Why nothing can be done in New Brunswick

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Bill Wren

Moose imageI’m increasingly annoyed with the litany of reasons I hear when an idea is proposed for why it won’t work, can’t be done, will never get off the ground in New Brunswick. There’s an obstacle to everything, or so it would seem if you listen to the relentless nay-sayers.

So, call it a rant of sorts, I decided to start a list of all those reasons, if only to get the frustration out of my system. Some overlap, some are variations of the same thing, but here is the list of reasons for why nothing can be done in New Brunswick. Feel free to add your own in the comments:

  • the government
  • the opposition
  • the universities
  • the Irvings
  • province too small
  • too many moose
  • cities too small
  • population too small
  • fiddlehead season too short
  • province too rural
  • roads really bad
  • cabal of corporations prefer status quo
  • snow
  • always someone, someplace else that’s better
  • bilingualism
  • mosquitos
  • western Canada
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • young people gone
  • dog poop
  • population too old
  • low literacy
  • wrong skill sets
  • too French
  • too English
  • too Liberal
  • too Conservative

Those are the ones that come to mind immediately. But I’m sure there must be more. The point is: Have an idea? Someone is sure to jump up and tell you why it won’t work in New Brunswick (but, they’ll add, it will fly like gangbusters somewhere else).

I’ve an idea for a new list: why anything can be done in New Brunswick.

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  • http://www.michaelannrowe.com/ michael-ann

    “Oh, and not enough beer?”
    Could that be possible?

  • http://www.michaelannrowe.com michael-ann

    “Oh, and not enough beer?”
    Could that be possible?

  • http://writelife.net/ Bill

    Beer? Yes. Now the province sells its own.

  • http://writelife.net Bill

    Beer? Yes. Now the province sells its own.

  • http://zodomatica.com/ Tzaddi

    “Too eastern”?

    I’ve no idea, but felt like playing along :-)

    I must admit I have (and have heard) some of these kinds of thoughts around what won’t work where I live. The population is small & dispersed, too close to Vancouver, too far from Vancouver, not connected enough… Interesting to think about such perspectives by hearing it about another area.

  • http://zodomatica.com Tzaddi

    “Too eastern”?

    I’ve no idea, but felt like playing along :-)

    I must admit I have (and have heard) some of these kinds of thoughts around what won’t work where I live. The population is small & dispersed, too close to Vancouver, too far from Vancouver, not connected enough… Interesting to think about such perspectives by hearing it about another area.