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Tuesday, June 28th, 2005 Posted in Environment, Politics | No Comments »
Last week, when the price at the pump soared to a buck a litre, the provincial government displayed impeccable timing by announcing its plan for the greening of New Brunswick’s ... Read more..Friday, June 24th, 2005 Posted in Business, Society | No Comments »
My ancestors came to Nova Scotia in the late 18th Century under a thick fog of funk and fury. Forced from their hovels near Edinburgh by poverty, disease and oppression, ... Read more..Tuesday, June 14th, 2005 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
The New Brunswick government boasts that its universities are among the best in Canada, that its students are some of the highest achievers in the western world, and that the ... Read more..Friday, June 10th, 2005 Posted in Business, Society | No Comments »
For generations, success in business has been the exclusive domain of the agile, the nimble, the quick-witted, the fleet-footed. Talk to any senior member of the Irving or McCain clan, ... Read more..Thursday, June 9th, 2005 Posted in Humour, Society | No Comments »
Dear Alec Bruce: You’ve got a great idea and we want to hear about it. In late April, we took a group of young New Brunswickers between the ages of 20 ... Read more..Tuesday, June 7th, 2005 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
The Canadian economy is either one of the healthiest in the world, or teetering at the brink of collapse, a victim of its failure to fully embrace innovation. Apparently, it ... Read more..Friday, June 3rd, 2005 Posted in Economy | No Comments »
A nation’s culture – that identifiable mix of artistic and literary pursuits – may be the means through which its citizens understand themselves and their history. But it is also ... Read more..Thursday, June 2nd, 2005 Posted in Economy, Politics | No Comments »
The Lord government completed its post-budget report card last week and, for its efforts to build a better society, humbly awarded itself top marks. Apparently, provincial Tories also play well ... Read more..