Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to meet with union representatives for firefighters, police officers, university faculty, public employees and private sector employees to discuss the proposed changes to the binding arbitration process contained in Bill 24, the omnibus bill. Mr. Speaker, the changes to our labour laws proposed in Bill 24, if adopted, will have the effect of […]
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Photo: Adam Huras/Legislature Bureau Article: Daily Gleaner “It became more about managing issues politically rather than making decisions in the public interest and common good” – David Coon FREDERICTON • While consultations with New Brunswickers were still ongoing, officials heading the Liberal government’s strategic program review were already well down the road to defining the “choices” to tackle the provincial […]
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Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, welcomes the Fracking Commission’s recognition that New Brunswick must make the transition to a carbon-neutral society, and their acknowledgement that this must represent a new economic and environmental reality for our economy, where we produce and consume energy very differently. “Clearly the way […]
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article by Jennifer Bishop, Telegraph Journal “Northern New Brunswick is in a position to benefit from economic development in green energy but first the proper policy has to be put in place.” – David Coon That was one message David Coon, leader of the Green party and MLA for Fredericton South, brought to people from the Chaleur region and beyond […]
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