…who have suddenly discovered that the provincial economy is in serious need of diversification: a 2010 series called the Fragile Economy.
- Staying the course (March 2010)
- Reductio ad argentum (April 2010)
- …and two steps back (April 2010)
- Now three steps back and loving it (April 2010)
If they really want to get a handle on economic diversification, BOT chair Steve Power and his colleagues could start by reading the 1992 Strategic Economic Plan. What the Board of Trade has been slavishly been supporting since 2003 is diametrically opposite to the 1992 SEP and its call for diversification based on – gasp! – entrepreneurship, competitiveness, and innovation.
Frankly, it’s been pretty bizarre since 2003 to have a bunch of business owners who endorsed excessive public sector spending and clammed up about entrepreneurship, competitiveness and other subversive ideas. In November 2010, here’s what the chair at the time said:
Chairman of the Board of Trade, Derek Sullivan said government contracts give a competitive advantage for local businesses and “can be a very powerful and reliable revenue stream.”
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