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Reckless Restructuring of our Public Health Program Threatens our Health and Economy

December 18, 2017 David Coon

Written by Marilyn Merritt-Gray, Candidate in Gagetown-Petitcodiac The Liberal Health Minister Victor Boudreau’s plan to dramatically restructure New Brunswick’s Public Health Program flies in the face of advice from Canadian Public Health experts and poses a significant threat to our health and our economy. An Editorial in the Canadian Journal of Public Health (2017) penned by seven Public Health leaders […]

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An Update from your MLA

November 24, 2017 David Coon

There are hopeful signs that a solution will be found to the planned closure of Sir Max Aitken pool at UNB. Officials from the City and UNB have been participating in productive discussions to find a long-term solution that would result in the construction of a new aquatic centre. If they are successful in reaching an agreement, then I believe […]

Member’s Statement: The credibility of the Auditor General

November 8, 2017 David Coon

Today I delivered this statement on the credibility of the Auditor General and her 2015 report on private woodlots and silviculture.

Paying More and Knowing Less

November 2, 2017 David Coon

Increasingly the work of our provincial government is being hidden from the Legislative Assembly and the people those assembled represent. Why the secrecy? Why keep New Brunswickers from knowing what their leaders are doing. The author John Steinbeck once wrote, “Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power.” It seems as if governments spend […]

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