#8: Eric Cook - Research, Productivity, Mining & the Northern Corridor

In this episode:

• COVID19
  • New Brunswick is in Phase Orange
  • RBC's sobering deficit prediction 
  • Jack Dorsey says Twitter will be distributed forever 
• Unsettled Saturday really hit a nerve!  Thank you!
• Check out our latest post on the Atlantic Canadian Corona Corps 

• Eric Cook, CEO of the Research & Productivity Council joins us in the virtual studio!
  • What is the RPC?
  • What opportunities has COVID-19 presented?
  • Eric's co-authored paper: “The Sixth Wave, and the Sustainable Planet: Economic Opportunities Post COVID-19.”
  • The particularly interesting mining sector and Eric's timely news after the show 
  • The Northern Corridor 
• Eric plays "I have an idea, Eric"! 
  • Bringing R&D back and making The Maritimes a Living Lab
• Eric plays 'Maritime Minds'
  • He, very reasonably, says he listens to David and I.  That makes sense. 

What's on the blog this week? Subscribe and learn! 

• The Maritimes’ Albert County Challenge
• New Brunswick’s IT Sector: Profitability Matters
• RBC Issues Sobering NB Deficit Prediction

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