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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 Podcast
Bernard LeBlanc On Why The Moncton Airport Is An Important Economic Driver
Don Mills and David Campbell chat with Bernard Leblanc, the CEO of the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, about the impact of the pandemic…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why The 'Food Professor' Says Agriculture Should Be A Bigger Economic Driver
On this episode of the "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell take a closer look at the importance of the agricultural sector to the economy both…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
The Atlantic Canadian Farm For Baby Unicorns
Kathryn Lockhart, the CEO of the startup accelerator Propel, says start-up incubators and accelerators are playing a vital role in nurturing the tech sector…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Values, Not Demography, Are Destiny: A Conversation With Michael Adams
This episode features a fascinating interview with one of Canada's most distinguished market researchers, Michael Adams, the Chairman and Co-Founder of…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
John Risley Unplugged
David Campbell and Don Mills continue their series profiling the region's top entrepreneurs with one of Atlantic Canada's most successful business leaders…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Much More Than A Lottery: A Conversation With Atlantic Lottery CEO Patrick Daigle
When people think about the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) they usually focus on lottery tickets and big prizes, but its impact is much greater than that…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Lisa Lalande Helps Us Imagine Canada With A Population Of 100 Million
The Century Initiative is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that is advocating an audacious long-term population strategy for Canada to achieve a goal of…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
The Atlantic Investment Bubble
On this week’s podcast, entrepreneur Blair Hyslop, Kathryn Lockhart, CEO of Propel and Jeff Larsen, head of the Creative Destruction Lab in Atlantic Canada…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Francis McGuire Taking ACOA In A New Direction
Francis McGuire has a very interesting background, having been both a Deputy Minister during the Frank McKenna era and the CEO that built Moncton-based Major…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Gerry Pond: Code Father
This week's Huddle "Insights" podcast features a conversation with arguably the most influential IT leader in Atlantic Canada: Gerry Pond. Pond chats with…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Steve Murphy On The Most Significant Atlantic Canadian Premiers Of The Last 40 Years
In part two of their conversation with longtime CTV Atlantic broadcaster Steve Murphy, Don and David chat with Steve about his favourite interview in 45 years…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
CTV's Steve Murphy On 45 Years Of Covering Atlantic Canadian News And Business
In the first of a two-part interview, longtime CTV broadcaster Steve Murphy relinquishes his role as an interviewer and becomes the interviewee, as co-hosts…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
BioVectra Is An Emerging Force In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing In Canada
BioVectra plans to build a facility on Prince Edward Island that will eventually manufacture enough doses of mRNA vaccines to supply all of Canada, which is…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
New Saint John Economic Development Agency Has Aggressive Plans
Envision, the new economic development agency for the Great Saint John Region, has just released its five strategic plan that calls for growing the population…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Donald Savoie On John Bragg - Blueberry Baron And 'Pac-Man' Of The Maritime Cable Industry
John Bragg got his entrepreneurial start as a teenager in the blueberry business. He quit law school because he decided he was meant to be a businessman, not a…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
How James Mullinger Makes Us Laugh And Be Proud Atlantic Canadians Too
If you haven’t heard of James Mullinger, it’s time to get acquainted. An immigrant from the UK who recently became a Canadian citizen, he is now a central…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
35 Episodes Of Insights From Atlantic Canada's Business Leaders
35 podcasts. That's roughly 35 hours of conversations with business and thoughts leaders about Atlantic Canada's economic success stories and the challenges…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Major Drilling Executives Say More Local Companies Should Consider Going Public
There are relatively few publicly held companies based in Atlantic Canada. In recent years, the region’s high-flying technology companies have typically grown…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Lee Bragg On The Challenges Of High-Speed Internet In Rural Atlantic Canada
This episode takes a close look at the challenges of fulfilling the promise of delivering high-speed internet to 100 percent of households in Atlantic Canada…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
How To Improve The $4.3-Billion Atlantic Canadian Public Education System
In the latest episode of the "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell discuss the quality of the education system in Atlantic Canada with Paul Bennett…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
How To Keep Growing A $14-Billion Energy Industry In A Net Zero Economy
Addressing climate change is among the most important challenges facing the world today. However, many questions remain about how it can be accomplished. How…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why Oil And Gas Is Still An Important Sector In A Net-Zero Economy
Charlene Johnson of the Newfoundland and Labrador Oil & Gas Industries Association (Noia) says don't give up on the oil and gas sector just yet. On the podcast…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Melanie Nadeau On The Rise Of The Blue Economy
The ocean sector in Canada is large and growing, currently representing $30-billion in GDP and employing more than 300,000 Canadians. This week, we look at…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Rory Francis Talks About How Bioscience Will Become A Billion-Dollar Sector In P.E.I.
What started 15 years ago as an idea to build a new industry around a few key assets has grown into an impressive biosciences cluster with 60 firms, 2,200…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Brian Lee Crowley On Economic Growth Potential And The 'Covid Misery Index'
Brian Lee Crowley has little patience for governments that try to spend their way to economic prosperity. He also has no time for the view that Atlantic Canada…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
David Dingwall On Universities As Engines Of Growth In Atlantic Canada
On this week's Huddle "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell chat with David Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton University, about…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why Many Small Atlantic Canadian Businesses Are Still Struggling To survive
Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Senior Director, Legislative Affairs, Atlantic for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) joins hosts Don Mill and…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Niels Veldhuis On Making Atlantic Canada The Country's Most Prosperous Region
Atlantic Canada is a "have not" region but Niels Veldhuis of the Fraser Institute says it doesn't have to be that way. The president of the public policy…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Is ‘Shocking’ N.S. Election Result A Warning Sign For The Liberals In Ottawa?
In this episode of the Insights Podcast, we have a lively panel discussion about the current federal election and the opportunities that it holds for economic…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
David Chaundy On Atlantic Canada's Looming Challenges & Risks Post-Covid
David Chaundy, President and CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council joins us this week on the Insights podcast to talk about the challenges and…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Do We Have A Culture Of Dependence In Atlantic Canada?
In the fall, Alberta will hold a referendum on Canada’s Equalization system. The Alberta government wants leverage to force the federal government to negotiate…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why Frank McKenna Wishes He Were Governing Today
Frank McKenna, Deputy Chair of TD Bank, joins Don and David on Insights this week to discuss economic development today compared to 25-30 years ago when he was…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Moncton's "Secret Sauce" For Success
On this week's episode of the Insights podcast, David Campbell chats with City of Moncton Mayor Dawn Arnold and City Manager Marc Landry. This is the third in…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why Overlooked Charlottetown Is A Model Of Success For The Rest Of Atlantic Canada
Charlottetown is the fastest growing city in Atlantic Canada, having grown by nearly 10% since the last census. This growth has not been an accident and is…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Mayor Mike Savage On Halifax's Economic Success Story
Cranes in the air and growth in the GDP and population. This week, Don and David begin a series of conversations with the leaders of successful Maritimes…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Podcast: Darrell Bricker On The 'Empty Planet' And What It Means For Atlantic Canada
The conventional wisdom around the global population, backed by the United Nations' own projections, is that it will continue to grow in the coming decades…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Brian Gallant On Immigration, Northern N.B. And True Reconciliation
In his first in-depth interview since leaving the premier's office in 2018, Brian Gallant chats with David Campbell about how to grow an economy that has been…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Scott Brison On How Nova Scotia Can Grow its Economy Outside of Halifax
Don Mills and David Campbell look at the economic challenges and opportunities in Nova Scotia in the third of a four-part series on provincial economies in…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Life After Covid
With the recent release of the re-opening plans by each of the four Atlantic Provinces, David and Don, in conversation with Huddle editor Mark Leger, look at…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Province in Crisis: The Fiscal Challenges Facing Newfoundland and Labrador
The recently released Greene Report underscores the financial difficulties faced by Newfoundland and Labrador. A province with a debt load of $47-billion, an…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Why P.E.I. is the economic star in Atlantic Canada
In this episode of the Huddle "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell start a four-part series on each of the provincial economies in the region…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
These 3 Maritime Cities Are Getting It Right On Economic Development
In the third of a three-part series on economic development, David and Don are joined by Mark Leger for a round table discussion on the key elements associated…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Malcolm Bricklin On EV Sports Cars, Elon Musk And Henry Kissinger
On a special edition of the podcast, David Campbell chats with Malcolm Bricklin, the entrepreneur behind the Bricklin SV-1 that was manufactured in New…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
A Rare Interview With Atlantic Canada Business Legend John Bragg
In this episode of the Huddle "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell have a look at the challenges of rural economic development and speak to one of…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Stephen Lund On Improving Atlantic Canada's Economic Development Performance
The economy in Atlantic Canada has underperformed the rest of the country despite all the federal, provincial and municipal economic development efforts. Key…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Jennifer Watts On Nova Scotia’s One-Stop For Immigrant Settlement
On the Insights podcast for the past couple of weeks, Don Mills and David Campbell have been talking about the importance of growing the population of Atlantic…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Jim Irving On Why We Need Immigration To Grow The Economy
J.D. Irving, Ltd. is among the largest employers across Atlantic Canada and in recent years has been struggling to recruit staff particularly into specific…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
The Case For Population Growth In Atlantic Canada
In this episode, Don Mills and David Campbell make the case for population growth across Atlantic Canada. There are over 300,000 people expected to retire in…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Nurturing The 'Green Shoots' Of The Atlantic Canadian Economy
David Campbell was in his 20s helping Frank McKenna pitch companies on setting up in New Brunswick. Don Mills was an MBA student in Halifax already incubating…
- Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast
Introducing: Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell
A Nova Scotia social scientist and a New Brunswick economist are teaming up to host a podcast that explores the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic…