Mr. Speaker, today is an important day for New Brunswick. Not only is it the final day of the first session of the 58th assembly: the assembly which saw the election of New Brunswick’s first Green MLA, but it is the United Nations World Environment Day. The theme this year is reducing consumption. The commuter challenge that many public officials […]
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Mr. Speaker, today is an historic day for the province of New Brunswick. Last year, the previous government signed a contract with three private companies. This deal pledged softwood harvest increases of 20%. This number was deemed unsustainable by the Minister’s staff, endangering wildlife populations. Today this government has the opportunity to reverse the mistakes of its predecessors. I hope, […]
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Mr. Speaker, today Mr. Justice Murray Sinclair released findings and recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As Chief Justice McLaughlin said in a speech last Friday, the removal of aboriginal children from their families to strip them of their language and culture constitutes cultural genocide. Justice Sinclair says it is the responsibility of political leaders across this country to […]
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Today, I responded to the Minister’s Statement on Disability Awareness Week.
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