Jeff Thompson

𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 — 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆? I am sharing a listener feedback I e-mailed Fredericton InfoAM. While it was in response to interviews with The Shelters and… substack.com/@thomjeffwri... #nbpoli

Team Holt’s promise of an open and transparent government has fallen victim to sitting across the aisle. Liberals & Gov. House Leader pictured below have used its majority to cut oversight committee time by half. I’m with Mr. Coon in this: it’s wrong. #nbpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

“Maxxing” is Dictionary’s 2026 Word of the Year. Short for maximizing, -maxxing can be tacked onto just about any word to “convey you’re doing something to the fullest or optimizing as much as possible."

Another winter shelter, more pods & temporary solutions. Tonight, #Fredericton Council considers both. But where is the evidence that this is working & getting people into treatment & recovery? Compassion without accountability is not a strategy. thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/when-tempo... #nbpoli

Do things that would make your eight-year-old self happy and your eighty-year-old self proud. Change requires letting a former version of yourself die. Therefore, maturity is a series of small funerals for the people you used to be. markmanson.net/breakthrough...

I was in Toronto last weekend to shadow the operations of the TCS Toronto Waterfront Marathon and its EOC. Working on operations for the Fredericton Marathon 2027 has been an interesting journey into locations and mobile GPS tracking, building on the planning module I developed for 2026.

Last night…saw the event posted for a riding constituency meeting. Hit the ‘going’ button & suggested the councilors for Wards 10 & 9 be invited. This morning….lets change the event. Hum… When will Ward 10 residents have a meeting? There is a lot going on. #nbpoli

I thought the NB Health Link was a wait list and it would be the source for attaching patients by some rubric like need and time without access to primary care. But just like the decision where to expand, Holt government has no plan for attaching…except a free for all. #nbpoli

When I was a senior executive in private sector, I knew the key details of my department and company. I expect the NB minister for mental health & addictions to know the wait times for care. He didn’t have an answer on InfoAM this morning. Not even a directional idea. #nbpoli

“Delivering Change,” says the Holt government. Felt by whom? Last year: targets for patient attachment and appointments within five days. This year: 22 clinics, with no accounting against those targets in the speech. My latest: thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/delivering... #nbpoli

The majority of New Brunswickers will not see themselves in the Holt Government’s Throne Speech and will ask in what alternate reality is being told this afternoon. #nbpoli

The CBC headline from Holt’s healthcare update was Brookside Clinic (Higgs 2023) that has now attached 1,600 when it was 1,200 in June. What changed? Or is this a recycled number that is a promise vs. reality? #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/twenty-cli...

Fredericton should provide Air Canada different stock images for its flights to #Fredericton. It’s invested a ton into tourism and these two picks fall short of who and what we are.

BREAKING: Inflation in New Brunswick hits 43-month high tj.news/new-brunswic...

Allain — Mitton — Holt Election 2028 will be a competitive race. #nbpoli

See, this is how you know data center projects are real: there is a real customer commitment. Until the 10 so-called prospective interests / projects can demonstrate same, they are political spin along the lines of ‘…the world wants what New Brunswick has’ #nbpoli globalnews.ca/news/1210509...

FACTS: Woodstock was presented as ready to move quickly in 2024, but the government is still building out its collaborative team in 2026, with full patient attachment targeted for 2029. www.gnb.ca/en/news/n-b.... #nbpoli

Met up with a New Brunswick founder last night and after three hours of wide ranging conversation, I left so impressed with the this person. We need like 100 more founders with this ambition and drive.

Premier Holt says 3 physician teams want to provide collaborative care in #Fredericton, but lack suitable space. Why wait for a planned 2027 clinic relocation? And what services are actually moving? My latest proposes a way forward. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/three-phys...

Aiming to develop enough clean energy to power all of NS and then some. Why doesn’t NBPower enter into a PPA as part of securing this project’s future and make it core part of NB energy sourcing strategy? I have more confidence in this project than a 2nd reactor. #nbpoli

20 collaborative care clinics announced, yet the Fredericton region has NB’s 2nd-lowest attachment rate and lost more family doctors than it recruited last year. My latest on where we stand, ahead of my next post proposing a solution. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/twenty-cli...

The Hidden Risks: I listened closely to Jeanne’s interview with the Mayor of Edmundston on the launch of the new housing non-profit, Chez soi pour tous. While the intent is noble, once a city crosses this line, it cannot easily back out. substack.com/@thomjeffwri... #nbpoli

2 Years & 20 Clinics Later: are things any better in healthcare? *** Earlier this year I crunched the data on the first 16 mostly all clinic expansions and I am updating the data to see what it shows. Subscribe, it’s free, to get the latest drop. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/count-the-...

Would $453,318 a year fund a second E.R. doctor at the DECH? #nbpoli #fredericton

Fredericton has the worst attachment rate for primary care and hasn’t had a clinic announcement since April 2025 and that was, like many others, a promise of expansion of an existing clinic. I hope reporters ask why…the AG sure did & DM had zero apologies at committee #nbpooli

“We’ve been working hard with the province…we’ve got them to change their ideology, because they weren’t even into involuntary care a couple of years ago. Now the push is to get them to live up to their commitment.” Vancouver Mayor NB Mayors: do same, now. #nbpoli nationalpost.com/feature/vanc...

I left Fredericton’s health-care town hall more concerned about Alberta’s private-pay model—and still asking how we improve access here. Private delivery and private payment aren’t the same. Protect Medicare. But make it work. thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/protect-me... #nbpoli

39% of those polled were dissatisfied with Holt Government's performance due to concerns about deficits, debt, and spending. The 33% satisfied were based on “Holt’s perceived empathy, competence and commitment to New Brunswickers.” <-- None of these qualities are making any difference. #nbpoli

📅 On this day: In 1945, Raytheon filed a patent for the microwave oven. An employee, Percy Spencer, invented it by mistake. Installed on a navy ship, the first unit was 6 feet tall and weighed 750lbs. www.history.com/this-day-in-...

🤦 DoH says it was pleased the Holt Gov. wanted to move quickly on clinics despite having no justification — other than cities being Team Holt campaign promises — for locations. Says when house is on fire and people inside, you put out the fire. It’s still🔥 www.cbc.ca/player/play/... #nbpoli

🐱Soon you may be able to buy domain names that end in .​meow, .​fart, or .​furry. Today, the nonprofit that decides who owns which domain string is releasing a huge list of new options after opening applications for the first time in 14 years. newgtldprogram-aps.icann.org/applications

My experience with Muse so far is mixed. I've learned that Apple doesn't really like external apps. I get it, but it does limit Muse's ability to handle email and calendar tasks. On other apps/platforms, I'm testing a few low blast-zone apps to see if it is more convenient. So far, mixed results.

This was really well done and the title doesnt truly give justice on how the topic is presented in this documentary. youtu.be/UZ2duRYykkk?...

I am looking for this report that wasn’t included in the 615 page pack from last night’s Saint John council meeting. Anyone have or know where I can get a copy of this report? City of Saint John Position Paper – Regarding Provincial and Municipal Responsibilities Related to Homelessness