Fredericton – In a welcome move of multi-partisan co-operation, David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick will bring two bills for second reading on opposition day this week: Bill 5 The Green Jobs Act and Bill 10: An Act to Amend the Education Act. “I am pleased that my colleagues from both […]
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Mr. Speaker, I have had the opportunity to meet with union representatives for firefighters, police officers, university faculty, public employees and private sector employees to discuss the proposed changes to the binding arbitration process contained in Bill 24, the omnibus bill. Mr. Speaker, the changes to our labour laws proposed in Bill 24, if adopted, will have the effect of […]
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This is the preliminary Hansard transcript of the Question Period, recorded in the language it was originally spoken. Mr. Coon: We have entered that strange and somewhat ominous land called the new fiscal year. Last year, when the government eliminated Efficiency NB and transferred responsibility for energy efficiency programs to NB Power, I asked the Minister of Energy and Mines […]
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Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, introduced Bill 5, the Green Jobs Act, on December 2, 2015. On Thurdsday April 7, 2016 the Green Jobs Act bill will be debated at 2nd reading to determine whether a majority of MLAs will support the bill in principle so it can […]
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