Michael Brown - TLT East Ventures with Don Mills & David Campbell of Acadia Insights Podcast

At this podcast link here:

Michael Brown on Atlantic Canada’s Path to Prosperity from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

 

"Bolder Ambitions: Building a More Prosperous Atlantic Canada" - Don Mills Halifax & David Campbell Moncton - Acadia Podcast

Since I was "questioning" TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE AGENT [a Quebec transplant, raised by a Catholic Womens League mom] Don Mills in Halifax on X this year he has curiously marked his account to "locked" ..... hmmmm....?  Not helpful Don.. is it? Not very transparent at all.. pity.  Still pushing immigration which helps David Campbell with his consulting business called Jupia Consulting at jupia.ca . .  they are not 'experts' only in the business of population-replacement chaos.  No USA/Canada merger talk from these two guys... that's for sure. No talk of lowering taxation either.. why is that?

Listen to these two at this link:  Bolder Ambitions: Building a More Prosperous Atlantic Canada from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

"Show notes

On this week’s Insights podcast, Don talks with David about the Atlantic Economic Panel’s new report Bolder Ambitions: Greater Prosperity for All. After nearly a year of work, the panel sets out a bold agenda focused on population growth, investment attraction, improved regional trade, diversifying international exports growth and other drivers of regional prosperity. Don walks us through the findings and what comes next. "

Don Mills & David Campbell Acadia Podcasts Huddle Today - Carefully Crafted Narrative - Maritimes

More on Don Mills from Quebec here:

Don Mills - Creative Destruction Lab

and here:

Atlantic Economic Panel - Canada.ca

"Don Mills (Chair) is President of Crane Cove Holdings Limited and a partner and director with CABCO Communications. He is co-founder and partner of Total Marketing & Communications in Bermuda and its affiliate Narrative Research Bermuda. Previously, he was CEO and co-founder of Corporate Research Associates (now Narrative Research), which he sold in 2018. He is currently co-host of the Insights Podcast on the Acadia Broadcasting Network and recently co-authored a book with David Campbell, Toward Prosperity: The Transformation of Atlantic Canada’s Economy.

Mills has served on more than two dozen boards over his career, including the Halifax International Airport Authority, Dalhousie University, the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, the Halifax Partnership and the United Way. In 2022, he was inducted into the Nova Scotia Business Hall of Fame."

 

At this Odysee video link:

Don Mills David Campbell Acadia Podcasts Huddle Today - Carefully Crafted Narrative

At this Bitchute video link:

Don Mills & David Campbell Shape Narrative with Huddle Today & Acadia Podcasts

Don Mills Halifax Nova Scotia & David Campbell @ jupia.ca Moncton #TeamMcKenna #TeamIrving #TeamAgaKhan #TeamCarney

More here with Don & David & Aga Khan Network: https://podbay.fm/p/insights-with-don-mills-and-david-campbell/e/1772729382

Mirrored from Odysee..
https://odysee.com/@IndieMediaEastcoast:0/Don-Mills-David-Campbell-Acadia-Podcasts-Huddle-Today-Carefully-Crafted-Narrative:9

Rest in peace Jim Goad, 1961-2026.. https://x.com/vdare/status/2079019693822607688

Don Mills, and his sidekick, David Campbell [jupia.ca] both talked with Premier Susan Holt back in January 26, 2026 at this podcast link:

How New Brunswick Plans to Win: Susan Holt on Economic Strategy, Talent & U.S. Pressure from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Acadia Podcast Insights with Don Mills & David Campbell - Kent Building Supplies - Atlantic Canada - 50th Anniversary

 At this link:  Kent Building Supplies is the Largest Building Supply Company in Atlantic Canada. from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Our Insights Podcast this week features a conversation with Rannie MacDonald, the VP of JD Irving's Retail Division and Patrick O'Neil, the General Manager of Kent Building Supplies that is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since its founding in Bouctouche (Kent County), Kent has become the market leader in the region in building supplies. Most Atlantic Canadians have shopped at a Kent's at one time or the other. The company has 48 retail outlets ranging in size from its large big box stores of up to 125,000 square feet to its smaller 24,000 square foot sized traditional stores located in smaller communities. Kent has become one of the region's largest private sector employers, with 3,700 full-time employees generating more than $200 million in wages that are mostly spent in the region. It supports nearly 1,400 vendors in the region, spending $300 million a year on local goods and services. It has a major 560,000 square foot distribution centre in Moncton with over 25,000 product skus and sources the vast majority of its products from Canadian manufacturers. Indeed, only 10 percent of their products come from US suppliers. It has spun off Atlas Structural Systems that now has 11 locations and an incremental 600 employees, as well as Industrial Commercial Supplies with another 100 employees. It is proudly an Atlantic Canadian success story and one that you will enjoy learning more about.

Afternoon Pint Podcast - Don Mills and David Campbell [Acadia Broadcasting Podcast]

 At this link:  Don Mills and David Campbell Want You To Embrace Bolder Ambitions For Atlantic Canada.

Don Mills & David Campbell's podcast is here:

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

Don Mills HFX and David Campbell Cocagne with Lana Asaff, Atlantic Economic Council - Acadia Broadcasting Podcast

 At this link with "chattering class minions" discussing education and youth disengagement:

Fixing the Leaks: Why Too Many Young Atlantic Canadians Are Falling Behind from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Show notes

Our guest on this week’s Insights podcast is Lana Asaff, Senior Economist with the Atlantic Economic Council.  Lana stopped by to talk about a new report published by the Council entitled “Fixing the Leaks in Atlantic Canada’s Education-to-Employment Pipeline”.   This conversation was a little unusual for the pod as it got quite animated.  There wasn’t a lot of good news in this report. Lana reported on the many challenges in the K-12 system, from lowering test scores and rising absenteeism to the unpreparedness of many high school students to enter post-secondary education.  Some 40% of university students drop out before finishing their degree. Both Don and David feel very strongly about the need to address the growing challenges in the region’s K-12 education system. Lana also discussed the youth NEET population (not in employment, education or training).  More than 58,000 or 12% of Atlantic Canadians aged 15–29 were NEET during the 2024/2025 school year. Forgone income among NEET aged 20–29 exceeded $470 million regionally in 2024/2025.

This report is a sobering reminder of the challenges and should be a wake-up call for all Atlantic Canadians who care about the region’s future.

Read the full report here:

https://atlanticeconomiccouncil.ca/page/AGPEducationEmploymentPipelineJune2026

Don Mills and his sidekick David Campbell - Acadia Broadcasting Podcasts - Huddle Today - Carefully Crafted Narrative

 What are Don & David missing out on in their storytellings?  More here:

Don Mills David Campbell Acadia Podcasts Huddle Today - Carefully Crafted Narrative

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) with Brett Plummer, Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice President at NB Power

"Chernobyl and Fukishima 

were completely preventable." 

- Brett Plummer

"Huddle Archives - Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell." 56 minutes 16 minutes podcast

"Don Mills and David Campbell have had a series of conversations this year about the transformation of the energy sector in Atlantic Canada as it looks to decarbonize our economy and foster a strong regional economy.

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) could be an important source of electricity production that provides essentially carbon-free energy that, unlikely many other sources of green energy, provides baseload stable power production whether or not wind is blowing or the sun is shining.

SMRs are smaller, less complex, lower cost and should be far faster to deploy compared to earlier, larger-scale nuclear energy facilities.

Earlier this year, they spoke with Brett Plummer, Chief Nuclear Officer and Vice President at NB Power about the potential of SMRs not only to address energy needs in New Brunswick and possibly around the region but also as a catalyst for regional economic development.

If all goes to plan, potentially hundreds of businesses in the supply chain will develop expertise here that could be exported around the world. The plan is to have an SMR providing power to the New Brunswick electricity grid by 2030.

“As we build out the infrastructure around the Small Modular Reactors, we’ll influence everyone in Atlantic Canada and elsewhere in Canada,” he says. “We’ve already had some engineering companies open up offices in New Brunswick in Saint John around the [SMRs] and we’re seeing more and more interest almost weekly. It’s building a tremendous amount of momentum.”

You can listen to their conversation in the player above or download the show on your preferred podcast platform.

The “Insights” podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell, and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, promote data-driven decision-making among policymakers, and encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region."

At this link:  'Best Of Insights': The Big Opportunity For Small Modular Nuclear Reactors - Huddle.Today  

[ Introduction by Mark Leger December 28, 2022 ]

Facebook:  Huddle | Saint John NB    Huddle cancelled itself in 2023... why?

More here:  Nuclear energy boss is leaving N.B. Power, MLAs told in sudden announcement | CBC News

"An American who received his training as a nuclear operator in the U.S. navy, Plummer was hired in 2015 to try to sort out operational problems at Lepreau.  

The nuclear plant failed to perform as hoped following a refurbishment that ended in 2012 and was three years behind schedule and $1 billion over budget. It suffered numerous breakdowns and maintenance problems that began to drag on N.B. Power's finances almost immediately.

N.B. Power hoped Plummer could fix that track record, and it paid top dollar for his expertise. 

He was the highest paid employee at N.B. Power during his eight years, earning more than all three presidents he served under. Earlier this year, the utility revealed he was being paid more than $100,000 per month in 2023. "

More here with Maine USA's Brett Plummer:  Brett Plummer - Énergie NB Power | LinkedIn

and here:  Brett Plummer | | Canada

A day at the beach in southern New Brunswick... more here:

... Aboiteau Beach - Regional Town of Cap-Acadie

and here:

... Aboiteau Beach – Cap‑Pelé, NB - Plage Aboiteau Beach

Climate change counter-postering for rational minds in "net zero" obsessed Sackville N.B.

More here:  Tim Ball……..tells the TRUTH Part 1 | The Big Green Lie

and here:  Tim Ball tells the TRUTH….Part 2 | The Big Green Lie

Many do seem averse to really understanding this climate change grifter scam.. perhaps it is because their paycheques depend upon them going along with the "con". #netzerocultists 

#UNexit 

Ganong... a New Brunswick tradition - "Pal-o-mine" treats - "From Chocolate to Boardroom" Acadia Broadcasting Podcast with David Ganong

Beginnings... Our sweet story - Ganong

Website:  Home - Ganong

November 2025 podcast interview here with Don Mills [Halifax], David Campbell [Moncton] and David Ganong of St. Stephen, New Brunswick:

From Chocolate to Boardrooms: The David Ganong Story from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Barb Stegemann's Celebrated Social Entrepreneurship in the Global Community of Vaxx & Mask Promotions!

6 February 2021 picture - car selfie on X with Barb Stegemann -

selling the flowery masking products  ... sadly.

I wish I could have advised her otherwise... but I'm not in touch with Barb.

Reposting this updated blog post originally shared in the coviet era from 8/6/2021 

with additional information in 2026... 

see earlier blog posts on Barb Stegemann, "social entrepreneur"..

"Start Ups" are promoted by communitarians...

the "new economy" is transformational, the "third way"..

not communism, not capitalism.. written about by Niki Raapana, USA

http://nikiraapana.blogspot.com

I have experienced nothing but censorship for opposing it and reporting on it..

my Facebook removed, my Instagram removed, my Youtube removed five times,

my Twitter and X accounts removed, and my Vimeo and Spreaker removed..

my LinkedIn removed, and my reputation attacked.. "blacklisted" in Sackville N.B.,

its just that controversial to oppose this ideology in Canada today.

More here from October 2025 with Don Mills and David Campbell's Acadia Podcast interviewing Barb Stegemann of Nova Scotia about her life and her business and her philosophy... Barb and I met up years ago in Bedford for a coffee and a chat.. she is a sweet lady.. I am a fan and I admire her hutzpah.. I think I emailed Barb the photo of us together at that meet up in the Sunnyside Mall in around 2008/2009..

Barb Stegemann: From Dragons’ Den Deal to Global Perfume Empire from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Barb worked in "Citizens for Halifax" with Don Mills and others against Mayor Peter Kelly.

Barb Stegemann on Facebook:  Barb Stegemann | Facebook

Photo from Barb Stegemann's Facebook July 2026 down on the waterfront in Halifax Nova Scotia.

Note:  Barb is originally from Montreal, not Antigonish Nova Scotia. . . she's a transplant. Jewish/Catholic... married three times.. with children and has a sister in California.

Barb was on her Twitter during the coviet era pushing the face masks and the vaxx.. sadly.

More here:  THE Indie Media Eastcoast: Barb Stegemann Made First Female Honorary Colonel for 14 Wing Greenwood,...

More here:  THE Indie Media Eastcoast: What is a 'social entrepreneur'? Follow Barb Stegemann to find out... Maritimer Millionaire~Clinton Chum...

More here:  THE Indie Media Eastcoast: Spotlight on Nova Scotia's Barb Stegemann - Successful Social Entrepreneur Anti-USA+Canada Merger ?

Barb on X .... her account goes back to 2012.

Barb was made an honourary "Colonel" in 2011:

VIDEO: Halifax entrepreneur made honorary colonel | CBC News

Read more here:  Halifax, You Delivered: The Moments and Lessons That Stuck With Us - Startup Canada

more here:  Meet Barb - Barb Stegemann

Back to Dragon's in February 2026 with the Dragon's Den here:  Full Circle Dragon: Barb Stegemann

and more here:  Barb Stegemann | University of King's College

Barb's website here:  Our Founder - The 7 Virtues Beauty Inc.

hopefully I can at some point re-connect with her..

"Barb Stegemann

@BarbStegemann

Just got my Pfizer vaccine. Thank you to the amazing volunteers and nurses who made it a wonderful experience. My only concern is there are hundreds of appointments available that the 45 plus age group are not booking. Baffling. Open it up to the 20plus https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/book-your-vaccination-appointment/#appointments-age-group…

9:11 AM · May 10, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

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Exclusive Interview with Robert K. Irving - Don Mills HFX & David Campbell Moncton - Acadia Podcasts

 Podcast at this link:  Exclusive Interview with Robert K. Irving - Rebroadcast from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Robert K. Irving died at 71 in 2026 here:  Robert K. Irving dies at 71 | CBC News

Father J.K. Irving died at 96 .. Billionaire businessman James K. Irving dead at 96 | CBC News

Death of Arthur Irving at 93:  Billionaire businessman Arthur Irving dead at 93 | CBC News

Death of K.C. Irving: K. C. Irving, 93, Industrial Tycoon Dominant in Canadian Province - The New York Times

Huddle Archives with Jean Paul Boudreau Mount Allison University 2018-2023

 At this link with David Campbell & Don Mills here:  Mount Allison's 'CEO Of Optimism' On Why Universities Provide More Than Education from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

Bruce Wark's article here in 2018:

Acadian Jean-Paul Boudreau appointed 15th Mt. A. president |

Canada's Ismaili Community - Aga Khan Development Network in 2026 and Atlantic Canada [Acadia Podcasts Don Mills & David Campbell]

 In 2026 here:  The Ismaili Community Has a Growing Interest in Atlantic Canada from Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell- An Acadia Broadcasting Podcast | Podcast Episode on Podbay

"Our podcast this week features an educational conversation with Dr. Moez Rajwani, the Executive Officer for the Aga Khan Council in Canada representing the interests of the Ismalili community across the country. There are between 100 and 125,000 Ismailis living in Canada. They are part of the Shia Muslim community that follow the Aga Khan as their Iman, the hereditary leader of the Ismailis,and  their spiritual leader. There are between 12-15 million Ismailis in the world. The Ismaili community has had a focus on Atlantic Canada in recent years and has held two Atlantic Canada Trade Mission Forums with their communities in Toronto and Vancouver in the last six months or so to highlight the investment opportunities in our region. These forums were well attended and generated significant interest in Atlantic Canada. The alignment of the values of Atlantic Canada to those of the Ismaili community is well recognized by the Aga Khan Council and one of the key reasons for interest in our region.. The Council is also focussed on developing a bigger community of Ismailis in the region and is currently working to bring refugee families to our region and has a well developed strategy to support those resettlement efforts by ensuring access to affordable housing, healthcare, language training as well as assisting in the integration into the local community. These efforts contribute to higher retention rates."

2014 Openinng of the Ismaili Centre Toronto... here:

Opening Ceremony of the Ismaili Centre Toronto - Aga Khan September 12, 2014

Aga Khan's legacy and connection to Canada ... here:

Remembering the Aga Khan’s legacy and connection to Canada - YouTube

More here with Steve Paikin, on the Aga Khan's Special Bond with Canada.. on his passing:

The Aga Khan's Special Bond with Canada | The Agenda

"Feb 10, 2025 The Aga Khan's Special Bond with Canada.

The death of Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, or Aga Khan IV as he was better known, has led to an outpouring of tributes. The spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, more than 80,000 of whom reside in Canada, was known for his philanthropic efforts around the globe. Here to reflect on his legacy: Arif Lalani, former Canadian diplomat who also led the diplomatic department of His Highness the Aga Khan."