Will the ‘McKenna Miracle’ have legs?
Don Cayo reflects on the legacy of Frank McKenna as New Brunswick's premier.
Atlantic Canada: A Vision for the Future
Former New Brunswick premier Frank Mckenna's address to the Atlantic Vision Conference of Atlantic Canadian Premiers, 9 October 1997, Moncton, N.B. In his introduction Mr. McKenna says, " Atlantic Canada is a region of entrepreneurs and high quality educational institutions. It is also a region of emerging technology. These are powerful components that can create the explosive mixture necessary to sustain growth to a self-supporting level."
Environmentalists Talking Rubbish About Garbage
Throughout Atlantic Canada, cities and towns are all facing an increasingly intractable problem: What do we do with our garbage? The question is both understandable and necessary. Unfortunately, the sensible answers are not being heard. Instead, environmental zealots are saddling us with increasingly farfetched schemes for waste diversion and recycling. These schemes are costly and frequently of dubious environmental value. They do, however, create a wonderful industry for lobbyists, lawyers, "community activists" and others who make sensationalized environmental claims and then stampede governments into foolish policies. To find out the better ways available to deal with our solid waste challenges, click here.
You can’t live on nostalgia
Atlantic Canada certainly has got people's attention up in Ottawa following the federal election. There is no doubt a burning desire there to "do something" following the Liberals' rout in the region. This should make us all a little nervous.