Insights with Don Mills and David Campbell

The Business of Leading a Major Capital Campaign
The QEII Foundation is in the midst of a major $100 million capital campaign under the theme of "We Are". The campaign is being led by Sherry Porter, our guest on this episode of the Insights Podcast, is a long-time board member of the Foundat...
Apr 10, 2025

Jennifer LaPlante Talks About the Emerging Role of AI within Atlantic Canada
Many people would be familiar with the ChatGPT app as a tool for research purposes and composition. But the use of artificial intelligence is much more complicated and sophisticated than that. For example, do you know the difference between pr...
Apr 03, 2025

Australian Mining Company Pulls Plug on Nova Scotia
If Nova Scotia wasn't already considered one of the most difficult jurisdictions to conduct business in the mining sector, the province's reputation will not be improved by Australian based mining company, St. Barbara Limited's recent decision...
Mar 27, 2025

Yarmouth making ambulances for the King of Jordan?
It may surprise many that Tri-Star Industries, founded by Keith Condon in 1973, in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia have sold their customized ambulances to 46 foreign companies. Tri-Star has also supplied all the ambulances in Nova Scotia under a lease ...
Mar 25, 2025

Could the tariffs be an opportunity for Canada?
On this week's Insights podcast, Don and David are talking trade and tariffs with Dr. Herb Emery from the University of New Brunswick. What will be the impacts specifically in our region? How many jobs are at risk? What industries? We spent...
Mar 13, 2025