Category Archives: Democratic Reform

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Coon introduces bill to ban political donations from corporations, trade unions. CBC – November 17, 2016

By Jordan Gill, CBC News “There’s a lot of concern around the province, and there has been for some time, that corporate donations in particular — they have some influence over the decision-making of future governments,” Coon said Thursday. Green Party Leader David Coon has introduced a bill that would ban political donations from corporations and trade unions. The proposed […]

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An Act to Amend the Political Process Financing Act

Today, I tabled a bill entitled an Act to Amend the Political Process Financing Act to eliminate political donations from corporations and trade unions. There is widespread concern among New Brunswickers that accepting political donations from corporations influences the decisions of governments. My bill is the first step in removing corporate influence from our democratic process here in New Brunswick. […]

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