David Coon MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick writes a bi-weekly blog to shed light on the business of the Legislature and the issues the Legislative Office are working on. This is the Leader’s Blog for March 26, 2015 My bill to ensure 16 and 17 year olds have the right to vote […]
Read moreMr. Speaker, I was pleased to note that the Premier met with the new governor of Massachusetts earlier this week. There is much to learn from Massachusetts. His predecessor Deval Patrick put in place an economic strategy to reduce the state’s reliance on fossil fuels. Early in his first term the Governor brought in the Green Jobs Act, the Green […]
Read moreMr. Speaker, the Energy and Utilities Board has launched an investigation to determine whether Irving Oil has been systematically charging commercial oil customers at rates higher than the regulated price or simply been making occasional billing errors with a handful of customers. Either way the Department of Education paid Irving $4,286,763 for energy in 2013-2014. Someone should be checking to […]
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FREDERICTON • A price gap has opened up in home heating oil prices between New Brunswick and some of its Atlantic neighbours thanks to a regulatory change now under review by the Liberal government. Oil prices may have fallen across Canada in recent weeks, but New Brunswickers who rely on furnace oil to heat their homes have not seen them […]
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