Confederation was disastrous for Maritimes. https://thenationaltelegraph.com/national/blog-post-title-one-5yfel is just one short article on effects of it. Only got worse when they ignored one of largest ice free harbours in the world in Halifax and spent billions in today's money on St Lawrence for American and Quebec interests. Rail and shipping should have built Halifax into a major hub for entrance on the Atlantic into Canada, yet left to own devices all this time. All federal policies have crippled Maritimes into the wretch of unemployment and call centers that it is today.