I attended, as did students from Priestman Street and École Sainte-Anne, a reception for International Women’s Day at the Legislature. A room filled with amazing woman young and old alike. Thanks to the students who arranged the photo shoots.
Read moreTrade of Canadian paper products Mr. Coon: My question is for the Minister of Economic Development. The Telegraph-Journal reported today that a coalition of American pulp and paper companies has filed a petition with the United States International Trade Commission applying for countervailing duties to be placed on imports of some Canadian paper products. They claim that federal […]
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FREDERICTON • The finance minister says the provincial budget on March 31 will be full of difficult decisions, what the Tory Opposition leader describes as code words for one of two things: a sales tax increase or a cynical ploy to delight people if the Liberals don’t impose a widely-expected HST hike. Finance Minister Roger Melanson released the budget date in the […]
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As a trade dispute threatens to break out between American and Canadian paper companies, a Tory critic says the New Brunswick government should use the same strategy that won protection for the local softwood lumber industry.
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