The following is the preliminary Hansard transcript of the Question Period on December 10, 2015 recorded in the language it was originally spoken. Mr. Coon: This week, the government will table its capital budget for debate. Here is the good news: The Prime Minister has indicated that, under his leadership, $20 billion will be invested in social infrastructure over the next decade […]
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Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be back in the legislature this morning after an informative and empowering few days participating in the COP21 Climate Conference this week. Mr. Speaker, New Brunswick and the Maritimes as a region are well positioned to become Canada’s first low carbon society. We have abundant renewable resources, there is cutting edge research and development […]
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On returning home from COP21, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, Green Party leader and Fredericton South MLA David Coon says New Brunswick and the Maritimes as a region are well positioned to become Canada’s first low carbon society. “We have abundant renewable resources, there is cutting edge research and development going on in UNB’s Faculty of Engineering, we […]
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Article by Julianne Hazlewood, CBC News Coon says the UN climate talks is an opportunity to speak with Maritime premiers about making the region “a poster child in Canada on how to make the energy transition” away from fossil fuels. As Premier Brian Gallant prepares to head to Paris for the UN climate talks, he says the conference could help New […]
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