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More and more debt – Telegraph Journal – 2 February 2018

“It’s disappointing the premier has decided to drive the deficit back up after driving it down the last three years,” said Green Party leader David Coon. “There’s no excuse for it.It suggests to me, this is just election spending.”-David Coon Article by : JOHN CHILIBECK Legislature Bureau Brian Gallant’s Liberal government is breaking its promise to eliminate the deficit by […]

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New Brunswick running 11th straight deficit and increasing net debt – Atlantic CTV News – 2 February 2018

“I had myself convinced that the government was going to announce by election time that the books were balanced, because that’s what I would do. We’ve got to live within our means.”-David Coon Article by: KEVIN BISSETT New Brunswick’s Liberal government has released a $9.6 billion budget with the province’s 11th straight deficit and a hefty increase in the net […]

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(Français) Aide sociale: les bénéficiaires devront continuer à se serrer la ceinture – Acadie Nouvelle – 1 Février 2018

«Le niveau de pauvreté au Nouveau-Brunswick est un grand défi. Il y a beaucoup de gens dans ma circonscription qui ont de la difficulté. C’est impossible d’avoir une vie (décente) avec 537$ par mois. Ce n’est pas suffisant»-David Coon La coprésidente du Front commun pour la justice sociale, Johanne Petitpas. Tout indique que les bénéficiaires de l’aide sociale devront se […]

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Liberals choose election-year spending over deficit cutting as budget presented – CBC News – 1 February 2018

“I had myself convinced that the government was going to announce by election time that the books were balanced, because that’s what I would have done, we have to live within our means, instead it decided to spend not only all the extra revenue it has … but more than that.”-David Coon Article by: JACQUES POITRAS The Liberal government has […]

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