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Member’s Statement: Privatizing Public Health – 19 February 2016
The Minister of Health wants to privatize the delivery of our Extra-Mural Health Program within the next six months. The nurses, social workers and dieticians caring for New Brunwickers in their homes would still be considered public employees, but they would be working for a private company. This is how our ambulance system is managed now. We provide the company […]
Read moreMember’s Statement: Public Transit and Access to Healthcare – 18 February 2016
One of the hidden barriers to accessing health care is the lack of public transportation in our province. Here in Fredericton, women in my constituency must go to Oromocto for mammograms to be screened for breast cancer. If they can’t afford a cab ride all the way to Oromocto, they just don’t get screened for breast cancer. Until recently the […]
Read moreMember’s Statement: Setting up an Education Commission – 17 February 2016
All too often, when governments change, they turn the education system on its head, creating turmoil for administrators, teachers and for students. This government is creating a 10 year education plan, to try and get the politics out of the education. I think it’s a good idea, but it doesn’t go far enough. I’ve been consulting with constituents in my […]
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