Wednesday marked another milestone in my first term as MLA. Last year, my motion to prepare a Code of Conduct and job description for MLAs was passed unanimously through the legislature. Today the final code of conduct was debated and passed. It will now be included with the standing rules of the Legislature. This means that New Brunswickers can have […]
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article by Tom Bateman “Government has got to start living within its means, while helping the tens of thousands of New Brunswickers who lack the means to live. The premier has an extra $165 million in revenue to work with, which should enable him to tackle poverty head-on.” – David Coon Advocates for New Brunswick’s homeless hope a snapshot of […]
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Green Party Leader David Coon had been calling on another committee of government to add an MLA code of conduct to existing rules. The Gallant government is aiming to create a separate workplace harassment policy for the province’s politicians and their staff. It also plans to add a section on harassment to a code of conduct governing MLAs, two moves […]
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article by Adam Bowie “People live here for the quality of life. That’s why [the idea, the promise of jobs in this area is] so important for people … so they can stay here and live here and work here and raise their families here … But if the jobs are going to impact negatively on rivers and take away […]
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