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Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
This podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision making among policymakers and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region. Expect to hear interviews with the top influencers, business leaders and decision-makers across Atlantic Canada to inform, educate and expand the conversations on the key issues…
Episodes
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastInside UPEI: Medicine, Strategy, and the Global Student Shift
This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David spoke with Dr. Wendy Rodgers, the President and Vice-Chancellor at University of Prince Edward Island. Dr…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe story behind Greco Pizza
Our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast is Mike Whittaker, until recently the CEO and Co-Owner of TruCorp. TruCorp is the Truro based holding company…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe Case for Onshore Natural Gas Exploration - Jim Livingstone of RC Energy
On this week's Insights Podcast, veteran oil & gas executive, Jim Livingstone, the CEO of RC Energy makes a compelling case for the development of the onshore…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFrom Small Town to Big Impact: Ironwood’s Vision for Housing
On this week's Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Mark Gaddas, owner and President of Woodstock, New Brunswick-based Ironwood Manufactured Homes Inc…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastSea Change: Innovation and Impact in Atlantic Aquaculture
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Tom Taylor, Executive Director of the Atlantic Canada Fish Farmers Association, about the state of…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFrom Crisis to Prevention: Confronting Crime in Atlantic Canada
This week's Insights podcast addresses the challenge of growing crime across Atlantic Canada. This is a concern among business owners and the general public in…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastShaping Canada: John Ibbitson on Politics, Press, and the Atlantic Future
On today's Insights podcast, Don and David talk with well-known author and Globe and Mail journalist John Ibbitson. The wide-ranging discussion covers his two…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastMonette Pasher, President of the Canadian Airports Council keeps Canadians Connected
Monette Pasher, President of the Canadian Airports Council, joins Don and David on the Insights podcast this week to talk about the council’s new report called…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAnd Just Like That, The Book Tour is Over
We spent the month of June on a tour around the region to promote our newly published book, "Toward Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada's…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFrom Rocket Scientist to Insect Farmer in partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
This week's Insights Podcast is the second of three in our special series on the bioeconomy sponsored by the Greenspring Bioinnovation Lab and BioIndustrial…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastDo all provinces benefit equally from the removal of interprovincial trade barriers?
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Dr. Trevor Tombe, Professor in the University of Calgary’s Department of Economics and Director of…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThere is a Growing Bioeconomy in Atlantic Canada
This episode of the Insights Podcast was live recorded at the recent Biocon Conference held in Saint John, New Brunswick. This was the thirteenth annual…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHow Ambassatours Became Atlantic Canada's Largest Sightseeing Tour Company
Dennis Campbell, the Founder of Ambassatours, first became interested in the tour business at the age of seven years ago when he accompanied one of his…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastConverting Wood into Low Carbon Renewable Fuel in Partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada
This week's Insights Podcast is the first in our sponsored BioEconomy Series over the next three months in partnership with the Greenspring BioInnovation Hub…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastMacKay Meters is Canada's Only Manufacturer of Parking Meters
Everyone who owns a vehicle has used a parking meter, whether an old-fashioned coin operated meter or the new electronic smart meters. It is highly unlikely…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHomegrown insurance company goes nationwide
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Sébastien Dupuis, President & CEO of Assumption Life. The Moncton-based insurance provider has been…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe Ron Lovett Story, From Juvenile Delinquent to Successful Entrepreneur
By his own admission, Ron Lovett was a juvenile delinquent and a troublemaker on the wrong track in his early life but also a born entrepreneur. His first…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastSara Napier, CEO of United Way Maritimes discusses ways they are tackling our biggest social challenges
On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Sara Napier, the CEO of United Way Maritimes. United Way has been supporting the social sector in the…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastMinister 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastTerry 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastJennifer 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAustralian 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastYarmouth 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastCould 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastSeafarmers 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastPatrick 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastDespite 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastMersey 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastLeading 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastBuilding 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastDon 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFrom 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastBest 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHow 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastExclusive 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAmherst 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastGrowth 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastCEO 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastThe 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHow 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAre 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastSpeaking 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAtlantic 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastNik 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFortis, 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…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastStephen Maher on his new book "The Prince: The Turbulent Reign of Justin Trudeau”
On this episode of the Insights Podcast, we talk with veteran political reporter Stephen Maher, who has just written a book called “The Prince: The Turbulent…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastCEO of Organigram talks going global from Moncton New Brunswick
On this week's Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Beena Goldenberg, CEO of the cannabis product manufacturing firm OrganiGram. The third largest…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastIrving Shipbuilding is a Big Deal in Atlantic Canada
In this episode of the Insights Podcast, we focus on Canada's National Shipbuilding Strategy and the impact of that strategy on Atlantic Canada. Building ships…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastAtlantic Canada Attracting Interest from Capital Investors
This episode of the Insights Podcast features a very interesting conversation with Mike Fenton, the CEO of ACG Toronto (Association for Corporate Growth), an…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastInvest Nova Scotia Plan to Help Businesses Grow
Our latest Insights Podcast features a conversation with Peter MacAskill, the CEO of Invest Nova Scotia. Invest Nova Scotia is the new provincial agency that…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastLife outside of McCain Foods with Scott McCain-Part II
In Part II of our Insights Podcast with Scott McCain, the Chair of the Board of McCain Foods, we focus on his own businesses including his ownership of the…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHow Big is McCain Foods? A conversation with Scott McCain
Our guest this week on the Insights Podcast is the affable Scott McCain, the Chair of the Board of McCain Foods, the largest potato processing company in the…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastRyan Albright, Founder and CEO of Covered Bridge Potato Chips...building the next McCain foods?
On the Insights podcast this week, Don and David talk with Ryan Albright, Founder and CEO of the Covered Bridge Potato Chip Company. After a tragic fire in…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastFred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council on the economic impact of indigenous business
Fred Bergman, Senior Policy Analyst at the Atlantic Economic Council joins us today on the Insights podcast to talk about an important new report written by…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastTravis McDonough on making it big in tech supporting MLB, NBA, NHL among others from Atlantic Canada
Travis McDonough may not be widely known in Atlantic Canada but he is very well known by the MLB, NBA, CFL, MLS, NHL and NFL and many of their leading star…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastPeter Moreira reviews the findings in the latest Atlantic Canada Startup Report
This week on the Insights podcast, Don and David speak with Peter Moreira about the 2023 Atlantic Canada Startup Data Report. Peter's firm, Entrevestor…
Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting PodcastHalf year review, an optimistic conversation reviewing successes and challenges in Atlantic Canada
Don and David join Shelley Snodgrass, VP of Sales at Acadia Broadcasting, to review the highlights and learnings from their guests over the last 6 months. It…