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Time to refocus priorities: A Statement by the Green Party Leader on International Nurses Day

May 14, 2018 David Coon

Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green party of New Brunswick made the following statement in recognition of International Nurses Day (May 12). “Reporting this spring by Michael Robinson at the Telegraph Journal revealed that that nursing shortages are plaguing our hospitals. This exacerbates already long wait-times in our hospitals and is resulting in […]

Premier Urges Action to Avoid Future Floods – Telegraph Journal – 7 May 2018

May 10, 2018 David Coon

“There’s a whole area of policy that needs to be developed to deal with these kind of extreme weather events and we haven’t got it. Hopefully, after this is all over and people are back in their homes, there will be a heightened sense of urgency on the part of the policy makers and cabinet to act on the long-term […]

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Gallant Willing to Intervene for More Women Candidates – Telegraph Journal – 2 May 2018

May 9, 2018 David Coon

“It’s nice to see Liberals trying to catch up to what Greens have been doing since their inception.” – David Coon Article by: JOHN CHILIBECK Premier Brian Gallant says he’ll exert his authority as Liberal leader if he thinks the party hasn’t nominated enough women candidates for the provincial election. So far, the party is on target to hit its […]

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Feeding Ourselves is Essential to our Prosperity

May 9, 2018 David Coon

It doesn’t get more fundamental than food. As the old saying goes, you are what you eat. But most of us don’t know what’s in our food, or where it came from. If more of the food we eat was produced in New Brunswick, we would have a better idea. There is something fundamentally wrong when you can’t even find […]

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