Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast

Steve Matier On The Commercial And Tourism Potential For Canada's First Spaceport

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of the "Insights" podcast features a fascinating conversation with Steve Matier, the CEO of Maritime Launch Services, the company behind ...

Michelle Simms On The Genesis Of Billion-Dollar Companies Like Verafin

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Simms, the president and CEO of the Genesis Centre at Memorial University, joins Don Mills and David Campbell on the latest episode of the "I...

Peter Moreira On Why The Atlantic Region Is A Startup Backwater No More

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's "Insights" podcast, David Campbell speaks with Entrevestor Peter Moreira, who has tracked and accumulated data for more than 770 techno...

Mount Allison's 'CEO Of Optimism' On Why Universities Provide More Than Education

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest "Insights" podcast, Jean-Paul Boudreau, the President of Mount Allison University and "CEO of Optimism," underscores the many roles that...

The Transformative Economic Impact Of The Nova Scotia Community College

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is hard to overestimate the impact and importance of the contribution of the Nova Scotia Community College to Nova Scotia's economy and the communi...

Why Beth Mason Says Cape Breton Is A 'Magical' Place With Great Innovative Potential

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of the "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell are continuing their series of conversations with organizations helping ...

Jim Irving Heads List Of Popular Interviews As 'Insights' Podcast Hits 25,000 Downloads

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Huddle "Insights" podcast has now surpassed 25,000 downloads since it was launched a little more than a year ago. And the show's most popular epis...

How Innovacorp's Unique Approach Helps Startups Become Billion-Dollar Companies

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Innovacorp is the only organization of its kind in the region, perhaps the country, that combines incubation, acceleration programming and funding to ...

Jeff White On Why Innovative Companies Need Support At The Earliest Stages Of Growth

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of their ongoing "Insights podcast series on fostering innovation in Atlantic Canada, David Campbell and Don Mills talk with Jeff White, the C...

Matt Cooper On The Volta Effect On The Region's Innovative Companies

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As part of a new series of Huddle "Insights" podcasts, Don Mills and David Campbell are talking to experts to determine what we should do to foster a ...

Halifax Partnership Serves As A Model for Community Economic Development

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

CEO Wendy Luther joins Don Mills and David Campbell to discuss Halifax Partnership's new five-year strategy, which focuses on three themes: People, Pl...

A New Type Of Premier For Newfoundland and Labrador

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Huddle "Insights" podcast, Premier Andrew Furey provides a thoughtful overview of the demographic and fiscal challenges faced b...

Tim Houston On Nova Scotia's Plan To Reach A Population Of Two Million People

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Premier Tim Houston of Nova Scotia wants to be remembered for setting the stage for growth when people look back on his government's achievements deca...

Premier Blaine Higgs On Why N.B. Will Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This is the second of our exclusive Insights interviews with Atlantic Canada’s premiers. New Brunswick weathered the pandemic better than most juris...

P.E.I. Premier Dennis King Is A Refreshingly Different Kind Of Politician

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Don Mills and David Campbell start a series of conversations with the Premiers of Atlantic Canada, beginning with Dennis King of P.E....

Bernard LeBlanc On Why The Moncton Airport Is An Important Economic Driver

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Don Mills and David Campbell chat with Bernard Leblanc, the CEO of the Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport, about the impact of the p...

Why The 'Food Professor' Says Agriculture Should Be A Bigger Economic Driver

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Atlantic Canadian Farm For Baby Unicorns

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kathryn Lockhart, the CEO of the startup accelerator Propel, says start-up incubators and accelerators are playing a vital role in nurturing the tech ...

Values, Not Demography, Are Destiny: A Conversation With Michael Adams

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features a fascinating interview with one of Canada's most distinguished market researchers, Michael Adams, the Chairman and Co-Founder o...

John Risley Unplugged

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

David Campbell and Don Mills continue their series profiling the region's top entrepreneurs with one of Atlantic Canada's most successful business lea...

Much More Than A Lottery: A Conversation With Atlantic Lottery CEO Patrick Daigle

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

When people think about the Atlantic Lottery Corporation (ALC) they usually focus on lottery tickets and big prizes, but its impact is much greater th...

Lisa Lalande Helps Us Imagine Canada With A Population Of 100 Million

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Century Initiative is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that is advocating an audacious long-term population strategy for Canada to achieve ...

The Atlantic Investment Bubble

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week’s podcast, entrepreneur Blair Hyslop, Kathryn Lockhart, CEO of Propel and Jeff Larsen, head of the Creative Destruction Lab in Atlantic...

Francis McGuire Taking ACOA In A New Direction

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Francis McGuire has a very interesting background, having been both a Deputy Minister during the Frank McKenna era and the CEO that built Moncton-base...

Gerry Pond: Code Father

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's Huddle "Insights" podcast features a conversation with arguably the most influential IT leader in Atlantic Canada: Gerry Pond.Pond chats w...

Steve Murphy On The Most Significant Atlantic Canadian Premiers Of The Last 40 Years

30 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of their conversation with longtime CTV Atlantic broadcaster Steve Murphy, Don and David chat with Steve about his favourite interview in ...

CTV's Steve Murphy On 45 Years Of Covering Atlantic Canadian News And Business

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

BioVectra Is An Emerging Force In Pharmaceutical Manufacturing In Canada

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BioVectra plans to build a facility on Prince Edward Island that will eventually manufacture enough doses of mRNA vaccines to supply all of Canada, wh...

New Saint John Economic Development Agency Has Aggressive Plans

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Envision, the new economic development agency for the Great Saint John Region, has just released its five strategic plan that calls for growing the po...

Donald Savoie On John Bragg - Blueberry Baron And 'Pac-Man' Of The Maritime Cable Industry

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 businessm...

How James Mullinger Makes Us Laugh And Be Proud Atlantic Canadians Too

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

35 Episodes Of Insights From Atlantic Canada's Business Leaders

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

35 podcasts. That's roughly 35 hours of conversations with business and thoughts leaders about Atlantic Canada's economic success stories and the chal...

Major Drilling Executives Say More Local Companies Should Consider Going Public

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are relatively few publicly held companies based in Atlantic Canada. In recent years, the region’s high-flying technology companies have typic...

Lee Bragg On The Challenges Of High-Speed Internet In Rural Atlantic Canada

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

How To Improve The $4.3-Billion Atlantic Canadian Public Education System

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

How To Keep Growing A $14-Billion Energy Industry In A Net Zero Economy

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Addressing climate change is among the most important challenges facing the world today.  However, many questions remain about how it can be accompli...

Why Oil And Gas Is Still An Important Sector In A Net-Zero Economy

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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. O...

Melanie Nadeau On The Rise Of The Blue Economy

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 lo...

Tyson Johnson On How N.B. Can Secure Its Share Of 3.5 Million Worldwide Cybersecurity Jobs

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rory Francis Talks About How Bioscience Will Become A Billion-Dollar Sector In P.E.I.

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Brian Lee Crowley On Economic Growth Potential And The 'Covid Misery Index'

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Atlant...

David Dingwall On Universities As Engines Of Growth In Atlantic Canada

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's Huddle "Insights" podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell chat with David Dingwall, President and Vice-Chancellor of Cape Breton Universi...

Why Many Small Atlantic Canadian Businesses Are Still Struggling To survive

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Louis-Philippe Gauthier, Senior Director, Legislative Affairs, Atlantic for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) joins hosts Don Mil...

Niels Veldhuis On Making Atlantic Canada The Country's Most Prosperous Region

26 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 pol...

Is ‘Shocking’ N.S. Election Result A Warning Sign For The Liberals In Ottawa?

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

David Chaundy On Atlantic Canada's Looming Challenges & Risks Post-Covid

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Chaundy, President and CEO of the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council joins us this week on the Insights podcast to talk about the challenges an...

Do We Have A Culture Of Dependence In Atlantic Canada?

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the fall, Alberta will hold a referendum on Canada’s Equalization system. The Alberta government wants leverage to force the federal government t...

Why Frank McKenna Wishes He Were Governing Today

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 wh...

Moncton's "Secret Sauce" For Success

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Why Overlooked Charlottetown Is A Model Of Success For The Rest Of Atlantic Canada

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Mayor Mike Savage On Halifax's Economic Success Story

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Mariti...

Podcast: Darrell Bricker On The 'Empty Planet' And What It Means For Atlantic Canada

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The conventional wisdom around the global population, backed by the United Nations' own projections, is that it will continue to grow in the coming de...

Brian Gallant On Immigration, Northern N.B. And True Reconciliation

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Scott Brison On How Nova Scotia Can Grow its Economy Outside of Halifax

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 economi...

Life After Covid

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

Province in Crisis: The Fiscal Challenges Facing Newfoundland and Labrador

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The recently released Greene Report underscores the financial difficulties faced by Newfoundland and Labrador. A province with a debt load of $47-bill...

Why P.E.I. is the economic star in Atlantic Canada

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 reg...

These 3 Maritime Cities Are Getting It Right On Economic Development

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Malcolm Bricklin On EV Sports Cars, Elon Musk And Henry Kissinger

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

On a special edition of the podcast, David Campbell chats with Malcolm Bricklin, the entrepreneur behind the Bricklin SV-1 that was manufactured in Ne...

A Rare Interview With Atlantic Canada Business Legend John Bragg

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Stephen Lund On Improving Atlantic Canada's Economic Development Performance

06 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The economy in Atlantic Canada has underperformed the rest of the country despite all the federal, provincial and municipal economic development effor...

Jennifer Watts On Nova Scotia’s One-Stop For Immigrant Settlement

29 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Jim Irving On Why We Need Immigration To Grow The Economy

22 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

J.D. Irving, Ltd. is among the largest employers across Atlantic Canada and in recent years has been struggling to recruit staff particularly into spe...

The Case For Population Growth In Atlantic Canada

15 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Nurturing The 'Green Shoots' Of The Atlantic Canadian Economy

08 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 in...

Introducing: Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Nova Scotia social scientist and a New Brunswick economist are teaming up to host a podcast that explores the challenges and opportunities facing At...