Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
200 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago -This podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision making among policymakers and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region. Expect to hear interviews with the top influencers, business leaders and decision-makers across Atlantic Canada to inform, educate and expand the conversations on the key issues facing the region.
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A conversation with Jim Spatz on the history of his family and Southwest Properties
October 12, 2023 11:57 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBThe Spatz Family Story Behind Southwest Properties One of the real privileges attached to doing the Insights Podcast is to learn the back story behind some of the region's most successful entrepreneurs. This is the case with the Spatz family, beginning with the early years of Southwest Properties under family patriarch Simon Spatz and the continuing story of the company under the able leadership of his son Jim. Interestingly, Jim began his career as an emergency doctor in Montre...
Jim Irving discusses the importance of the forestry sector for the future of New Brunswick
October 03, 2023 19:41 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBJim Irving, co-CEO of JD Irving, Limited, joins Don and David on the Insights podcast this week to talk about the forest products sector, the new forestry plan for New Brunswick and the realities of competing in a highly contested global market for wood products and pulp, paper and paper products. In New Brunswick, JDI is the largest company in the sector but globally the company is small and competes with giant multinational firms. While agreeing with setting aside a significant ...
Jim Irving Discusses the Importance of the Forestry Sector for the Future of New Brunswick
October 03, 2023 19:41 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBJim Irving, co-CEO of JD Irving, Limited, joins Don and David on the Insights podcast this week to talk about the forest products sector, the new forestry plan for New Brunswick and the realities of competing in a highly contested global market for wood products and pulp, paper and paper products. In New Brunswick, JDI is the largest company in the sector but globally the company is small and competes with giant multinational firms. While agreeing with setting aside a significant ...
Discussion with Minister Arlene Dunn on the Growing Population and Job Vacancies in NB
September 28, 2023 12:39 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBNew Brunswick is in the middle of an unprecedented population growth trend. This is leading to record employment but also to growing job vacancies. Statistics Canada’s Job Vacancy Survey shows nearly 50% more job vacancies in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic second quarter of 2019. Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour Arlene Dunn and Deputy Minister Dan Mills join us today for a conversation on what government is doing to ensure New Bru...
Discussion with Minister Arlene Dunn on the growing population and job vacancies in NB
September 28, 2023 12:39 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBNew Brunswick is in the middle of an unprecedented population growth trend. This is leading to record employment but also to growing job vacancies. Statistics Canada’s Job Vacancy Survey shows nearly 50% more job vacancies in the second quarter of 2023 compared to the pre-pandemic second quarter of 2019. Minister of Post-secondary Education, Training and Labour Arlene Dunn and Deputy Minister Dan Mills join us today for a conversation on what government is doing to ensure New Bru...
Why are consumer goods like Kleenex and Skippy Peanut Butter leaving Canada?
September 20, 2023 18:15 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBIn recent months a number of food and consumer products companies have announced they are pulling well known products out of Canada including Kleenex, Skippy peanut butter, Delissio, Stouffer's and Lean Cuisine. In addition, there have been shortages of baby formula and cough medicine among other important products. This is leading to less competition for your grocery and consumer product spending. How will the reduction in competition across Canada impact us in Atlantic Canada? Ho...
Why are Consumer Goods like Kleenex and Skippy Peanut Butter Leaving Canada?
September 20, 2023 18:15 - 1 hour - 90.7 MBIn recent months a number of food and consumer products companies have announced they are pulling well known products out of Canada including Kleenex, Skippy peanut butter, Delissio, Stouffer's and Lean Cuisine. In addition, there have been shortages of baby formula and cough medicine among other important products. This is leading to less competition for your grocery and consumer product spending. How will the reduction in competition across Canada impact us in Atlantic Canada? Ho...
Best Of 'Insights': Discussion with Nova Scotia Billionaire, John Risley
September 13, 2023 15:40 - 52 minutes - 47.1 MBJohn Risley of Mahone Bay is one of Nova Scotia's most successful businessmen. This week we revisit a conversation John had with Don and David about building and selling Clearwater Seafoods and some interesting thoughts on public policy changes needed in Atlantic Canada.
Phil Fraser, CEO of Killam Properties, tells the story of Atlantic Canada's largest landlord.
September 08, 2023 12:15 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBKillam Properties is A Real Estate Powerhouse Since its founding in 2000, Killam Properties, headquartered in Halifax, has become one of Canada's largest landlords and Atlantic Canada's largest landlord. The company has $5 billion in assets, 25,000 housing units and annual revenues of over $300 million. This episode of the Insights Podcast features a conversation with Phil Fraser, the founding CEO of Killam, who has both a Master in Urban Planning and an MBA in his background. P...
Phil Fraser, CEO of Killam Properties, Tells the Story of Atlantic Canada's Largest Landlord.
September 08, 2023 12:15 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBKillam Properties is A Real Estate Powerhouse Since its founding in 2000, Killam Properties, headquartered in Halifax, has become one of Canada's largest landlords and Atlantic Canada's largest landlord. The company has $5 billion in assets, 25,000 housing units and annual revenues of over $300 million. This episode of the Insights Podcast features a conversation with Phil Fraser, the founding CEO of Killam, who has both a Master in Urban Planning and an MBA in his background. P...
Episode Two (Forest Sector): How Can Mass Timber Impact the Housing Shortage?
August 30, 2023 17:33 - 58 minutes - 80 MBMass Timber Can Shorten Construction Times Significantly In this episode of the Insights Podcast , we examine a new initiative under development to build the first mass timber manufacturing plant in Atlantic Canada, led by Patrick Crabbe, the President & CEO of the Mass Timber Company and also the Director of Mass Timber for Bird Construction. Mass timber can be used to replace concrete and steel in the construction of residential and commercial buildings. There are already mass ...
Episode Two (Forest Sector): How can Mass Timber impact the housing shortage?
August 30, 2023 17:33 - 58 minutes - 80 MBMass Timber Can Shorten Construction Times Significantly In this episode of the Insights Podcast , we examine a new initiative under development to build the first mass timber manufacturing plant in Atlantic Canada, led by Patrick Crabbe, the President & CEO of the Mass Timber Company and also the Director of Mass Timber for Bird Construction. Mass timber can be used to replace concrete and steel in the construction of residential and commercial buildings. There are already mass ...
New Series: Atlantic Canada's Forest Sector
August 23, 2023 19:04 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBOn this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David are starting a series on the forest products sector in Atlantic Canada. The region’s forests support thousands of good paying jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for the region’s governments each year. New Brunswick generates more gross domestic product (GDP) and export revenue from the forest products sector than any other province in Canada, adjusted for population size. Kim Allen, Executive Director ...
New Series: Atlantic Canada's Forest Sector
August 23, 2023 19:04 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBOn this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David are starting a series on the forest products sector in Atlantic Canada. The region’s forests support thousands of good paying jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue for the region’s governments each year. New Brunswick generates more gross domestic product (GDP) and export revenue from the forest products sector than any other province in Canada, adjusted for population size. Kim Allen, Executive Director ...
Dr Herb Emery Discusses The Importance of Exports
August 16, 2023 14:40 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBBetween 1983 and 2004, the value of exports (in inflation adjusted dollars) from Atlantic Canada increased by an average of nearly five per cent per year. Over the same 20+ year timeframe, the economy expanded by an average of 2.6 per cent per year (real GDP). Since then, between 2005 and 2021, the value of exports in real terms has declined and real GDP growth has dropped to an average of only 1.0% per year across the region. On this week’s Insight’s podcast Don and David talk t...
David Campbell and Don Mills discuss the New Brunswick Housing Crunch
August 11, 2023 18:13 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBThis week on the Insights podcast, Don interviews David about a recent report he wrote about housing demand in New Brunswick. Commissioned by the New Brunswick Business Council, the report looks at housing demand by region across New Brunswick between 2023-2030. For the past 30 years, New Brunswick has averaged around 3,000 housing starts per year. David’s report proposes the province will need to build an average of around 8,500 per year through 2030 to have enough housing to su...
New Brunswick Scholar, Donald Savoie discusses his new book "Canada"
August 02, 2023 19:34 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBOne of Canada’s most thoughtful analysts of politics and economic development, Donald Savoie, has written a new book entitled “Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances and Disunity”. In the book, Savoie chronicles Canada’s history of ‘victimhood’ including geographically-based groups – Quebecers, Maritimers, Western Canadians, rural Canadians and, of course, Ontario. He also covers the grievances of various demographic and ethnic groups as well as the country’s Indigenous population. T...
Economist, Richard Saillant provides a tutorial on the Federal Equalization Program
July 26, 2023 20:51 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBToday on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with economist Richard Saillant about the federal Equalization program. There has been a lot of talk about Equalization including efforts in western Canada to eliminate or significantly downsize the program. Richard provides an excellent tutorial including when and why it was put in place, it’s purpose and whether or not the region should look to reduce reliance on the program. After listening to this podcast you will know a lot m...
Bear Head Hydrogen Project Will Require up to 400 Wind Turbines
July 19, 2023 14:58 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBBear Head Energy has just received environmental approval for 2 gigawatts of electrolyzer capacity that will be developed in phases and require 400 onshore and offshore wind turbines to produce green ammonia and hydrogen for export. The Bear Head project is one of two hydrogen projects under development in the Strait of Canso. This week, Don and David have a wide-ranging conversation with Paul MacLean, Bear Head's managing director. They cover the expected timetable for the project...
How Saint Mary's Changed its Reputation and Shot Up the University Rankings
July 12, 2023 17:02 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBSaint Mary's University was just ranked third in the mainly undergraduate university community in Canada by Maclean's magazine. It joins the perennially number-one-ranked Mount Allison at the top of the list. Once thought of more as a "jock school," SMU has been steadily rising in the all-important Maclean's rankings, largely thanks to a well-executed strategy that has focussed on the university's key strengths. In this episode of the Insights Podcast, Don and David unpack the sch...
Laurel Broten on Luring Foreign Investment to Canada
July 05, 2023 16:20 - 56 minutes - 49.9 MBThis week, Don and David talk with Laurel Broten, the CEO of Invest in Canada, about the importance of foreign direct investment to the Canadian economy. According to Statistics Canada, Last year Canadian companies had just under $2 trillion invested in other countries, and the total value of all foreign investment in Canada amounted to $1.3 trillion. Broten says foreign companies operating in Canada support 2.5 million jobs, or 13 per cent of total employment across the country. ...
The Renaissance of Port Saint John
June 28, 2023 13:59 - 54 minutes - 53.5 MBOver the past several years, the Port of Saint John has undergone a sort of rebirth that coincides with a nearly complete modernization project that saw a significant expansion of its capacity and the addition of two new cranes. The investment of more than $200 million has led to record high volumes of business. The Port is managed by DP World, one of the world's biggest Port management companies, and is served by not one but three Class A railways, including one that has direct ac...
Monete Pasher on the Transformation of Canada's Airports
June 21, 2023 16:35 - 58 minutes - 52.3 MBThe decision by the Chretien Government in the 1990s to transfer the operation of Canada's national airport system to local airport authorities was likely one of the most important legacy decisions of that government. All the NAS airports have since been modernized through an investment of more than $30 billion by the combined airport authorities across the country. The Halifax International Airport has been transformed and doubled in size since transfer through an investment of $7...
Seamus O'Regan on how Hydrogen Can Save Us
June 14, 2023 14:37 - 1 hour - 59 MBSeamus O'Regan is a senior cabinet minister in the Trudeau Government, where he sits as the Minister of Labour. Previously, as the Minister of Natural Resources, O'Regan led the development of Canada's hydrogen strategy, which provides real opportunities for green hydrogen production in Atlantic Canada. O'Regan chats with Don and David about the recent amendments to the Atlantic Accords for both Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador that broaden those mandates to include gree...
Duncan Williams on the Troubling Numbers Behind Nova Scotia's Housing Shortage
June 07, 2023 17:40 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBHousing is a problem not only in Atlantic Canada but across the country. Unprecedented population growth has put significant pressures on the supply of housing, leading to higher housing prices and rental rates. This week's episode features a fascinating conversation with Duncan Williams, the long-serving CEO and president of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia. Don, David, and Duncan take a close look at the current housing challenges and what needs to be done to ensure th...
How to Start an Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneurship Revolution
May 31, 2023 16:47 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBUNB professor Dr. Dhirendra Shukla is on a mission. He wants to help transform the Atlantic Canadian economy through an entrepreneurship revolution. The Scale Up Atlantic Canada initiative is his latest effort. Dr. Shukla convinced one of the world’s leading thinkers about entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Dr. Daniel Isenberg, to partner and they have put together an impressive program to help ambitious entrepreneurs achieve their high-growth potential. Dr. Isenberg is the CEO...
Michelin is an Economic Powerhouse in Nova Scotia
May 17, 2023 15:28 - 58 minutes - 43.8 MBWhile everyone has likely heard of Michelin, very few understand how important the company is to the economy in Nova Scotia. Recently, the tire maker celebrated its 50th anniversary in the province. Michelin is the second largest tire manufacturer in the world, behind Japan-based Bridgestone, with 132,000 employees worldwide. This week, Don and David have a rare and somewhat exclusive interview with Andrew Mutch, Michelin's president for North America (Canada). Michelin is the la...
Karen Ogen on Embracing Natural Gas as a First Nation
May 10, 2023 18:51 - 45 minutes - 40.5 MBAcross Canada, First Nations have been developing partnerships related to natural resources development, ensuring good stewardship and substantial economic benefits to the communities. This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Karen Ogen, the CEO of the First Nations LNG Alliance. It's a group set up to raise awareness among First Nations of the importance of natural gas and other energy sector development to the prosperity of their communities. Karen was formerly...
Building a Global Seaweed Empire from Halifax, Nova Scotia
May 03, 2023 15:28 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBIn what David Campbell calls one of his favourite conversations this year, he and Don Mills speak with Jean-Paul Deveau, the president and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Limited. Acadian Seaplants is a Halifax-based seaweed company with a reach and scope that's far greater than most poeple realize. The company doesn't just produce seaweed, it turns it into highly valuable research products that it ships to 80 different companies. JP tells Don and David about his father, Louis Deveau, w...
Pat Whalen On Luminultra's Global Reach
April 26, 2023 16:05 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBOn this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Pat Whalen, the chairman and CEO of Luminultra Technologies Ltd., a New Brunswick company specializing in biological diagnostic testing. Even if most people don't immediately recognize the name, Luminultra is a great example of a Fredericton success story. The company was founded and has been headquartered in Fredericton for decades. Although it does nearly all its business outside the region, it has no plans to move its head...
Pat Whalen on Luminultra's Global Reach
April 26, 2023 16:05 - 1 hour - 54.2 MBOn this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Pat Whalen, the chairman and CEO of Luminultra Technologies Ltd., a New Brunswick company specializing in biological diagnostic testing. Even if most people don't immediately recognize the name, Luminultra is a great example of a Fredericton success story. The company was founded and has been headquartered in Fredericton for decades. Although it does nearly all its business outside the region, it has no plans to move its head...
From Bubble to Boom: Is Atlantic Canada still a 'Have-Not' Region?
April 19, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBEd Greenspon, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum (PPF), and former P.E.I. premier Wade MacLauchlan join Don and David to talk about the PPF’s Atlantic Canada Momentum Index. The PPF is a national think tank grappling with some of the biggest challenges facing the country. There is a lot of good news in this report and a number of challenges as well. Has Atlantic Canada turned a corner? Is the future bright? Don, David, Wade, and Ed weigh in on some of the biggest iss...
From Bubble To Boom: Is Atlantic Canada Still A 'Have-Not' Region?
April 19, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour - 60.4 MBEd Greenspon, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum (PPF), and former P.E.I. premier Wade MacLauchlan join Don and David to talk about the PPF’s Atlantic Canada Momentum Index. The PPF is a national think tank grappling with some of the biggest challenges facing the country. There is a lot of good news in this report and a number of challenges as well. Has Atlantic Canada turned a corner? Is the future bright? Don, David, Wade, and Ed weigh in on some of the biggest iss...
Andrea Feunekes' N.B. Company has Helped Drive Global Innovation for 30 Years
April 12, 2023 15:11 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBThis week on Insights, Don and David have a conversation with Andrea Feunekes, the president, CEO and co-founder of Remsoft Inc., a global software company based in Fredericton. Andrea is also the chair of the New Brunswick Business Council. Remsoft has been in business for 30 years and is one of the oldest software development companies in New Brunswick. Andrea co-founded the firm at a time when there were very few female-led tech companies. She tells us about her journey, the ch...
Andrea Feunekes' N.B. Company Has Helped Drive Global Innovation For 30 Years
April 12, 2023 15:11 - 1 hour - 48.8 MBThis week on Insights, Don and David have a conversation with Andrea Feunekes, the president, CEO and co-founder of Remsoft Inc., a global software company based in Fredericton. Andrea is also the chair of the New Brunswick Business Council. Remsoft has been in business for 30 years and is one of the oldest software development companies in New Brunswick. Andrea co-founded the firm at a time when there were very few female-led tech companies. She tells us about her journey, the ch...
How Joyce Carter Plans To Save Air Travel In The Maritimes
April 05, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAfter the federal government privatized national airports in the 1990s, most underwent massive modernization. There is no better example than the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) has invested $750 million in transforming the airport since taking control about 25 years ago. Don and David's conversation with HIAA CEO Joyce Carter looks at the role the airport has as an economic enabler for the region, the challenges presente...
How Joyce Carter Plans to Save Air Travel in the Maritimes
April 05, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBAfter the federal government privatized national airports in the 1990s, most underwent massive modernization. There is no better example than the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) has invested $750 million in transforming the airport since taking control about 25 years ago. Don and David's conversation with HIAA CEO Joyce Carter looks at the role the airport has as an economic enabler for the region, the challenges presente...
Brandon Searle and the Often-Ignored Solution to the Maritimes' Housing Crisis
March 29, 2023 15:22 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBIs modular housing really the answer to New Brunswick's housing crisis? The stereotypical images of flimsy buildings and low-quality mini-homes don't reflect today's reality. New technologies and practices mean modular construction can be used to create high-quality buildings, sometimes as high as 30 storeys. In Sweeden, about 85 per cent of homes have some modular element to them. Brandon Searle is at the forefront of modular technology in the Maritimes. He's the Director of Inno...
Andrew Oland on Moosehead's 'Export or Die' Strategy
March 22, 2023 15:57 - 50 minutes - 41.1 MBMoosehead Breweries is a New Brunswick icon. The company has been in business for more than 150 years and is described as “the last major brewery in Canada still owned by Canadians." With annual sales of $200 million and a staff of nearly 300 people, Moosehead is one of the larger manufacturing companies in the province. Andrew Oland, the company's president and CEO, joins Don and David on this week’s Insights podcast. Andrew tells Don and David about the company’s long history si...
Podcast: Rhiannon Davies on Why Women-Led Companies are a Better Investment
March 15, 2023 15:15 - 51 minutes - 44.4 MBOnly 2.8 percent of the world's venture capital is given to women entrepreneurs, yet women-led startups outperform their male counterparts. Sandpiper Ventures is a women-led venture fund (which in itself is a rarity) that invests in seed-stage tech startups with women founders who hold C-suite positions. Sandpiper is based in Atlantic Canada, although invests beyond the region. Sandpiper recently raised an initial $20 million fund. Our conversation with one of the fund's three fou...
Ed Moriarity on Why Newfoundland and Labrador is a Mining Powerhouse
March 08, 2023 15:46 - 1 hour - 53.7 MBOn the latest Insights Podcast, we continue to spotlight mining and its importance to Canada's climate goals. This week, Don and David sit down for a fascinating conversation with Ed Moriarity, the executive director of Mining Industry NL. Newfoundland and Labrador's mining sector generates nearly $6 billion of economic activity, employs around 7,000 people, and represents about 8 percent of the province's GDP. The province is Canada's second-largest producer of iron ore and nickel...
Northern New Brunswick's Titan of Forestry: Jean-Claude Savoie
March 01, 2023 16:45 - 1 hour - 52.2 MBSaint-Quentin, New Brunswick-based Groupe Savoie is a thriving forest products business with sawmills, pallet production facilities, a pellet manufacturing plant, and other operations across the Maritimes. The company is one of the largest private-sector employers in northeastern New Brunswick with more than 500 employees and it generates more than $150 million in annual sales. Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Jean Claude Savoie, who founded the company with ...
How Jacques Dube Really Feels About Your Tax Bill
February 22, 2023 17:02 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBLast year, every urban centre in the Maritimes witnessed population growth. Moncton and Halifax, in particular, had the fastest-growing populations among Canada's 35 largest urban centres. The big challenge facing cities now properly managing growth as they see a rapid increase in house prices, homelessness, and increased wait times for just about every public service. Halifax's recently retired CAO, Jacques Dube, joins the Insights Podcast to talk about how municipalities can fos...
The Entrepreneur Fighting To Dismantle P.E.I.'s Development Roadblocks
February 15, 2023 20:48 - 57 minutes - 53.3 MBTim Banks may not be well-known beyond Prince Edward Island, but he is among Atlantic Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs. His business, APM MacLean, is involved with real estate development, with annual revenues of more than $100 million. Over his forty-year career, Tim has become the Island’s largest commercial real estate developer. On the latest Insights Podcast, Tim talks about the housing shortage on the Island and some of the impediments limiting developers' ability to p...
Colin MacDonald: The Unheralded Co-Founder Of Clearwater Foods
February 08, 2023 20:20 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBIt's hard to think of Clearwater Foods without conjuring to mind John Risley. But while Risley was the public face of the company, his former brother-in-law, Colin MacDonald, was not only the co-founder of the company but responsible for its day-to-day operations through much of its history. MacDonald deserves as much credit for Clearwater's success as his higher-profile partner. In the latest episode of the Insights podcast, MacDonald takes Don Mills and David Campbell through th...
A Most Consequential Premier
February 01, 2023 15:08 - 1 hour - 48.3 MBDon Mills considers Stephen McNeil to be Nova Scotia's most consequential premier in the last half-century. McNeil's reform of the collective bargaining process for public sector contracts, and his decision to close the pulp mill in Pictou and two aging hospitals in Cape Breton were all made knowing he would lose political support in each case. His efforts to open new markets in China for the lobster industry and legislating the presumed consent for organ donations law were other ...
Matthew Allas On A $10-Billion Opportunity To Mine Manganese In New Brunswick
January 25, 2023 14:14 - 45 minutes - 45.9 MBThe mining of minerals like manganese is critical to the transition to a clean energy future that includes the widespread adoption of electric vehicles and generating electricity from solar and wind farms. On this week's "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell continue a series of interviews with leaders in the mining sector across Atlantic Canada. They are joined by Matthew Allas, President and CEO of the Canadian Manganese Company, to talk about a large deposit of mangan...
Another Year Of Growth And Prosperity In Atlantic Canada
January 19, 2023 02:26 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBCommunities across Atlantic Canada experienced population growth spurts in 2022, with immigrants and people from across Canada moving here for jobs and to start businesses. This brought a spirit of optimism the region hopes to carry into 2023. On the latest "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell tap into that enthusiasm, answering questions from listeners and business leaders about the challenges and opportunities for economic development this year. You can listen to th...
The Mining Industry Is About To Become Much More Important In Atlantic Canada
January 11, 2023 18:42 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBThe Canadian Government recently announced a new $4-billion fund to spur the exploration of the critical minerals needed to achieve their Net Zero Emission goal for 2050. Canada also joined a consortium of other G7 to work collaboratively to find more secure sources for these minerals. On the latest "Insights" podcast, Sean Kirby, the Executive Director of the Mining Association of Nova Scotia, says the demand for critical minerals used in electric vehicles, solar panels and wind t...
Sean Fraser On Welcoming 500,000 Immigrants A Year By 2025
January 04, 2023 20:38 - 1 hour - 64.2 MBCanada hit an all-time record of more than 430,000 immigrants last year and has a goal of achieving 500,000 immigrants a year by 2025. Canada's strategy to grow its population and workforce is the most aggressive in the G7. In the latest "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell talk with Sean Fraser, the Federal Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, about the government's efforts to boost immigration to record levels. They discuss the government's willingness...