Mr. Speaker, day after day we are informed of new cuts to programs, services, and jobs in an effort to bring our fiscal house into order. Day after day members of this house sit here and consider the impact that these cuts will have. Day after day I receive e-mails, phone calls and walk-in visits from constituents looking for jobs […]
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Mr. Speaker, Medical Heads of Staff have written the government to say their hospitals are in overcapacity gridlock and the current system is in crisis. The same could be said for our mental health care system, Mr. Speaker. The same could be said for our senior care system. It could be said for primary health care system, particularly in Fredericton. […]
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Government Outsourcing Energy Efficiency Jobs Fredericton – NB Power will begin outsourcing home energy evaluations to a Toronto-based company, under its soon to be announced Home Insulation Program. NB Power took over Efficiency New Brunswick’s mandate on April 1, 2015. It inherited the responsibility to develop an energy efficiency services industry to create jobs in New Brunswick. Instead, its first […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FREDERICTON, NB – Green Party Leader and Fredericton South MLA David Coon is is disappointed that a bill designed to build a strong and resilient local food industry in New Brunswick was defeated in the Legislature, Thursday. The bill was introduced by Mr. Coon to provide consumers with a clear choice in support of local agriculture. Currently […]
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