[It's The Economy, Stupid] NB population – actual versus estimated

In 2006, there was something like  a 22,000 gap between the Census population in New Brunswick and the estimated population that year (roughly 729,900 during the Census and over 750,000 had been the estimate).  By 2011, that has tightened significant
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:45:36 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] 22 minutes behind a bus / 22 minutes derrière un autobus.

Behind bus 22 this morning in Moncton. A reminder for tonight’s episode of This hour has 22 MinutesDerrière l’autobus 22 ce matin à Moncton. Un rappel pour ne pas manquer This hour has 22 Minutes ce soir.
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:18:00 +0000

[The Chris Nadeau Blog] How An Entrepreneur Can Train Like An Athlete

Watching this video gives me the chills. It brought back tremendous memories of my hockey playing days when I would constantly push myself to be the best I could be.  From the age of 9 to 28, I pushed myself like Giavanni Ruffin in the vide
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:45:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] Totally Unnecessary Danger? Another Autistic Child Left Alone on School Bus

Surely, of all the dangers that confront many autistic children the simplest danger to eradicate, the one that doesn't have to exist,  is the danger of an autistic child being left alone on a school bus, van or other vehicle while parked in scor
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:36:00 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] Mountain Café

Earlier today at Poley Mountain, near Sussex, New Brunswick.Plus tôt aujourd’hui à Poley Mountain près de Sussex, au Nouveau Brunswick.
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:05:00 +0000

[Brian Branch - Photo Journal] The runner / Le courreur

Rue Main Street, Moncton
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:58:00 +0000

[It's The Economy, Stupid] Job creation promises – more NB than salmon and fiddleheads

During the provincial election of 1982, all the political parties promised impressive job creation plans.The Conservatives promised 35,000 by 1986, the Liberals 20,000 by the end of 1983, and the NDP 17,000 (According to Richard Wilbur’s annual
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:36:18 +0000

[It's The Economy, Stupid] BC’s natural gas strategy

I read this thing from cover to cover last night and it is pretty amazing the differences between New Brunswick and western Canada when it comes to natural gas development.  The BC government is thrilled about the potential of shale gas and tells the
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:43:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] Autism Vaccine War: Is Scientific Inquiry Being Suppressed?

Dr. Beatrice Golomb's presentation This Is Your Brain On Politics pulls no punches in its critique of conflicts of interest, bias, censorship and intimidation involving pharmaceutical companies, health authorities and academic institutions and public
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:12:00 +0000

[Facing Autism in New Brunswick] ABA Benefits for Autism: Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) Educates LA Times Alan Zarembo

The attached letter was written by ASAT Board member Sabrina Freeman Ph. D., and Secretary Florence DiGennaro Reed, Ph. D., BCBA-D to the LA Times Alan Zarembo who did such a poor job (in my humble opinion) reporting on autism issues in a recent LA T
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:48:00 +0000

[Half an Hour] Passwords on gRSShopper

Last night with all the indignation of the morally righteous someone wrote to me and demanded that I do exactly what they say or they would blog about how awful gRSShopper was to the world.Let me beat him to the punch: gRSShopper is awful. I have nev
Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:49:00 +0000

[The Bruce Report] LeBlanc case is about due process

If I say, hypothetically, that a particular peace officer – the enfant terrible, let’s say, of a local neighbourhood beat – is a rabble-rousing, trouble-making bully, then said cop might have reason to haul my butt into court. But he wouldn’t have a
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:48:53 +0000

[The Bruce Report] Meet Obama’s new best friends forever

Only in the United States can a fundamentally boring man find himself drawn and quartered in the square of public opinion. In Canada, we simply elect our dullards. It’s only later we discover that there’s more than we imagined lurking beneath the swe
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:48:10 +0000

[Half an Hour] Advice to Teachers on Online Learning

 
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:38:00 +0000

[The Bruce Report] Elite? Say that to my face!

Once, it was a rare and much-coveted designation. Now, it’s a social disease that’s easier to contract than a case of Montezuma’s revenge from a greasy spoon. Traditionally, “elite” (adjective) meant “exclusive”, that is: Suitable only for the very b
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:45:24 +0000