NB Poli Podcast

This week, we finally get to break the silence around the Spruce Lake Industrial Park conversation that led to what might be the longest public hearing in NB's history, certainly Saint John's history. The final vote was unamious support in this major industrial expansion proposal that includes two Letters of interest valued at over 2.3 billion dollars and featured some of the stiffest backlash by a community that has been seen. What went on? Why did things end with a physical altercation after the vote? Let's talk about it. 

This week, we're navigating the latest roadblocks in provincial politics, from NB news updates to what's unfolding on the world stage. We dig into Saint John's road diets, explore hot topics across New Brunswick, and unpack the ripple effects of U.S. political drama. Whether it's local detours or global disruptions, we've got your political traffic report right here.

In this podcast we take the time to dive into a range of topics that we pulled out of our experience at the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities event in Ottawa. We spoke a fair bit about Mark Carney's speech, which took place at the conference and was covered by all the national broadcast media. We also spend some time talking about our podcast friends, we had the option to meet up, the chats we had with Conservative councillors and mayors, and a big ol' rant on housing. 

We FINALLY catch up on all things New Brunswick in this Podcast. We will talk about interprovincial trade barriers, school funding, community care clinics and house assessment freezes. 

We are stoked to have a Canadian TikTokker who talks a lot about political philosophy in Canada on with us Today. When Trevor Deley isn't at Hardcore Emo shows in Ottawa he's working on his PHD in political philosophy and talking about communitarianism on TikTok. We have a wide chat on the political philosophy of Mark Carney, THe Conservatives, and the strange neoliberal and libertarian obsessions of some groups in Canada. Find him on Tik Tok @trevordeley

This is our official Federal election debrief for the 2025 Canadian election and we are excited to be doing this with Shawn Rouse and Teri McMackin who were our former debrief pannel from the New Brunswick general election. 

In this special edition podcast, we give you our top predictions for the 2025 Canadian Election. We will breakdown the battleground ridings in New Brunswick, peel back the curtain of the people behind the parties a little, and comment on the reasons behind what is sure to be a historic Conservative defeat. 

This week we sit down with UNB Saint John Canadian History professor Dr. Greg Marquis to talk about the historic 'Growth Coalitions', the 2025 Federal Election, Tariffs, Trade Wars and how NB fits into it all. 

Well we are a few days late getting this podcast out, HOWEVER, it's worth the wait. We had some drama this week with 3rd party candidates mad about not coming on our show. We will talk about that, as well as break down the debate for each leader to talk about what the result may be. We've got predictions and opinions; let's get into it. 

We are in week 3 of the Canadian Federal Election and we are excited to interview Karen Ludwig, Liberal Candidate for Saint John- St. Croix, New Brunswick's newest riding. 

this week we seek to answer the question "Do Candidates Matter?". With candidates dropping from both parties yet their numbers suggesting it won't matter who they run, its a frustrating reality. We will spend some time unpacking Pallara's polling numbers from April 02, 2025 and what it says about men and women under and over the age of 50. The reality is surprising. Mark Carney is on a tear, can anyone stop him? 

This week we speak to a political comentator from Alberta Knitty Knits (on tik tok) about the growing reality that the Liberals could see the best result in Alberta since 1967. What's happening on the ground? is it real or just weird ghost polls? Is Carney going to help anything? 

This week, we review the 2025 Liberal party budget for New Brunswick. This is the third time we have covered a budget on this podcast, and there is a lot happening around our province right now with big implications. We will discuss some comparisons between the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives, what they have in common, and where things seem to be going for our government's fiscal future. 

This week, Joanna and Brent dig into several issues we have hitting us provincially and internationally. Mark Carney is the new Liberal leader, and a federal election is looming. With the biggest concern for Canadians being the cost of living, do any federal parties have anything to offer? We look at a speech from one of the worlds most successful stock traders and why he's on a mission to tax the rich to end wealth inequality and spend 20 minutes talking about the reality behind the cost of living in Canada

Well, the tarrif game is on and we have a whole episode devoted to looking at the history, proponents, NB Neo-liberals, and implications of a system that has finally been shown to be incredibly fragile. It may be annoying to hear us say "We told you so!" so many times, but, we've got hours of podcasts from the past 2 years that lay it out as we explore the issue. 

Explore food sovereignty, local entrepreneurship, and the impact of tariffs in New Brunswick politics with special guest Fred LaForge of The Farmer's Truck. Learn how innovative solutions are shaping our food systems and economy. 

In this special edition fire side chat, Brent and Joanna dive into a plethora of current issues and give you their Love it or Hate it review. They have to pick one or the other, it can't be in the middle. From Susan Holt's Washington Trip to Critical Minerals in Canada, let's talk about it. 

This week we have shorter pod as we try and catch up on the latest emerging details about a Trump trade war with Canada, New Brunswick's Place, and an overall conversation about our economy. 

We put the call out for you, our lovely listeners, to join us for a roundtable discussion about New Brunswick politics, this podcast, and our overall direction in 2025. This is our first roundtable where we layout the framework with Shawn Rouse which we hope to have repeat with many of you. 

In today's pod Joanna and I look at the rapidly changing landscape of our federal system in provincial landscape and point to the classic same-old-same-old realities we've been discussing in New Brunswick. We call this our 3rd Groundhog day podcast because, despite some significant changes, we are hearing the same things being said and seeing the Holt Liberals repeat the talking points that every other government has repeated. So everything is changing but is anyone actually changing what they are doing or proposing? Let's talk about it. 

In this episode, we take a dive into New Brunswick's political landscape in 2024. From major policy shifts and election results to grassroots movements and community-driven initiatives, we cover the highs, lows, and everything in between. Join us as we analyze the key moments that defined the year and discuss what they mean for the province's future. Plus, we peer into the political crystal ball to explore what 2025 might hold for New Brunswick's government, parties, and people.

This week we had the opportunity to speak with long-time listener Vivian Unger who has reached out to us to discuss her role with Fair Vote Canada and the Liberal Party of New Brunswick. Vivian actually passed a resolution to have the Liberal Party do a citizens' assembly on proportional representation so this is a timely conversation for the New Brunswick political landscape. Let's get into it! 

We are glad to have our former guest and friend Jerry Iwwanus back on the show this week for a must-hear conversation about transforming our tax system in New Brunswick. Jerry just released his new book titled Taxing New Brunswick: An Insiders Guide To Successfully Challenging Your NB Property Tax Assessment. Jerry leans on his experience in the industry, both in the private assessment side of things and recently as an employee of the government of New Brunswick. He was also a former mayor from Alberta where he has developed a strong perspective on tax systems. Our conversation will be aimed at the promise of tax reform made by the Holt government and we will chat about the nuances to the issue as well as the legislative difficulties behind it. 

We are stoked to be back after taking a week off last week to let some dust settle on everything. Our big topic this week will of course be the US Election result and how we see its relevance for New Brunswick. 

We have a big mail bag and news clipping episode this week! We will start with a look at the upcoming PCNB AGM on November 09 and review some local fanfare around some PC insiders comments regarding the result of the election. We will end with a look at the just announced, hot off the press cabinet positions announced by the Liberal party. 

Today we do a debrief of the 2024 election results. We are stoked to welcome back Joanna Killen and our friends Shawn Rouse and Teri McMackin to look at the surprise results as well as hear some stories from the trenches. 

This is it folks, the last podcast Shawn and I will do before election day. Voter turnout at the advanced polls is down, the polls are unreliable, the parties are posturing, and we have absolutely no clue what to expect. Every leader COULD lose their seat, it's that chaotic in #nbpoli right now. We are unlikely to see a majority but could. Will the PC's under Blaine Higgs make history and win a 3rd term with an embattled premier with the worst approval rating in the country? Will Susan Holt breathe some life into the dying Liberal brand across Canada? Or will the Green party repeat what the B.C Greens just did and hold the balance of power? Let's talk about it. 

In today's pod we have the great privilege of speaking with Amanda Munday, the Executive Director of New Majority. New Majority is a non-profit with a mission to improve access, awareness, and the overall cultural appetite of elections in NB & Canada. We will talk about youth voter turnout, tactics to improve it, mandatory voting, and much more.

This week we are in the 3rd week of the campaign for the NB 2024 election. Things are in full swing, we've had 2 debates, we've got a peculiar poll from Main Street, and a look at the ad spending on Meta by the different actors in this election. I'm joined once again by the ever-so- charming Shawn Rouse and his amazing baritone voice you all keep commenting about. 

We've gone through all the ridings, we've had the debate, and we've spoken to some experts about the housing file, let's follow up on all fronts and speak about an emerging set of stories that might plague the PC party even further. 

We are stoked to bring you this special #NBVOTES2024 pod with Dr. Julia Woodhall-Melnik & Dr. Tobin Leblanc-Haley on the hot topic of housing. These two have been hard at work laying out the facts and realities of the housing system in NB from their academic positions and we are glad we got to slow them down for a minute to talk about this issue and how the parties and leaders stack up. 

This week Shawn and Brent finish off their predictions about ridings 34-49 and give some analysis about the potential outcomes they predict. They will also take a look at the debate coming out from the leaders on Wednesday the 25th and comment on what each leader needs to do in order to make a difference. 

OK #NBPOLI world this is it. The Writ has officially dropped and we will continue to wrap up some riding predictions as we focus on ridings 20-33. We will not be joined by our Co-Host Joanna Killen any longer because the rules of Rogers broadcasting is that candidates running in the election cannot get "preferred" air time. We get it, but we will miss her as she fights to take the conservative stronghold of Saint John West-Lancaster. Shawn Rouse and Brent Harris will take you on this 4 week whirlwind tour as your hosts and we are looking for new guests to lend some perspective. As always, THANK YOU to our monthly donors who support this podcast. If you appreciate this content and want to support it check out our Patreon account where you can sign up to support us and get more content.  Also, Make sure you check out the riding map that our very own Shawn Rouse built so you can keep up to date on the candidates. https://maphub.net/shawnrouse/nbvotes2024

This week we are back with Shawn to pick up where we left off last week, with Shawn's Riding Map! Join us as we go through EVERY riding in New Brunswick and give our analysis on what's going on, who will win, and what the seat counts might look like after this election. 

Join us as we do a review of the last few months with friend of the pod Shawn Rouse. As we are just a few weeks away from the likely date that the writ will drop for the 2024 #NBPOLI election, has anything changed? Are the PC's still just as doomed? Is Susan Holt catching fire? Or will the drag of the federal liberals cause Green party candidates to get some nods and expand their seat count to be the party that holds the balance of power? Let's get into it! 

Teri McMackin is a resident, former councillor, and soon to announce candidate for the Petitcodiac region in the Sussex-Three Rivers riding. She has been a long time listener and has an astute grasp of the political landscape in the province and region which has helped inform multiple conversations since our podcast started. Let's check-in on the #nbpoli reality. 

This week we get former PC Cabinet Minister Dominic Cardy on the show to have a conversation about New Brunswick Politics. It's been a long time coming to be sure. We speak on a range of topics from the plight of democracy, the Canadian Future Party, and the New Brunswick political landscape.  Wikipedia Bio Dominic William Cardy[1] MLA (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. From the 2018 New Brunswick general election until his expulsion from the caucus in October 2022,[2] Cardy represented the electoral district of Fredericton West-Hanwell for the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. He now sits as an independent.[3] During his time in government he was the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development under Blaine Higgs. Since September 2023, Cardy has been the interim leader of the Canadian Future Party, a moderate centrist federal political party which broke away from the Conservative Party of Canada.[4] Prior to being elected to the New Brunswick legislature, Cardy served as chief of staff of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick caucus and had previously been leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party from 2011 to 2017. Early life [edit] Born in the United Kingdom, Cardy moved to Fredericton, New Brunswick with his family when he was a child.[5] He attended Dalhousie University and graduated with a political science degree.[5] Cardy worked for the Department of Foreign Affairs in 2000 on projects to increase public support for the banning of land mines[5] and for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) between 2001 and 2008. He served as a senior staff member and then country director for NDI in Nepal, Bangladesh and Cambodia.[6] Political career [edit] While a student at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Cardy was elected President of the Nova Scotia NDP's youth wing. He then worked as a party campaigner, political assistant to an NDP MP in Cape Breton, and managed several campaigns at the municipal and federal level.[5] In 2000, Cardy co-founded NDProgress, a pressure group within the NDP that advocated the modernisation of the party's governance structures and was sympathetic to the Third Way.[3] In writing about the debate within the NDP prior to its 2001 convention between the New Politics Initiative and those such as NDProgress, Cardy wrote "Some want to see the NDP recreated as a mass party based on the ideas of the traditional left, but infused with the energy of the new social movements and the anti-globalization activists. And there are those pushing from another direction, taking inspiration from the European socialists. If I had my choice I would fall firmly into this camp, those who want the party to follow the path laid by social democrats like Gary Doer, Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder."[7] He is also an admirer of US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.[8][self-published source] Cardy was campaign director for the NDP in the 2010 provincial election.[9] Provincial politics [edit] NDP leader [edit] Cardy was acclaimed party leader on 2 March 2011 after the only other candidate for the position, Pierre Cyr, was disqualified from the party's 2011 leadership election.[9] At the 2012 New Brunswick New Democratic Party convention, Cardy received an 82 per cent vote of confidence in his leadership from the assembled delegates.[10] During the 2012 federal NDP leadership race, Cardy backed Thomas Mulcair, and was one of the introductory speakers at his campaign launch. Cardy was the NDP's candidate in a 25 June 2012 provincial by-election in Rothesay, coming in third with 27 per cent of the vote. As leader, Cardy recruited a slate of candidates that included several prominent former Conservative and Liberal politicians including former Liberal cabinet minister Kelly Lamrock in Fredericton South; Bev Harrison, a former Conservative and Speaker of the legislature, in Hampton; former Liberal MLA Abel LeBlanc in Saint John-Lancaster and former Liberal candidate John Wilcox in Rothesay.[11] Former party leader Allison Brewer endorsed the Greens due to the policy positions of Cardy's NDP.[12] In the 2014 provincial election, Cardy ran as the party's candidate in Fredericton West-Hanwell.[12] Though it received 12.98 per cent of the vote in the 2014 provincial election, an all-time high for the NB NDP and its predecessor, the CCF, the party won no seats in the provincial legislature. Cardy himself lost to Brian Macdonald in Fredericton-Hanwell, and announced in his concession speech that he would resign as party leader effective at the party's next convention,[12] which has been postponed to January 2015. Cardy faced pressure to rescind his resignation and run in the Saint John East by-election which was called following the surprise resignation of newly elected Liberal MLA Gary Keating on 14 October 2014.[13] Cardy announced on 21 October that he would be standing in the by-election, scheduled for 17 November,[14] and delayed his resignation.[15] Cardy placed third in the by-election with 21.88 per cent of the vote.[16] Cardy agreed to remain as leader after the party's executive rejected his resignation on 10 December 2014 and a letter was signed at the party's provincial council by supporters and former candidates urging him to stay on. The party also offered Cardy a "livable" salary beginning in 2015 due to its improved financial position. Cardy had been working as leader on a volunteer basis since assuming the position in 2011 and had no legislative salary as he was not a member of the provincial legislature.[17] In early 2015, federal NDP MP Yvon Godin (Acadie—Bathurst) criticised Cardy's leadership and its conduct in the election campaign saying that Cardy had moved the provincial party too far to the centre. "The problem, I think, with the provincial party, with Dominic, was that I think he was too much to the right to even be in the centre, and I think people read into that," said Godin who added: "I think it did hurt the party. People were looking for the NDP, they were doing really well, and [voters] wanted change from the existing parties that we have now, who are serving the big corporations and forgetting about the people. I think that's what happened."[18] In the summer of 2016, Cardy expressed his support for the proposed Energy East pipeline and supported Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley's position against the Leap Manifesto.[19] He had earlier refused to endorse federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair's leadership, saying he was troubled by positions taking by the federal party during the 2015 federal election, and skipped the April 2016 federal party convention along with the leadership review that occurred during the meeting.[20] Resignation from the NDP [edit] Cardy resigned as party leader, as well as resigning his membership of both the federal and New Brunswick NDP,[21] on 1 January 2017, complaining of party infighting which he attributed to "destructive forces" colluding with CUPE New Brunswick, the province's largest public-sector union against his leadership.[22] Cardy said that he "cannot lead a party where a tiny minority of well-connected members refuse to accept the democratic will of the membership." He added that "[l]imited time and energy is being wasted on infighting before the election," and that "'Some New Democrats unfortunately believe change and openness have had their time. They want to return to an old NDP of true believers, ideological litmus tests and moral victories."[23] Cardy claimed that what he described as his "progressive" platform had been thwarted by both federal and provincial party members and denounced the federal party's non-interventionist stance on the Syrian Civil War as antithetical to his beliefs.[22] Conservative politics [edit] Cardy's appointment as strategic issues director for the opposition Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick was announced by party leader Blaine Higgs on 27 January 2017.[24] Cardy said it is "not my intention" to run for a legislative seat as a Progressive Conservative candidate but that a "great many" of his former colleagues in the NDP would be joining the Progressive Conservatives.[24] In April 2017, Cardy was promoted to the position of chief of staff to the official opposition New Brunswick Progressive Conservative caucus. Later that month he endorsed Maxime Bernier for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada.[25] Cardy was elected in the 2018 provincial election as the PC candidate in Fredericton West-Hanwell. He had run unsuccessfully in 2014 in the same riding as a New Democrat.[26] Cardy was re-elected in the 2020 provincial election. Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development [edit] This section needs expansion with: information about the 2021 CUPE strike. You can help by adding to it. (October 2021) Cardy was appointed as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development on 9 November 2018.[27] During his time as department minister, Cardy signed the original version of Policy 713, which took into effect on August 17, 2020.[28] Removal of Chinese cultural programs from New Brunswick schools [edit] Minister Cardy spearheaded a plan to remove the Confucius Institute from all New Brunswick schools.[29] While the educational programs for elementary and middle schools were removed for the 2019–2020 school year, high school programs will not be removed until 2022.[29] Resignation [edit] Cardy resigned from his position as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Education on October 13, 2022.[30] Announcing his resignation on Twitter, Cardy explained that "At some point, working style and values have to matter." His resignation letter offered a more detailed explanation,[31] citing Premier Higgs' behaviour in a series of incidents. Cardy initially commitment to staying on as a Progressive Conservative but was expelled from caucus a day after resigning as minister.[32][2][3] He was replaced as minister by Bill Hogan.[33] Independent MLA [edit] Cardy remained in the legislature as an independent MLA for the rest of his term, while announcing he would not be running as a candidate in the 2024 New Brunswick general election.[4] Cardy said he would be voting for Susan Holt and the New Brunswick Liberal Party in the upcoming election in June 2024.[34] Federal politics and further activities (2023–present) [edit] On September 20, 2023, Cardy announced that he was in the process of founding a new federal political party, tentatively named the "Canadian Future Party" to occupy the middle ground between the Justin Trudeau-led Liberal Party of Canada and the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservative Party of Canada. Prior to its launch as a party, the group had been known first as "Centre Ice Conservatives" and then as "Centre Ice Canadians."[35][4] On July 22, 2024, Elections Canada recognized the Canadian Future Party as eligible for registration, pending it standing a candidate for election.[36][37] In July 2024, Cardy was arrested in Toronto for disturbing the peace after engaging in a confrontation at a pro-Palestine protest. According to Cardy, he chanted "Free Palestine from Hamas". Authorities stated that Cardy "behaved in a confrontational manner towards other protesters and did not follow police directions" to leave the area. He was released without charges.[38][39]

This long-awaited discussion with maritime economic expert and travelling Oxford scholar Donald J. Savoie is upon us. With a staggering intellect on the topic, experience working with Prime Ministers like Brian Mulroney, and a different take on globalization, you won't want to miss this.  More about Donald J. Savoie.    Donald Joseph Savoie CC ONB FRSC (born 1947) is a Canadian public administration and regional economic development scholar. He serves as a professor at l'Université de Moncton. In 2015, he was awarded the Killam Prize for his contribution to the field of social sciences.[1][2] Biography[edit] Savoie has published many books, journal articles, and essays in edited collections.[3] His publications include Federal–Provincial Collaboration, Breaking the Bargain: Public Servants, Ministers, and Parliament, Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics, Thatcher, Reagan, Mulroney: In Search of a New Bureaucracy,[4] and What Is Government Good At? A Canadian Answer. His biography Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose was shortlisted for the National Business Book Award (2014).[5] He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1993[6] and promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada in 2022.[7] Publications Federal–Provincial Collaboration, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1981 An overview of the importance of federal–provincial relations on regional development: the restructuring of 1982, Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1984 (ISBN 0-88659-003-5) Regional Economic Development: Canada's Search for Solutions, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1986, reprinted 1987. La lutte pour le développement: le cas du Nord Est, Québec, Les presses de l'Université du Québec, 1988. Regional Policy in a Changing World, New York: Plenum Press, 1990. The Politics of Public Spending in Canada, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1990, reprinted 1990 and 1991. The Politics of Language, Kingston: Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, Queen's University, 1991, 23 p. ( ISBN 0-88911-586-9 ) Regional Economic Development: Canada's Search for Solutions, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992, 341 p. Globalization and Governance, Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Management Development, 1993, 37 p. ( ISBN 0-662-98781-0 ) Thatcher, Reagan, Mulroney: In Search of a New Bureaucracy, Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994, reprinted 1994, 1995. Rethinking Canada's regional development policy: a view of the Atlantic, Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1997, 67 p. Governing from the Centre: The Concentration of Power in Canadian Politics Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999, reprinted 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006. Community Economic Development in Atlantic Canada: False Hope or Panacea, Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 2000, 131 p. Aboriginal Economic Development in New Brunswick [permanent dead link], Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 2000, 143 p. Pulling Against Gravity: Economic Development in New Brunswick During the McKenna Years, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2001 Breaking the Bargain: Public Servants, Ministers, and Parliament Archived 15 September 2014 at archive.today, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003, reprinted 2003, 2004, 336 p. Visiting Grandchildren: Economic Development in the Maritimes Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006, reprinted 2006. Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada and the United Kingdom Archived 7 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008, reprinted 2008. I'm From Bouctouche, Me, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2009, 316 p. (A memoir.) Power: Where Is It?, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2010. Whatever Happened to the Music Teacher? How Government Decides How and Why, Montreal, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013, reprinted 2014, 336 p. Harrison McCain: Single-Minded Purpose, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2013, 336 p. What Is Government Good At?: A Canadian Answer, Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015, reprinted 2016, 388 p. Looking for Bootstraps: Economic Development in the Maritimes, Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2017, 440 p. Democracy in Canada: The Disintegration of Our Institutions Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019, 504 p. Thanks for the Business: K.C. Irving, Arthur Irving and the Story of Irving Oil, Halifax: Nimbus, 2020. With B. Guy Peters (eds.)[edit] New Challenges of Governance, Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Management / Presses de l'Université Laval, 1995, 306 p. ( ISBN 2 -7637-7445-8 ) Managing Incoherence: The dilemma of coordination and accountability, Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Management Development, 1995 ( ISBN 0-662-61696-0 ) Taking Stock: Assessing Public Sector Reforms, Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 1998, 311 p. ( ISBN 2-7637-7574-8 ) Governance in the Twenty-first Century: Revitalizing the Public Service, Québec: Presses de l'Université Laval, 2001, 328 p. ( ISBN 2-7637-7765-1 ) With Ralph Winter (eds.)[edit] Les provinces maritimes : un regard sur l'avenir / The Maritime Provinces: looking to the future, Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1994, 288 p (. ISBN 0-88659-027-2 ) With Maurice Beaudin[edit] The Struggle for Development: the case of the North East, Moncton: Presses de l'Université du Québec / Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1988, 282 p. New Brunswick in 2000, Moncton: Canadian Institute for Research on Regional Development, 1989, 200 p. ( ISBN 0-88659-018-3 ) The challenges of the fishing industry in New Brunswick, Moncton: Acadia Publishing, 1992, 282 p. ( ISBN 2-7600-0208-X ) With André Raynauld[edit] Essais sur le développement régional, Montreal: University Press of Montreal, 1986, 242 p. ( ISBN 2-7606-0735-6 )    

This week we are following up on some new polling data rumors we have heard that have shown Susan Holt is trailing in her riding against Green candidate Simon Oulette and PC candidate Nicole Carlin. Blain Higgs is meeting with pretty unorthodox Christian pastors such as Phill Hutchings for prayer meetings, we've got a looming political gaf with PC Candidate in Sussex, and some energy politics to throw into the mix as well. 

We unfortunately lost Andrea due to some scheduling conflicts for our interview BUT we are back anyway to talk about some of the who's who and what's what in NB politics. We've got Mike Holland's resignation, candidates for the PC nomination in Charlotte County, a legacy Liberal running against the blue dragon Blaine Higgs, and an update on our GMIST work in the community. 

This week the original 2 are back to discuss some of the polling numbers for the parties in May, fundraising numbers, as well as about candidates running for the 2024 election. We've got a Tik Tok star to talk about as well as the riding of Arcadia-Butternut Valley-Maple Hills. 

So Sorry we missed a week #NBPOLI World. We are back this week with an encore presentation of our conversation with former Alberta Cabinet Minister & best selling author Doug Griffiths to speak about Alberta politics and the cross over with New Brunswick. It's an important conversation that meant a lot to us so we are playing it one more time as we work hard to nail down interview dates with a couple of great guests. 

It's feeling like an episode of Trailer Park Boys in NB with the overreaction of Premier Higgs on the recent screenshot of a conversation at NB high schools about sexual education. The boys in Fredericton were out in full force this past weekend rage-farming much to the delight of the Christian right and we are unpacking it with Shawn Rouse this week. We also cover the recent announcement from Andrea Anderson-Mason, the CUPE Leader's Debate the premier was mysteriously absent from and chat about the candidates from the riding of Rothesay. 

This week we are  joined by Shawn Rouse once again who is bringing us an updated election map! We will be diving into the federal situation and talk about how Justin Trudeau, Susan Holt, Blaine Higgs, and Pierre Poilievre dovetail in our upcoming provincial election. After that, we will be moving into the riding of Fredericton North to speak about the David Coon effect on that riding and discuss the level of support that exists for Luke Randall who left the Greens to join the Liberals. We will also discuss Anthea Plummer who is there running for the Greens, Jill Green the PC Minister who is going to run again under the embattled Blaine Higgs, and the People's Alliance of NB party. 

This week we welcome back Shawn Rouse to the podcast to talk about what we know about the candidates for the upcoming provincial election and fill you in on the latest municipal by elections that occurred May 6, 2024 that we bet you didn't know about! We will continue this series as more candidates emerge! 

This week we will take a look at two emerging scandals in New Brunswick politics. On the one hand we have Tammy Scott-Wallace under major fire for what appears to be overt nepotism and ritzy trips to places for "tourism" networking in Stonehenge and Versaille. At the same time we have Green MLA Kevin Arsenau saying the Liberals are engaging in unethical practices during the leadership race which featured people signing up seniors living in care homes to vote without their permission. Indeed his grandmother was signed up for the Liberal leadership convention. We will break it down along with all of the political analysis from two young bucks you could hope for. 

We are coming to you this week from Gros Morne National Park where Brent & Joanna are taking a 1-week intensive course with 3 members of their community in Saint John through the Coady Institutie at Saint Francis Xavier University & Gros Morne Institute for Sustainable Tourism (GMIST). We will give you the download on what we've been learning and some early observations in how it can relate to politics in NB!     

This week Brent hosts along with Youtube/TikTok Sensation Millennial Mornon for an update on the Canadian housing crisis & talks about how the federal government uses data analysis to show us telltale signs of what they are looking at changing. Its a numbers game this week on #nbpolipod ! 

This week on the podcast we are calling out to the void for guests from the Conservative camp here in New Brunswick. We are on a genuine quest to understand what you want and how you want to get there! There is so much we are looking to unpack so in the meantime we chat about some of the messaging around the Federal budget and dig into the economic state of NB and the entirety of Canada. 

This week on the pod we are going to get on the road and feature a guest we've had on the podcast before. Carl Killen (Former MLA) has been a returning officer in 2020 and is now once again back in the trenches of the democratic process. We are going to be talking with him about his experience as a returning officer and what that process looks like. From there we will pivot hard to the right as we dive into a response to the Curse of Politics political panel on their take on the upcoming New Brunswick election. 

We've had protests over the carbon tax, another incumbet PC MLA drop out of the PC Party candidate's list, and the Curse of Politics podcast is rumoured to be talking about the New Brunswick election next week. This entire podcast is devoted to goading the Curse of Politics pannel into a more fulsome conversation about our province, our issues, and politics in general. We will also spend some time talking about the lame-duck policies and positions of the NB Liberal Party as they seem to just be willing to watch Blaine Higgs pull the province with him off a cliff with no attempt to toss a meaningful rope to us on the way down. Sure it seems like Susan will be the next king of the castle, but will the castle be crumbling and filled with problems when she gets there?