Why “lowered tax rate” isn’t the right headline
They’ve lowered the tax rate for 2025! Yay? Not so fast.
Property assessment and taxation reform: The Assessment Act
In over 50 years, at no time did the government ever amend or re-write the Act in contemplation of changes in market conditions like the ones we’ve seen here in NB since 2021.
Property assessment and taxation reform: Backgrounder
Fundamentally, though, there are four main areas that any new system absolutely must address for it to improve...
Our wood stove: Keep the home fire burning?
You need four things to get through a New Brunswick winter: a snowblower, a generator (the more wattage, the better, so it can run your whole house), a 4-wheel drive, and a wood stove.
Accepting my own limitations
A dear friend and I were having a conversation the other day, in which I mentioned that I think I’m done writing poetry.
Malign design: Nine ways to build a broken property tax system
My old friend, former Alberta Minister of Municipal Affairs, Doug Griffiths, wrote a book called 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. On Amazon, he writes, “Here is a handy manual, chock-full of proven ideas, for the up-and-coming town wrecker.”
TAXING NEW BRUNSWICK: Why I wrote this book (excerpt)
Even though New Brunswick politicians will hate it, this is a book I simply HAD to write.
Angst about Ukraine leading up to the 2024 US election
“I’ll end the war in 24 hours,” Trump has said. Sure, by giving Putin everything he wants, including all of Ukraine.
