Reading Time: 3 minutes Yes, a downtown can be revitalized. But how to do it successfully – as Moncton has – remains a bit of a mystery
Category: New Brunswick
A political matchup made in heaven
Reading Time: 3 minutes What if voters had to choose between candidates with proven track records, like McKenna and Stanfield, rather than Trudeau and Scheer?
Tolls the fairest way to fund P.E.I.’s Confederation Bridge
Reading Time: 4 minutes The bridge is a prime example of a private-public partnership gone right. Shifting the burden to taxpayers and non-users is simply unfair
Gigging it in the free world
Reading Time: 3 minutes The gig economy is gaining traction, for better or worse. Who needs benefits or job security when you can work on a high wire?
Tear down Canada’s interprovincial trade walls
Reading Time: 3 minutes The annual national price tag for maintaining internal barriers may top $130 billion
Time to rethink the federal transfers system
Reading Time: 4 minutes Atlantic Canada enjoys a level of public spending that far outreaches that of the provinces that contribute most to equalization payments
New Brunswick’s ban on fracking must be overturned
Reading Time: 3 minutes Investment makes workers more productive, creates better jobs and drives income growth. Fracking offers a simple, safe solution
School choice a good first step to quality education in Atlantic Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes Adopting the Alberta charter school model would give parents and children more choice and allow them to enjoy the benefits of competition
Carbon tax particularly dangerous to New Brunswick
Reading Time: 3 minutes The tax will slow the already-faltering New Brunswick economy and create a competitive disadvantage with U.S. businesses
Atlantic Canada should abandon government liquor monopolies
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s time to focus on preserving public safety while permitting a market system to thrive through the entire supply chain, from producer to consumer