Mr. Coon: My question is for the Minister of Health. Spring has finally arrived, and that means that pesticides are once again being sprayed in our neighbourhoods. New Brunswick bans over the-counter sales of only a single active ingredient, 2,4-D, which is used to make cosmetic pesticides, despite the fact that other pesticides are known or suspected to be linked […]
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Fredericton – The Standing Committee on Economic Policy met for the first time on May 21, leaving member David Coon, MLA Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, questioning its capacity to carry out its mandate. The Standing Committee on Economic Policy was established under the new standing rules of the legislature. The rules were amended […]
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Megan Mitton sits in for David Coon on the political panel: The panel discusses the idea of having a single, bilingual health-care authority. Click Here
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Fredericton – Today is the first day that the standing committees of the Legislative Assembly will begin working under their new mandate. Committees are now responsible for reviewing bills that pass second reading before they return to the House for third reading. According to the Liberal platform, the government made these changes to give private members more opportunities to participate […]
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