“Many people find it hard to put up the money up front to make their buildings more energy efficient,” Coon said. “So even though the payback may be very rapid in terms of energy savings, just to have more money on hand to pay the extra capital costs would help.” Article by: JOHN CHILIBECK FREDERICTON • In the face of […]
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“Green Party leader David Coon was highly critical of the move because he said a power utility would be more interested in selling electricity than saving people energy, particularly if they use fossil fuels, wood, wind or solar.” Article by: John Chilibeck Darlene MacDonald of Cape Breton cut her heating bill drastically thanks to Efficiency Nova Scotia’s free program for […]
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“But less House time isn’t about question period alone. As Green party leader and Fredericton-South MLA David Coon told the newspaper, it also restricts time for private member’s bills and other business that doesn’t jibe with the government’s preferred agenda.” This is why it’s so troubling to learn that full sittings of the legislature have declined in the past four […]
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“Green Party leader David Coon questioned whether the increase in committee days was meaningful.” Article by: John Chilibeck FREDERICTON • New Brunswick’s Liberal government has cut back sharply on house sittings and question period since coming to power four years ago, a move opponents call undemocratic. But Premier Brian Gallant says much of the debate in the legislature has shifted […]
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