Tag Archives: small business

Member’s Statement: Failure: Financial Assistance to Business

Mr. Speaker, the Auditor General’s report on ATCON contained some remarkable evidence about the failure of government financial assistance to business to create jobs.  The Office of the Comptroller evaluated $300M provided to 130 companies.  Of the 13 companies that received more than $5M, 10,358 net jobs were targeted to be created, but only 2 were actually created.  Of the […]

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Congratulatory Message: Picaroons Traditional Ales

Mr. Coon: I wish to congratulate Picaroons Traditional Ales of Fredericton on achieving Certified B Corporation status, meaning the company has voluntarily met high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. This makes it the second B Corporation in New Brunswick. B Corps differentiate themselves by offering a positive vision of a better way to do business. They […]

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