With files from CTV Atlantic’s Nick Moore. With a two point increase in the HST on the table, there’s word the New Brunswick government is also considering a carbon tax. Premier Brian Gallant says at this point, it’s not a sure thing. “(A carbon tax) is on the table, and we are going to consider it,” he said. Gallant says […]
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Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, will join Premier Brian Gallant as part of the Canadian delegation in Paris for COP21, the UN Climate Change Conference. Governments will seek an agreement on how to keep the global temperature from exceeding 2 degrees C. “This conference is a critical opportunity […]
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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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