May 16, 2016 An Open Letter to: Premier Brian Gallant Premier Wade MacLauchlin Premier Stephen McNeil Premier Dwight Ball Disparity between the Atlantic provinces and the rest of Canada continues. Successive governments in Ottawa have historically made particular choices in public policy, industrial subsidies and infrastructure spending that have strengthened Québec, Ontario and the West to the detriment of Atlantic […]
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April 26th, we spent most of the day at the Committee on Economic Policy studying and proposing amendments to Bill 15, the Regulatory and Accountability Act. This bill has its origin in a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Premiers of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick on March 24, 2015 to pursue a collaborative agenda to reform the regulatory process […]
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There have been a number of positive developments since the Legislature began sitting this year. Families expecting a baby will soon be able to “call the midwife”. The provincial government has announced it intends to integrate midwives into our health care system, beginning with a pilot project. I have been championing midwifery in the Legislature and supporting the efforts of […]
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Fredericton – The government of New Brunswick is working on a massive overhaul of the Municipalities and Community Planning Acts, hoping to introduce new legislation this fall. David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick is asking government to commence a meaningful public discussion on its legislative proposals before they are presented as […]
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