Category Archives: In the News

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Coon calls latest provincial government restructuring a ‘gutting’ – Telegraph Journal – 1 September 2017

Article by : Robert Williams Photo by : Mathieu Roy-Comeau This is a good example of why we can’t afford to have another majority government in this province. We need, after the next election, a minority government so that a caucus of Greens, for example, could ensure this kind of bad behaviour doesn’t happen anymore. – David Coon Green Party […]

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Province hands extra-mural, tele-care management to Medavie – Times & Transcript – 1 Sepember 2017

article by: Tom Bateman photo by: Tom Bateman It’s a bad day for health care in New Brunswick – David Coon A controversial new agreement that will see a private, non-profit company take over the province’s home care and tele-care programs was unveiled in Moncton Friday. Health minister Victor Boudreau announced Medavie Health Services New Brunswick will assume responsibility for […]

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N.B. hopes new charging stations will encourage electric vehicle purchases – CTV News – 6 July 2017

Article by CTV Atlantic Officials in New Brunswick are hoping the installation of new, fast charging stations may help fast-track the province’s goal of having 20,000 electric vehicles registered by 2030. The new chargers are able to recharge an electric vehicle up to 80 per cent in just 30 minutes. Tom McLean has been driving an electric car for three […]

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Greying provinces deserve larger health transfers: Senate report – Daily Gleaner – 6 July 2017

Article by Adam Huras Photo by Adrian Wyld In the midst of studying the impact of health-care costs on the country’s fastest-aging populations, New Brunswick Sen. Percy Mockler accidentally became the case study. Spending a weekend lugging around cinder blocks to build a new garden bed for his wife Susan at their St. Leonard home, Mockler pinched a nerve in […]

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