Democratic Reform | David Coon, MLA/Député

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What People said at David’s Public Meetings on Education

October 26, 2016 David Coon

Education Plan Public Meeting David Coon held four public meetings to get feedback from constituents about the 10 Year Education Plan. From these discussions, he was able to get valuable input from constituents, students, teachers and education experts. Some of the highlights were: Create an Education Commission, at arms-length from the government. Restructure education so that teachers are learning-facilitators following […]

Legislative Assembly Must Adopt a Parliamentary Calendar

October 12, 2016 David Coon

Fredericton – David Coon, Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and MLA for Fredericton South, is calling on the government to introduce a Sessional Order when the 58th Legislature resumes sitting for its 3rd Session November to enable members to agree on a parliamentary calendar to fix sitting days and committee meetings. “Last year, early in our Second […]

Some votes are more equal than others

August 26, 2016 David Coon

On July 8, the Liberals tabled a discussion paper entitled Strengthening New Brunswick’s Democracy and announced they wanted the Legislature to establish a Select Committee on Democratic Reform. The irony was delicious. Since Christmas, the seat of our democracy had barely had the chance to warm up. Inexplicably, our sitting days were severely cut back and important financial oversight committees […]

Green Party leader to attend national conference of parliamentarians

July 19, 2016 David Coon

Fredericton – David Coon, Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick and MLA for Fredericton South, is in St. John’s, Newfoundland this week to explore and share ideas from effective parliaments across Canada. “I’m looking forward to many sessions, including one session on how to ensure all-party committees are effective,” said Coon. “This is timely for us as we […]

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