Mr. Speaker, today is the Transgender Day of Visibility. On this day, people around the globe are celebrating the accomplishments of the transgendered community while still fighting the transphobia that exists in our society. I’m sure many New Brunswickers would be shocked to learn that New Brunswick is the only province in Atlantic Canada that does not have direct recognition […]
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Mr. Coon: The nurses, social workers, dietitians, and their managers in our Extra-Mural Hospital are anxious about what their futures hold. No doubt, the patients and clients are also filled with anxiety. The minister speaks about the discussions that he has under way with Medavie and the possibility of privatizing the management of our Extra-Mural Hospital. Tomorrow, in fact, is […]
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article by Jacques Poitras, CBC “It goes from amending legislation dealing with agriculture, to legislation dealing with car salvage, vehicle salvage. So it’s from soup to nuts. It’s nuts.”- David Coon Opposition politicians are threatening to slow down the work of the New Brunswick Legislature to protest a so-called “omnibus” government bill that’s 77 pages and would amend 14 different […]
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Mr. Speaker, last night I read this government’s omnibus bill. It eliminates two Crown Corporations, transfers public property and public employees to a private corporation, it fundamentally alters the arbitration process in the Industrial Relations Act and the Public Service Relations Act to favour the employer. It amends the Highways Act, the Limitations of Actions Act, the NB Liquor Control […]
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