article by John Chillibeck, Telegraph Journal FREDERICTON • A huge budget jump in the provincial cabinet office – to $17 million from $5.5 million over a decade – is proof of the concentration of power at the top, says an opposition MLA. David Coon, the Green MLA for Fredericton South, says the transfer of many top-earning civil servants to […]
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Video by Dennis Atchinson, The Dennis Report David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Green Party Leader, and Brian Steeves, retired economist with Dept. of Finance NB speak to the need for the expansion of the Canada Pension Plan as a strategy for income security for everyone, and of New Brunswick’s significant challenges to participate because of the Shared Risk […]
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Article by Jacques Poitras, CBC Photo Credits CBC Fast food isn’t necessarily bad food, says a New Brunswick school district that has been using Burger King for a hot-lunch program. The Anglophone East School District says its agreement with the burger chain requires that the company supply schools with food that meets provincial healthy-eating guidelines. That means burgers no more than twice […]
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Article by Adam Huras, Telegraph Journal photo credit: Telegraph Journal The regional group that secured an important exemption for the Atlantic provinces from quotas imposed as part of the last softwood lumber deal with the United States isn’t representing New Brunswick this time around. The Maritime Lumber Bureau won’t explain why it’s no longer negotiating for the provinces, […]
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