I worked on the Pt Lepreau project and the sister project in South Korea.  Our South Korean trades were able to accomplish the same amount of work 1.5 years faster than the NB trades.  The South Korean advantage came down to a union dedicated to the task and the willingness of our South Korean trades to put in a solid days work.  That simply didn't happen in NB.  There were too many union obstacles and too many trades who preferred playing cards to working.  The Pt Lepreau project became a Federally funded welfare program for the province.  I have nothing against NB but, because of my experience, I'm not surprised that job growth has been non existent.  I don't know how firms would be able to make money their.  The company I worked for certainly didn't.