Fredericton – In a welcome move of multi-partisan co-operation, David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick will bring two bills for second reading on opposition day this week: Bill 5 The Green Jobs Act and Bill 10: An Act to Amend the Education Act. “I am pleased that my colleagues from both […]
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This is the preliminary Hansard transcript of the Question Period, recorded in the language it was originally spoken. Mr. Coon: We have entered that strange and somewhat ominous land called the new fiscal year. Last year, when the government eliminated Efficiency NB and transferred responsibility for energy efficiency programs to NB Power, I asked the Minister of Energy and Mines […]
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Fredericton – David Coon, MLA for Fredericton South and Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick, introduced Bill 5, the Green Jobs Act, on December 2, 2015. On Thurdsday April 7, 2016 the Green Jobs Act bill will be debated at 2nd reading to determine whether a majority of MLAs will support the bill in principle so it can […]
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This is the preliminary Hansard transcript of oral questions, recorded in the language it was originally spoken. Mr. Coon: Yesterday, we debated a motion on establishing a plan for rural and northern economic development. As I said during that debate, such a plan should focus on community economic development for rural New Brunswick and should do so in a way […]
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