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Originally Posted by Taeolas
A recent article on an old issue about what the capital of the province should be.
According to the article, the debate on what the capital of New Brunswick would be was what ultimately somehow prevented NB and NS from coming into confederation as one province too.
Read it soon before the commenters find it.  (So far they're pretty tame, rightfully pointing out the Inland protection being another factor in Freddy being the capital)
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Not being the capital really sealed Saint John's fate to never become a
large city, since all those services like UNB and government offices were located upriver, miles away from the primary city. It was that, along with the tariff wall that absolutely killed the Maritimes, that kept the city out of the big leagues.