By David Coon I walked into the Gibson-Neill Memorial Elementary School in Fredericton the other night and was instantly captured by the music being performed by students from the Saint John Youth Chamber Orchestra. It’s hard to describe the joy I felt, and I’m not even a classical music buff. It wasn’t just the beauty of the piece they were […]
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Nine point six billion dollars is what government intends to spend to serve the people of our province. Despite $165 million in additional revenue over what was received this past year, this budget will drive our deficit back up to $189 million by spending $235 million more than last year. After three years of effort to balance the books, this […]
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Today I asked questions about the unfair funding for St Thomas students. M. Coon : Le 25 janvier dernier, le gouvernement a signé un protocole d’entente avec seulement trois des quatre universités publiques de la province. St. Thomas University est encore injustement traitée. En effet, la population étudiante de cette université reçoit beaucoup moins de soutien financier de la subvention […]
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Today I spoke about the need for meaningful consultation with parents on the care and education of pre-school children.
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