Mr. Speaker, New Brunswickers want to recycle their waste, but our outmoded patchwork recycling system is failing us. The Halifax Regional Municipality is diverting 59% of all waste from homes, apartments, businesses and industry from their landfill through recycling. In Fredericton, that number is under 15 %, and if you live in an apartment you cannot participate at all. Six […]
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Mr. Speaker, the Terms of Reference for the Fracking Commission tabled by the Minister of Energy in this House yesterday are as barren of content as the Minister of Environment’s Mandate Letter. This leaves the Commissioners to make it up as they go along unless the Minster actually provided them with direction that he has chosen not to release to […]
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Fredericton – This year Earth Day comes on the heels of Premiers’ climate summit in Quebec City at which Ontario and Quebec Premiers announced a joint cap/trade emissions program. “Earth Day would be a great day for Premier Gallant to announce how he is going to strengthen New Brunswick’s climate action plan so we don’t miss our emissions reduction target […]
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Part III of IV – The Stages of a Public Bill STAGES OF A PUBLIC BILL Before a Bill becomes law, it goes through the following stages: DRAFTING STAGE A Minister of the Crown is requested by his department to introduce legislation with respect to a specific area of their responsibilities. A draft of the Bill is prepared by the […]
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