Latest Polling

Seems the Bristol poll out yesterday puts the provincial Tories in the lead.

See the Daily Gleaner article about the poll here.

With no indication of the number of New Brunswickers polled, it cannot be taken too seriously, as very possibly the error of margin could be quite high.

But it is one more indication that the early election talk will slow down more.

A Tribute to Sue Park

We here at the NB Conservative would like to admit not all the great posts come from us. Here's a fine example of a wise New Brunswicker giving her two cents worth on a recent CBC story concerning Fraser Papers seeking bankruptcy protection from their creditors. Thank you Sue Park, wherever you are.

Original Article is here

"How to lose $40 million dollars in one year. By Shawn Graham."

Step 1 - Agree to save a few hundred jobs that are obviously going to be lost due to a complete meltdown in the forestry industry.

Step 2 - Give a company that has a stock in free fall a $40 million loan guarantee.

Step 3 - Tell critics they are all idiots spouting "hogwash" about priorities because no money has changed hands under the deal (for more information on belittling the public - see Jack Keir's manual "How to run a business portfolio with no business experience")

Step 4 - Wait 12 months

Step 5 - By this point the company will be bankrupt and the security you hold will be available to you. Congratulations, you are the proud owner of pulp mill machinery.

Step 6 - Unload the machinery by auction where a foreign firm buys the machinery for 2 cents on the dollar. This will provide you with a return of $800,000 on your original $40 million investment.

Step 7 - Provide new owner $800,000 forgivable loan to keep machinery in New Brunswick

Congratulations. You have now lost every penny of your $40 million dollars. In addition, you will now have a new entity that will be dependent on you and rest assured, they will at some point ask you for another $40 million so the entire process can occur all over again. While this may seem like a lot of time, money and effort to save a few hundred jobs, my Dad says it is really worth doing because his friend Frank told him so.

COMING SOON!!! - How to Lose $50 Million in One Year.

Shawn shows you how to take the failsafe strategies he's applied to the forestry sector and apply them to the NB Construction Industry!!

Fall Election Postponed

Appears the fall election has been postponed. Sorry for earlier posts musing about the possibility of an early election call.