My name is John Mallory. I have lived and worked in New Brunswick all my life. I spent my whole career working for the Province of New Brunswick, and for the last 15 years in the public service, I served as Deputy Minister of Finance under Liberal and Conservative Governments. When I retired at the […]
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Conflicting Forescasts on the Future of Carbon are Fraught with Uncertainty
October 16, 2018 by EnergyNow Media EmailFacebookTwitterLinkedIn October 16, 2018 By David Yager Energy Policy Analyst – Oil & Gas Writer As everyone in the oil business knows, forecasts are fraught with uncertainty. No wonder. Nobel laureate Nils Bohr said, “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future”. Mark Twain quipped, “Prophesy is […]
A Voter’s Manifesto
Healthcare is poorly organized and planned
Last week, we wrote about the governance problems that plague our healthcare system. Our healthcare system isn’t underfunded— it is under-organized, under-planned , and inappropriately governed. Promising long-term planning and apolitical qualified leadership in healthcare doesn’t make for sexy political sound bites or campaign promises. “More doctors and nurses” is much easier to tweet . We don’t […]
Healthcare needs better, not more.
New Brunswick’s healthcare system already has above-average numbers of doctors and nurses per capita compared to other provinces in Canada. We aren’t underfunded on a per capita basis compared to other provinces. Yet we have some of the worst access and longest wait times in Canada. It’s time to stop promising more and start treating […]