Dear Minister Rousselle: I am writing regarding the preparation of the government’s new10-year education strategy for our province. As you know, I was a member of the Education Commission’s Anglophone advisory committee. Unfortunately, we were advisory in name only. We met twice as a committee, and neither meeting was designed to seek input from the advisory committee members. Communication was […]
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Education Plan Public Meeting David Coon held four public meetings to get feedback from constituents about the 10 Year Education Plan. From these discussions, he was able to get valuable input from constituents, students, teachers and education experts. Some of the highlights were: Create an Education Commission, at arms-length from the government. Restructure education so that teachers are learning-facilitators following […]
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On July 17th, David Coon hosted a town hall meeting at Stepping Stones Seniors Centre. He was joined by City Councillors: Kate Rogers, Greg Ericson, and John MacDermid. Here’s a brief video summarizing the event. Hi. I’m David. We just finished one of my constituency meetings which was great. People brought everything from concerns over the lack of transparency in […]
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In 2014, shortly after beginning his first term as the Representative of Fredericton South, David Coon gathered together a number of seniors living in his riding and established a Seniors Round Table to advise him on issues concerning seniors. In turn, David keeps them informed about changes proposed in the Legislature on issues of particular concern to seniors, such as […]
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