Last year, David introduced Bill 5, the Green Jobs Act. If passed, this bill would have brought transformational growth to New Brunswick while reducing our dependance on fossil fuels. The transition toward a low carbon economy provides such potential to stimulate economic growth in our rural communities and our urban centres. The Green Jobs Act had the unanimous support of […]
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Here is the video and transcript of oral questions, recorded in the language in which it was spoken. Mr. Coon: In 2009, New Brunswick adopted a poverty reduction strategy, with the explicit mandate to reduce poverty in New Brunswick. Since that time, deep poverty has increased by 5%, and food bank usage . . . According to recent statistics—the latest […]
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I would like to see the Department of Post-Secondary Education Training and Labour initiate an awareness campaign targeting young workers, to inform them of their rights as employees so that they have the confidence to be effective advocates for themselves in the work place.
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Here is the video and transcript of oral questions, recorded in the language in which it was spoken. Mr. Coon: We are fast approaching the First Ministers’ conference, which is taking place on December 9 and to which Prime Minister Trudeau has invited each of the Premiers from across the country to negotiate and finalize a pan-Canadian climate strategy. This […]
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