*Opinion*
The flip to low-carbon mobility – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #19
October 25, 2030 (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Dear friends, What a difference a decade can make! At the end of 2019,...
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What if we had had electoral reform?
Last night’s election results showed a majority of Canadians preferred a minority government, with wide speculation that “progressive” voters throughout...
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History is not Ludlow’s shield
In recent months there has been a growing debate about New Brunswick’s loyalist past, and especially how it fits in...
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Trudeau stifles dissent on harsh policies harming vulnerable children
With the federal election just a few days away, Justin Trudeau was recently on the campaign trail in Atlantic Canada....
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They came in waves – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #18
October 11, 2030 (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Dear friends, The 2020s were years of unexpected demographic change in New Brunswick. Young...
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Dr. Adrian Edgar on the impending closure of Clinic 554
La version française suit la version anglaise CLOSURE STATEMENT OF DR. ADRIAN EDGAR FROM CLINIC 554Fredericton, New Brunswick. October 10,...
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Einbahnstraße: on the Maritime Bus to Edmundston
Wednesday, September 11, 2019. 19:30. Fredericton bus terminal. Enough time to grab water and have a smoke. Several packages change...
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New Brunswick is jailing immigrants. It’s time to stop
“At least Canada does not jail our immigrants like they do in the United States,” responded a student to my...
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Aging population as an excuse for a neoliberal agenda
Economists do not always agree on things, and over the course of my 48 years of teaching economics at St....
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And then, faster than we thought possible… – A letter from New Brunswick’s future #17
September 27, 2040 (Vancouver, British Colombia) Dear friends and neighbours, I was a fairly new mother, with a young child...
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