From time to time seniors have asked me why there is an advocate for children and youth, but not for seniors. That is about to change. The Legislative Assembly passed a bill before the Christmas break to expand the responsibilities of our Child and Youth Advocate, Norm Bossé, to include seniors. The Child, Youth and Seniors Advocate is an officer […]
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Working as the MLA for Fredericton South has been quite an education for me, and for my constituency coordinator Taeyon Kim. It is a pleasure to serve my constituents. In doing so, I have learned the system is not working for those in need. I think most of us have the idea that if we found ourselves in dire straits, […]
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I was walking along Canterbury St. the other day and noticed someone had a solar air heater installed on the end of their home. It’s a low tech method of harnessing the sun’s energy to heat the adjoining room. Following the historic agreement forged by the world’s nations at COP 21 in Paris last month to keep our atmosphere from […]
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I am concerned that a growing number of New Brunswickers will not have sufficient income in their retirement. I know that some low income seniors in my riding find themselves having to make unacceptable trade-offs, deciding whether to buy groceries or fill their prescriptions, for example. It is estimated that two thirds of Canadians have no workplace pension plan. Based […]
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