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Minister John Herron on how New Brunswick can stop the decline in GDP from mining
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with the Honourable John Herron, Minister of Natural Resources with the Government of New Brunswick. No other prov...
Terry Malley Leads One of Only Four Ambulance Manufacturers in Canada
It might be surprising to many that Atlantic Canada has two of only four ambulance manufacturers in Canada. One is Dieppe based Malley Industries led by Terry Malley, ...
The Business of Leading a Major Capital Campaign
The QEII Foundation is in the midst of a major $100 million capital campaign under the theme of "We Are". The campaign is being led by Sherry Porter, our guest on this...
Jennifer LaPlante Talks About the Emerging Role of AI within Atlantic Canada
Many people would be familiar with the ChatGPT app as a tool for research purposes and composition. But the use of artificial intelligence is much more complicated and...
Australian Mining Company Pulls Plug on Nova Scotia
If Nova Scotia wasn't already considered one of the most difficult jurisdictions to conduct business in the mining sector, the province's reputation will not be improv...
Yarmouth making ambulances for the King of Jordan?
It may surprise many that Tri-Star Industries, founded by Keith Condon in 1973, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia have sold their customized ambulances to 46 foreign companies....
Could the tariffs be an opportunity for Canada?
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David are talking trade and tariffs with Dr. Herb Emery from the University of New Brunswick. What will be the impacts specif...
Seafarmers Conference Podcast
At the recent 2025 Seafarmers Conference sponsored by the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia, Don Mills and Bill Lahey, the President of King's College were the k...
Patrick Sullivan Leads the Biggest Chamber of Commerce in Atlantic Canada
Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Patrick Sullivan, the CEO of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. The Halifax Chamber has nearly 2,000 members who emp...
Despite its Critics, the Halifax Convention Centre Has Been a Game Changer
Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Carrie Cussons, the CEO of Events East, the special purpose government agency partnership between the Province of ...
Mersey Seafoods Has Quietly Emerged as a Major Seafood Company
On this episode of the Insights Podcast, our guest is Greg Simpson, the President & CEO of Liverpool, NS-based Mersey Seafoods, a company most would know very little a...
Leading with empowerment: Premier Holt's first 100 days
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt joined Don and David on the Insights podcast this week. She is the province’s 35th premier and, while only been on the job for three m...
Building Momentum for Life Sciences and the Bioeconomy in Nova Scotia
Vision 2025 was an event held last week at the Nova Scotia Health Innovation Hub focussed on the growing opportunities for the life sciences and bio-science sector in ...
Don MacDougall - The Islander Behind the Blue Jays Franchise
There is a good chance that you have not heard about Don MacDougall, but he is the person most credited by many for Toronto's Major League Baseball's franchise while h...
From one to many: The inspiring journey of the growing Bertossi Group
The Bertossi Group of restaurants is the largest privately owned group of fine dining restaurants east of Montreal. Stephanie and Maurizio Bertossi opened their first ...
The future of energy in Atlantic Canada with Heidi Leslie of Crux Energy
On this week’s Insights, Don and David talk with Heidi Leslie, founder & CEO of Halifax-based Crux Energy Consulting to discuss the energy sector in Atlantic Canada. ...
The role of natural gas and its future in New Brunswick
This week Gilles Volpé, President of NB Gas with Liberty Utilities joined Don and David on the Insights podcast. Liberty Utilities is the natural gas distribution comp...
Best of Insights- Irving Shipbuilding is a Big Deal in Atlantic Canada
On boxing day of 2024, we share one of the most listened to podcasts of 2024. In this episode of the Insights Podcast, we focus on Canada's National Shipbuilding Stra...
How has tourism changed since the COVID pandemic and what is needed in this sector for success?
The tourism industry across Atlantic Canada took a significant hit during the pandemic. On this week's Insights, Don and David check in with Joanne Bérubé-Gagné from ...
Exclusive Interview with Robert Irving, CO-CEO JD Irving
Although JD Irving may not be a household name that is familiar to many, it is the largest vertically integrated conglomerate in Atlantic Canada and one of the bigges...
Amherst Based Emmerson Packaging is a Major Exporter
Few people will be aware of Emmerson Packaging, an Amherst based manufacturing company that produces packaging for the paper goods, pet food and food markets. Nonethel...
Growth through Acquisition...The story of "Parts for Trucks"
Millers Expand "Parts for Trucks" Nationally Corey and Brett Miller purchased Parts for Trucks in 2017. The company specializes in serving the heavy duty and commerci...
CEO Of High Liner Foods celebrates 125 years of success from Nova Scotia
Higher Liner Foods is a Nova Scotia based company that is North America's largest processor of value-added frozen seafood products under a number of brands like Fisher...
The Secret to Atlantic Business Magazine's Long-Term Success
Atlantic Business Magazine is celebrating the 35th Anniversary of its founding by Edwina and Hubert Hutton who sold the magazine to their daughter Tonia Hutton and lon...
How will the changes in immigration impact Atlantic Canada?
Today on the Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Dr. Herb Emery from the University of New Brunswick about the changes to the immigration, temporary worker and i...
Are the best days ahead for Newfoundland? Dr Rob Greenwood thinks yes.
Arguably, Newfoundland and Labrador is at one of the most consequential moments in its history. Among its challenges, the province is the oldest in the country and so...
Speaking truth to Canadians about their public service
Donald Savoie is back on the Insight's podcast talking about his new book Speaking Truth to Canadians about their Public Service. This is a sobering reflection on the...
Atlantic Canada is getting noticed
Recently, David and Don were the closing keynote speakers at ACG's Third Annual Atlantic Conference in Halifax which attracted 200 potential investors in Atlantic Cana...
Nik Nanos on the Mood of the Country
Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Nik Nanos. Nik is one of the best-known pollsters in Canada, appearing regularly on CTV and Bloomberg News to talk...
Fortis, A North American Energy Giant
On this week's Insights Podcast, we feature a wide-ranging conversation with David Hutchens, the CEO of St.John's based Fortis, a major electrical utility in North Ame...
