Best Acadia Broadcasting Podcasts (2025)

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Lori Clark on Leading NB Power Through a Time of Transformation 54:43

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This week on Our Insights Podcast, we sit down with Lori Clark, the first-ever female CEO of NB Power, to explore the future of energy in New Brunswick. Appointed in July 2022, Clark brings nearly 30 years of experience within the utility to a leadership role marked by major infrastructure and sustainability challenges. 🔊 Listen now to gain insight…

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Erin O'Toole was right about everything 45:12

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When Erin O'Toole was leader of the federal Conservative Party, he spoke often about defending Canada's sovereignty and building a stronger military. It turns out he was ahead of his time but he's still fighting hard for Canada's military and defence sector.By Allan Gates

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Building the Bioeconomy: Mark Masotti and alterBiota’s Concrete Innovation 59:02

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This special Insights podcast is the last of a three-part series of interviews with exciting entrepreneurs building bioeconomy companies in Atlantic Canada. You will find the first two interviews with Vyterra Renewables Inc. and Oberland Agriscience in the Insights podcast feed. This series is sponsored by Greenspring Bioinnovation Hub and Bioindus…

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Unlocking A.I.'s Potential in Atlantic Canada 1:11:59

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On this week's Insights podcast, David speaks with Matt Symes about the potential of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in our region. Matt is a leading strategic thinker in our region, helping firms and organizations, and has integrated A.I. into his consulting practice. We discuss practical ways to use A.I. in health care, education, business service…

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Fighting the Good Fight 41:43

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Nova Scotia's Colin Deacon is bringing his experience as a founder to the Senate of Canada. He's fighting the good fight, pushing the Government of Canada to work smarter in support of innovation and to open up procurement to help Canadian start-ups. It's a tough battle.By Allan Gates

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The Largest Family-Owned Motorcoach Company is Based in PEI 1:06:53

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This episode of the Insights Podcast features an interesting conversation with Mike Cassidy, the CEO of the Cassidy Group which owns Coach Atlantic, Maritime Bus and T3 Transit. The Cassidy Group is the largest family-owned motorcoach company in Canada and has more than 250 pieces of equipment in its fleet of buses and more than 800 employees. Coac…

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Inside UPEI: Medicine, Strategy, and the Global Student Shift 59:01

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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. Rodgers discusses the important role the university plays in the Island economy as well as the direction of the new strategic plan. She talks about the federal changes to international student a…

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The Final Frontier 34:35

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Space is the final frontier, one that Atlantic Canada has largely been shut out of - until now. Arad Gharagozli and his Halifax-based company, Galaxie, are putting Atlantic Canada's mark on the stars, extending the cloud to orbit with an innovative Virtual Satellite As A Service offering. And he's just getting started. dBBvssf57rAFVZ2tlTQV…

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The story behind Greco Pizza 53:05

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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 that was owned by Mike and his partner Bill Hay until he sold his shares. Trucorp had two main holdings Bonte Foods, the federally certified meat manufacturer in Dieppe and Grinner's Food Sy…

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The Case for Onshore Natural Gas Exploration - Jim Livingstone of RC Energy 1:00:00

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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 natural gas in the three Maritime Provinces, which combined have estimated reserves of more than 200 TCF (Trillion Cubic Feet), the equivalent of the natural gas in the Permian Basin in West …

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From Small Town to Big Impact: Ironwood’s Vision for Housing 53:45

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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. The company recently announced a large-scale expansion to help it meet the demand for housing in New Brunswick, Maine and beyond. Mark tells us his new facility will be the largest manufacturi…

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Sea Change: Innovation and Impact in Atlantic Aquaculture 1:00:52

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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 finfish aquaculture in the region. The industry is a significant engine for mostly rural areas in the region, supporting over 8,000 jobs and boosting gross domestic product (GDP) by over $900 m…

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A $100 Billion Goal 37:32

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Marc Campagna has a fire in his belly. From selling high-end knockoffs in high school to a $100 million exit for his first startup, Oxio, he's lived the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Relocating to Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Marc has set an audacious goal for his new company, Gaiia, an all-in-one Operating System for telcos—a $100 billion valua…

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From Crisis to Prevention: Confronting Crime in Atlantic Canada 1:03:11

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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 all four provinces. To talk about this issue, Don and David are joined by Mike Hammoud, Vice-President, Atlantic Canada at the Convenience Industry Council of Canada and Danny Fournier, Seni…

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Shaping Canada: John Ibbitson on Politics, Press, and the Atlantic Future 55:47

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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 recent books, as well as his thoughts on everything from demographic trends and interprovincial trade. In The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada, he makes a compelling…

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Monette Pasher, President of the Canadian Airports Council keeps Canadians Connected 53:29

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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 “Keeping Canada Connected: The Challenge of Regional Air Service and Federal Policy”. The transfer of airport management in Canada from the federal government to local authorities in the 199…

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Where has the funding gone? 47:33

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New data shows VCs are pumping more money into later stage rounds at the expense of early stage startups. Matt Roberts, Managing Director VC Coverage at RBCx, Tash Jeffries, a Halifax-based serial founder and global startup advisor, and Ray Fitzpatrick, founder of Fredericton-based Profitual, discuss this trend and what it means for East Coast star…

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And Just Like That, The Book Tour is Over 53:31

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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 Economy." The reception has been very gratifying, and the early reviews have been very favourable. Among those stops was the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton, where their high-energy CEO, Kim…

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From Rocket Scientist to Insect Farmer in partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada 1:03:59

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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 Innovation Canada and features a very interesting conversation with Greg Wanger, the Founder & CEO of Oberland Agriscience. Oberland has a brand new 100,000 square foot manufacturing facility i…

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Do all provinces benefit equally from the removal of interprovincial trade barriers? 1:01:35

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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 Fiscal and Economic Policy at the School of Public Policy. Dr. Tombe has published a number of papers related to interprovincial trade barriers including a recent one for the Public Policy Foru…

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Turn Up the Cool: Ray Gracewood has a vision for a cooler Saint John 50:56

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Turn Up the Cool: Ray Gracewood has a vision for a cooler Saint John. With his Waterfront Container Village and Area 506 music festival, this innovative entrepreneur, who helped make Organigram a cannabis powerhouse, is making it happen.By Allan Gates

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There is a Growing Bioeconomy in Atlantic Canada 54:58

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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 conference for this sector. The podcast features a conversation with David and Don that was moderated by Meaghan Seagrave, the Executive Director of Bioindustrial Innovation Canada, an organization…

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How Ambassatours Became Atlantic Canada's Largest Sightseeing Tour Company 1:04:04

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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 sister's guided tours and started his company in 1987 while still in high school. At its peak, the company had annual revenues of $30 million and employed nearly eight hundred people,100 buses and s…

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Robot doctors? AI is transforming Maritime healthcare 56:21

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AI will radically change healthcare. Matthew Murphy, Chief Data Officer at the Nova Scotia Health Authority, and Dr. Louis Beaubien, professor at Dalhousie University and Chief Scientific Officer of Halifax-based ResolveHD, join hosts Allan Gates and Alex McCallum to discuss how Nova Scotia is leading the way with a co-creation model to advance new…

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Converting Wood into Low Carbon Renewable Fuel in Partnership with Greenspring BioInnovation Hub and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada 1:00:28

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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 and Bioindustrial Innovation Canada and features a conversation with JC Amado, Chief Development Officer with Vyterra Renewals and Cassie Turple, member of the third generation of family owner…

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MacKay Meters is Canada's Only Manufacturer of Parking Meters 1:02:44

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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 that you have ever heard of MacKay Meters of New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, but there is a good chance that you have used one of their meters. MacKay is the only company manufacturing parking meters…

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Into the Blue-Oceans of Opportunity- In partnership with Ocean Startup Project 44:21

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Ride the wave of innovation as hosts Allan Gates and Chris Crowell explore the surging tide of technology revolutionizing the East Coast's Ocean sector. They're joined by Natasha Lagay from the Ocean Startup Project, who reveals how entrepreneurs are harnessing the sea change in ocean opportunities, and Dr. Sue Molloy, the visionary CEO behind Hali…

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Homegrown insurance company goes nationwide 1:02:26

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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 around for over 100 years, and recently decided to become a national company. From its roots providing insurance services to Acadian households and businesses, Assumption Life is now a rapidly…

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The Ron Lovett Story, From Juvenile Delinquent to Successful Entrepreneur 1:05:49

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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 business was selling weed. He also has had to learn to deal with both ADHD and dyslexia. In his first book "Outrageous Empowerment", he outlines his management philosophy that is based on employe…

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Raising the Tides 34:49

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Hot on the heels of the Halifax Tides FC's historic first game, we speak with club co-founder and CEO Courtney Sherlock about her vision for professional women's soccer in Halifax, and how to turn a passion into a business.By Allan Gates

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Sara Napier, CEO of United Way Maritimes discusses ways they are tackling our biggest social challenges 59:51

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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 Maritime Provinces for more than 100 years. Recently, seven local United Ways combined to create one larger organization that covers most of the Maritime Provinces (except southeastern New B…

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Minister John Herron on how New Brunswick can stop the decline in GDP from mining 52:56

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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 province in Canada has seen a larger decrease in economic activity associated with mining in the past 30 years. The GDP from mining has declined by more than 85 percent. Minister Herron i…

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East of Montreal in the Big Smoke 32:50

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You probably don't think of downtown Toronto when you hear "kitchen party", but that is exactly what the ACG (Association for Corporate Growth) holds each spring at The Pilot, an iconic Yorkville tavern that dates back to World War 2. The beer flows, PEI oysters are plentiful and investors, entrepreneurs and deal makers from George Street to Bay St…

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Terry Malley Leads One of Only Four Ambulance Manufacturers in Canada 47:55

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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 company's CEO and the other is Yarmouth based Tri-Star Industries, founded by Keith Condon, previous guest on the Insights Podcast. Malley operates a 92,000 square foot facility w…

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The Business of Leading a Major Capital Campaign 49:18

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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 episode of the Insights Podcast, is a long-time board member of the Foundation and an accomplished business leader. She continues to be active as a board member, including serving on…

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Accessing Capital in Uncertain Times 52:39

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Finding capital to fuel your start-up is always challenging. It's even harder in the midst of a global trade war. Jeff White, CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, and Kristina Milke, General Partner with Alberta's Sprout Fund, talk strategies to access capital in uncertain times, and explore the differences between the Maritimes and Albe…

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Jennifer LaPlante Talks About the Emerging Role of AI within Atlantic Canada 57:33

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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 sophisticated than that. For example, do you know the difference between predictive AI and generative AI? On this week's Insights Podcast, our guest, Jennifer LaPlante who is the Chi…

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Australian Mining Company Pulls Plug on Nova Scotia 58:58

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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 improved by Australian based mining company, St. Barbara Limited's recent decision to liquidate its holdings in Nova Scotia. The company has planned projects at Fifteen Mile Stream, Cochran…

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Tariff wars, Federal Election, Carney, what does it all mean for Atlantic Canadian businesses? 1:06:30

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It's been a wild time in Canadian politics - Trudeau out, Carney in, tariff war with Trump, and now a federal election. David Tarrant with Enterprise Canada, Kelly Bennett with Abacus Data, and Trevor Floyd with Iris Communications break down what it means for Atlantic Canadian businesses and what happens next.…

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Yarmouth making ambulances for the King of Jordan? 44:19

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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. Tri-Star has also supplied all the ambulances in Nova Scotia under a lease arrangement. The company has also sold ambulances to seven other provinces, just recently signing an agreem…

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Could the tariffs be an opportunity for Canada? 1:05:10

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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 specifically in our region? How many jobs are at risk? What industries? We spent a lot of time talking about solutions ranging from developing new foreign export markets to strengthening int…

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Critical Minerals - the New Gold Rush? 33:21

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Critical minerals - critical to growing the East Coast economy? Like gold prospectors of old, Scott Eldridge sees opportunity - this time in a long abandoned mine in Nova Scotia. Backed by changing world markets and intriguing data, what will it take to realize this opportunity, and what is the cost?…

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Seafarmers Conference Podcast 39:33

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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 kick-off panel keynote speakers focused on the challenges and opportunities facing the sector. Jeff Bishop, the Executive Director for AANS was the guest host for this live recorded pod…

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Patrick Sullivan Leads the Biggest Chamber of Commerce in Atlantic Canada 56:05

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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 employ 90,000 workers in the Greater Halifax Area. The Chamber is focussed on advocacy for its members with the three levels of government, providing a strong and independent voice for t…

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Cultural Entrepreneurship 101: Filmmaking, Psychedelics and the Undead? 42:44

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Allan Gates and his co-host Kevin Springer of Tidal Venture Partners talk with Saint John filmmaker Greg Hemmings. This wide-ranging discussion covers the filming of the TV series Revival in Saint John, the tension between art and business, how to grow New Brunswick's film industry and psychedelics. Yes, psychedelics.…

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Despite its Critics, the Halifax Convention Centre Has Been a Game Changer 51:32

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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 Nova Scotia and the Halifax Regional Municipality responsible for managing both the Halifax Convention Centre and Scotiabank Centre. There was considerable early criticism about the d…

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Mersey Seafoods Has Quietly Emerged as a Major Seafood Company 57:38

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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 about. Mersey Seafoods was founded in 1964 by a dentist, Dr. Bill Murphy and a group of like-minded businesspeople. It was started to replace a fish plant that had been destroyed by fi…

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Should businesses relocate from Toronto and Calgary to the East Coast? 47:39

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Move your startup to the East Coast from Toronto or Calgary? Are you nuts? Dr. Karen Cross with Mimosa Diagnostics and Simon Cusack with Rafflebox brought their companies home, and they haven't looked back. We talk with them about the pros and cons of realizing your vision in Halifax.By Allan Gates

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Leading with empowerment: Premier Holt's first 100 days 1:04:40

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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 months, is already facing an unexpected challenge, the threat of a prolonged trade war with the United States. We talk about a wide range of issues from health care to immigration and …

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Building Momentum for Life Sciences and the Bioeconomy in Nova Scotia 47:17

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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 Nova Scotia and featured presentations from four companies in this space including Oberland Agriscience and 3DBioFibR. The event was co-sponsored by GreenSpring BioInnovation Hub, IGN…