Author Archives: David Coon

Environmental Trust Fund folded into Liberal government’s new ‘smart fund’

“It’s just a way of packaging the things they want to talk about.” -David Coon Article by: Adam Huras, Telegraph-Journal Photo: Telegraph-Journal Archive FREDERICTON • The Liberal government has folded the province’s Environmental Trust Fund into its new $261-million initiative that aims to place an emphasis on education. But Environment Minister Brian Kenny maintains “nothing has changed” with how the […]

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First Ministers Should Support New Brunswick Blazing the Trail to Green Energy for Canada

Fredericton – Premier Brian Gallant has an opportunity at Thursday’s First Ministers conference on climate action to plant the seeds of transformative change for New Brunswick and the rest of Canada, according to David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick. “New Brunswick, should become the living laboratory for Canada to make the […]

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Energy East getting a free pass in New Brunswick

On June 8, 2015 the government of Quebec requested that TransCanada file a project notice for Energy East with the government’s environment department. This request has not been filled and today the government of Quebec launched an injunction against TransCanada to force the company to comply with their environmental rules. New Brunswick has not asked TransCanada to register Energy East for a […]

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