economic Rebound?
Some labour economistsare still making high-level arguments that could have been lifted out of a 1970s textbook. Those arguments are not doing Atlantic Canada any justice.
Has The Rental Crisis Hit Rock Bottom?
Nova Scotia has the second-highest average rent in Canada, despite the fact we earn low wages. New Brunswick has renters scared by callously ending the rent cap. This has to be it, right?
