Green Party Leader and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon met with the members of the provincial Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing on July 15th at their invitation. The Green Party Leader asked questions about the commissioners’ terms of reference, work plan, timeline and the transparency of their work. The Commission intends to manage its public profile through a website it […]
Read moreRight to Information and Protection of Privacy Act Mr. Coon: My question is for the Minister of Government Services. The minister launched a public consultation on January 21 as part of the required four-year review of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The Act is seriously flawed, so I would expect that thousands of New […]
Read moreMr. Speaker, it has been four years since the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act came into effect, and 37 years since Richard Hatfield introduced our original right to information legislation. Decades ago we had a reputation for open government. Sadly, the curtain has fallen on open government. Most citizens discover we now have what amounts to – […]
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