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Jeanne Armstrong spoke to Fredericton North MLA and entrepreneur Luke Randall, who has been given a cabinet position in the Holt government. He's the new minister responsible for Opportunities NB, Economic Development and Small Business, and NB Liquor and Cannabis NB.
Craft alcohol producers are breathing a sigh of relief this week, after NB Liquor announced a brief reprieve from a price hike. Doug Williams is the vice president of Craft Alcohol NB he says producers will continue to work with ANBL to try come to a reasonable agreement.
Information Morning Moncton from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
Paul Martin is New Brunswick's auditor general.
Information Morning Saint John from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
A $1.7-billion Crown corporation and few records. The auditor general raises questions about business practices at NB Liquor.
Information Morning Moncton from CBC Radio New Brunswick (Highlights)
Daniel Allain has been a Dieppe city councillor and former president of NB Liquor.
Come May 15th, NB Liquor will allow craft alcohol producers with a licence to sell products from any other producer in the province. And there may also be good news for the reopening tap rooms in the future. We talk to Christine Comeau with the New Brunswick Craft Alcohol Producers.
Comedians Nat Armstrong and Mary Green discuss people, things, and institutions who are blowing it, and a few who aren't. This week they talk abortions, AirB&B cleaners on PEI outing absentee landlords, financial fuckery at NB Liquor, the white supremacist professor at UNBSJ, the government of New Brunswick apparently refusing to take federal money for flood remediation, Game of Thrones, Britney Spears, and more. Follow us on Twitter: @nfstrongarm | @maryrules | @BlowingItPod Theme music by Cursing & Swearing This podcast was recorded in on the traditional territory of the Wolastoqiyik-Maliseet people. Further Reading/Viewing: Scheer not backing down from anti-abortion past, but says he won't reopen abortion debate (CTV) Everything You Need To Know About America's Abortion Bans (Flare) Jump in short-term rentals transforming cleaning industry, say P.E.I. businesses (CBC PEI) Finance minister orders audit of NB Liquor after $400K bonus payouts (CBC NB) The White Supremacist Professor Teaching At A Public University (Huffington Post) UNB professors fear alleged ‘white nationalist’ colleague may tarnish university’s reputation (Global News) Don't play politics with St. John River floods, Fredericton MP asks Higgs (CBC NB) Wilson-Raybould, Philpott to reveal their 'political futures' (CTV) The Best Memes from the ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 8 Finale (Vice) The Power Struggle Behind Britney Spears' Conservatorship Saga (Vice) Everything You Need to Know About 'Deadwood: The Movie' (Rolling Stone) Chernobyl on HBO (YouTube) Always Be My Maybe on Netflix (YouTube)
Season 1, Episode 10 of the Pleasure Doing Business podcast, powered by Teed Saunders Doyle. Interview with Brian Harriman, CEO of NB Liquor and Cannabis NB. Listen to discover: –the origins of Cannabis NB –how New Brunswick became the leading cannabis industry jurisdiction in Canada –the latest liquor industry trends –do people REALLY Google “how to make a rum and coke”? Quotable: “We can be hard on the issues, we can be hard on the results we are trying to achieve, but we don’t have to be hard on each other.” Featured craft beer: Tailwind Session Ale (Maybee Brewing)