Committee work is underway at the Legislature this fall. I am a member of both the Public Accounts and Crown Corporation Committees. Early on, I moved a motion to have the Auditor General appear before the Public Accounts Committee so we could ask about her concerns that the provincial books are being kept in a way that makes it impossible […]
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Green Party Leader and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon met with the members of the provincial Commission on Hydraulic Fracturing on July 15th at their invitation. The Green Party Leader asked questions about the commissioners’ terms of reference, work plan, timeline and the transparency of their work. The Commission intends to manage its public profile through a website it […]
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The implications of Finance Minister Roger Melanson’s choices in his first budget are emerging as the Committee on Estimates and Fiscal Policy examines the details, department by department. This has created an endless source of material for question period and plenty of public outcry. In particular, funding cuts to private childcare centres and increased costs for nursing home residents are […]
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