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

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 retire in the next decade and not nearly enough young people to take their place in the workforce.  If we can’t significantly boost the working-age population it will force many industries to downsize or leave the region. Less economic activity will lead to less tax revenue for governments imperilling the sustainability of our public services, particularly health care.  We talk about immigration as well as attracting people from the rest of Canada. This is not just a challenge for cities. Workforce shortages are facing all regions of Atlantic Canada. This is the first in a series of conversations about population growth in the region that will feature interviews with area companies and advocates for increased immigration.

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 incubating the market research company he would run for 40 years. In episode one of "Insights", the show hosts talk about the early days of their careers - David the economist, Don the social scientist - and how their work in the decades since informs the way they see the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada. They also chat about the issues they'll cover on the show and the kinds of people they'll interview. 

A Nova Scotia social scientist and a New Brunswick economist are teaming up to host a podcast that explores the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada. Mills and Campbell, two of the region’s leading researchers and analysts, join Huddle editor and “Home Office” podcast host Mark Leger to talk about what listeners can expect from the new show launching on April 8 on the Huddle podcast network.