David Coon, MLA/Député

Article by: Jacques Poitras Premier Brian Gallant says he won’t fire his families and children minister for not being aware of a horrific case of child neglect until this week. The premier said Friday morning that Stephen Horsman doesn’t personally handle child protection, and the focus should be on how to avoid such shocking conditions happening again. “Deputy premier Horsman […]

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“It’s unacceptable that the minister is not taking responsibility for this failure of his department in this case, when we have this history in New Brunswick of chronic neglect of children.” -David Coon Article by: JACQUES POITRAS Although there have been news reports about the five Saint John-area children neglected by their parents, Stephen Horsman, the minister of social development, […]

“We continue to see situations where children are chronically neglected, putting them at grave risk in a province where we’ve had a history of this” -David Coon Article by: JOHN CHILIBECK FREDERICTON • Stephen Horsman, the minister responsible for families and children, wouldn’t take questions from reporters about a couple in Saint John was convicted of neglecting their five children. […]