Aging population as an excuse for a neoliberal agenda
Economists do not always agree on things, and over the course of my 48 years of teaching economics at St. ...
Tag: New Brunswick
Continuing the slow decline, but that’s okay – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #16
September 20, 2049 (Barnesville, New Brunswick) Dear friends and neighbours, New Brunswick has long been referred to as a ‘have-not’ ...
“What was their real name again?” A letter from New Brunswick’s future #11
August 9, 2050 (Maritimes) Dear Friends, No one remembers what led to the nickname. Was it out of mockery, or ...
New Brunswick forestry college purges critic of glyphosate
Instructors at the Maritime College of Forest Technology in Fredericton have long been aware that their criticisms of J.D. Irving ...
Wolastoq Grand Council reminds governments of nation-to-nation relationship
On May 29, 2019, the Wolastoq Grand Council sent a declaration to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Federal Ministers and ...
Learn, love, act: An interview with NatureNB’s Vanessa Roy-McDougall
The climate crisis can seem overwhelming for many of us. One practical contribution we can make to decrease the degradation ...
Rural innovation: using technology to keep schools in communities
Many rural New Brunswick communities are searching for ways to avoid school closures and long bus rides for students to ...
A message from the future (A letter from New Brunswick’s future #1)
In the optimistic spirit of the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Message from the Future, this is a speculative look back from 2030, which ...
Why is the RCMP watching community opposition to a quarry in New Brunswick?
People who live along the Hammond River near Saint John are dismayed that their opposition to a proposed gypsum quarry ...
Is it a quarry or a mine? Upham residents challenge J.D. Irving project not compliant with provincial environmental regulations
People living along the Hammond River near Saint John are worried about how a proposed gypsum quarry will affect their ...
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