NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2020 OVERALL OBJECTIVE – TO COLLOBARATE OUR EFFORTS WITH OTHHER AGENCIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO IMPROVE THE PROIVINCE’S FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL NEW BRUNSWICKERS WHO WE ARE – We are a New Brunswick based think tank made up of community and business leaders who believe there is a […]
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New Normalcy Post Covid-19/Citizen Pledge
NEW NORMALCY POST COVID-19 It would appear that Covid-19 has nearly passed through, at least for the time being, and we soon will be opening up for business, albeit with logical restrictions. We continue to applaud our leaders at all political levels who assisted in every possible way to mitigate the distress and hardships for […]
Spring Newsletter
SPRING 2020 OVERALL OBJECTIVE—GETTING NB BACK ON TRACK WHO WE ARE – We are a group of community and business leaders who believe there is a need for a non-partisan organization that can provide informed advice and leadership that will enable the actions necessary for New Brunswick to succeed both socially and economically. INTRODUCTION – […]
COVID-19: The Journey Continues
Hats off to New Brunswick and its leadership. During this dreadful time of pandemic, with the cooperation of most of the population, but not all, the numbers seem to be favorable relative to the rest of North America. Thankfully, while frail elders and residents of long term care are prime targets, there have not yet […]
The Unexpected Renaissance of the Bank of Canada
Les Smith Commentary The Bank of Canada (BoC) is experiencing a renaissance. Canada’s Central Bank was established in 1935 under private ownership, and during the Great Depression, by the administration of Canada’s tenth Prime Minister, William Lyon MacKenzie King. In 1938, by an amendment to the Bank Act, it became a publicly owned institution. The […]