Tough work over NS budget
Publications:MTT, HDN August 8, 1999. By Fred McMahon
Yesterday’s policies
Publications:MTT, HDN August 8, 1999. By Fred McMahon
NS’s economic crossroads
In July of 1999, Fred McMahon writes "Nova Scotia's economic future is at a crossroads. If the province continues its present course, desperate times lie ahead. Yet, no party seems willing to aggressively address the very real threat to our prosperity."
The NS election
As Nova Scotia's party leaders grapple for the steering wheel in the final days of the provincial election campaign, it looks like the province is headed for a devastating fiscal crash.
A sketch of Maritime economic history
In this 1999 column in the Chronicle Herald, Fred McMahon writes "Many historians claim Confederation's trade barriers devastated the Maritime economy, and there's some truth in that. Yet, the Maritimes' great prosperity and worldwide trading links were almost certainly destined for ruin anyway, as was Halifax's status as a world-class trading centre."
Budget tricks in Nova Scotia
Prior to the 1999 Nova Scotia election, AIMS Senior Policy Analyst writes, "Regardless of Nova Scotians' views on deficit spending, voters in the upcoming election in this province should be outraged about the tricks Russell MacLellan's government has played with the budgeting process over the 14 months since it was elected."
Book review: A unionist’s plea for banks and business
Fred McMahon reviews PAPER BOOM: WHY REAL PROSPERITY REQUIRES A NEW APPROACH TO CANADA'S ECONOMY By Jim Stanford of The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives