Category Archives: Governance

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Question Period: NB Arts Board – February 9, 2015

The following is the preliminary Hansard transcript of the Question Period on February 9, 2016 recorded in the language it was originally spoken. M. Coon : La semaine dernière, les gens de partout dans la province ont été surpris quand ils ont appris que le gouvernement allait transférer l’administration, la gestion et la direction du Conseil des arts du Nouveau-Brunswick au ministère […]

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Response to the Budget: An Opportunity Missed

Mr. Speaker, Monsieur le Président, j’ai le plaisir de présenter ma réponse au budget proposé pour l’année fiscale de 2016-2017. Je comprends que formuler un budget ces temps-ci n’est pas facile. Nous sommes dans une période de basse croissance pour l’année prévisible, ce qui est le cas pour tous les économies matures à l’intérieur et à l’extérieur du Canada. Nous […]

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Want to silence the truth? Sue for defamation – Toronto Star 17 January 2016

commentary from the Toronto Star Hilary Young teaches law at the University of New Brunswick and is an expert on defamation law.  In 1989, Memorial University professor Ranjit Chandra committed flagrant academic fraud. He invented data showing that certain baby formulas, made by companies that were paying him, helped prevent allergies. Upon discovering the misconduct, Memorial confronted the professor, who resigned. […]

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More must be done to Protect those in Poverty from Impacts of HST Increase

Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick urges the government to do more to protect low income families from the impacts of an HST increase. “An HST increase hits low income families and those on fixed incomes harder than it does others,” said Coon. On January 21, the government announced […]

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