Commentary on Business, Politics and Culture in Atlantic Canada
Last week, I participated in the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council panel discussion asking the question; what is the right minimum wage for Atlantic Canada? Certainly, one way to get to good public policy is asking the right question. Asking what the right minimum wage for the region is a fair academic question, but we should …
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Ray Ivany's professional career has been distinguished by his interest in two things: post-secondary education and public policy. Ray graduated from University College of Cape Breton and East Tennessee State University, followed by a research fellowship at Harvard. He worked in Nova Scotia's college and university system for more than 35 years. At the University College …
Today...a conversation with an internationally-renowned expert in the area of adolescent mental health…Dr. Stan Kutcher A national and international leader in mental health research, advocacy, training, policy, and services innovation. Dr. Kutcher holds the Sun Life Financial Chair in Adolescent Mental Health. He works to advance adolescent mental health, education, research and training locally, nationally and internationally. …
Danny Graham is best known as the former leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party and MLA for Halifax Citadel. He is now serving as the Chief Engagement Officer of Engage Nova Scotia. Over the past three decades, Danny has held senior positions in business, law, government, and politics. He is currently Counsel to McInnes Cooper – …
Regulations guide our lives from the moment we are born until we die, and then some. They are necessary for the orderly conduct of life and society. It would take a considerable amount of searching to find any facet of life not impacted by one government regulation or another. Food, water, air, fire, birth, death, …
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Dan O'Connor is Nova Scotia's most senior and best known NDP politico. His political activity stretches back to when he graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1974 and was Dal's first full-time student president. He went on to serve as the Executive Secretary of the National Union of Students. His NDP involvement began as a …
Atlantic Canada is facing serious challenges and we no longer have the option of kicking the can down the road. The demographic tsunami is upon us, and there is a looming financial crisis in that wave. With an aging workforce, there will be fewer potential workers and a shrinking tax base. This is compounded by …
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Charlene Brophy is the president and CEO of Fonemed. Fonemed is a Newfoundland-based company with more than 200 employees and 2,300 client groups in Canada, the United States, Latin America and Asia. It provides telephone-based healthcare services to over 10 million people. In 2016, Fonemed experienced 46 percent revenue growth in the $10-20 million range. …
I had a meeting with a government official recently. For the purposes of this column, it doesn’t really matter who, or what department, or even the issue. My inspiration for today’s spleen-venting comes from comments that very well might have been uttered by hundreds of government officials at any given moment: “We have informal service …
Jonathan Torrens is probably best known currently for his roles of J-Roc in the popular television series Trailer Park Boys and CBC's current comedy Mr. D. His career, however, extends back to his high school years when he hosted the teen-oriented consumer affairs series Street Cents from 1989 until 1996. He then went on to host, co-produce and write for …
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