Don McIver
Can We End Unemployment?
Can We End Unemployment? By: Don McIver The consequences of population aging are finally beginning to drive mainstream economic policy. New Brunswick, according to official government projections, is about to see its workforce shrink. The province’s population is aging more rapidly than the national average – the proportion of school-age youth is falling, and the […]
Frack or Cut Bait
Frack or Cut Bait By: Don McIver New Brunswick needs an economic miracle. Unemployment levels remain uncomfortably high and in some regions of the province border on the extreme. There is little comfort to be gained from the observations of many business organizations around the province that obtaining qualified labour has become a key concern. […]
Adjusting to Economic Change
Adjusting to Economic Change by: Don McIver From an east coast perspective it is easy to absorb the news that General Motors is about to close down another of its assembly plants in Oshawa, Ontario with the probable loss of another 2000 jobs. The automaker currently employs 10,000 people across the country—about half the number […]
Uniformity isn’t the answer
Uniformity isn’t the answer by: Don McIver Uniformity is the natural driving force of the bureaucrat. Minimizing the number of organizational structures streamlines the decision process and makes it easier to provide all New Brunswickers with similar service standards for an equitable tax share. So why not amalgamate the 371 local administrative units into a […]
What do local development agencies do?
What do local development agencies do? by: Don McIver With more Canadians now living west of Ontario than east of that province a noticeable shift in influence is surfacing. Much of the focus over the past couple of weeks has been on what the implications of proposed changes to the employment insurance program might mean […]
