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Category Archives: New Brunswick politics
NB Green leader calls for more local decision-making & greater investment in final report on his health-care tour
New Brunswick Green Party leader David Coon has renewed his call for major investments in health care combined with more local say in decision-making. “Granting greater autonomy to local managers and engaging local citizens on community health boards would ensure … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, New Brunswick politics, Nursing homes
Tagged Green Party of New Brunswick
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Greens set to challenge Higgs on health care in this year’s election
New Brunswick’s Green Party leader will be campaigning on the need for big changes to the health care system in this year’s provincial election. “Certainly health care is going to be the issue in the election, there’s no question about it,” … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, Home care, New Brunswick election 2024, New Brunswick politics
Tagged Medavie, NB Health Link
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Tantramar council refusing to call for ceasefire in Gaza
About 40 people gathered for a candlelight vigil tonight at Sackville’s town hall to renew their call for Tantramar council to join other municipal councils, such as the one in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. … Continue reading
Allain denies contentious Bill would erode local democracy as municipal leaders call for change
As New Brunswick moves further away from democratic decision-making in health and education, the minister of local government is defending proposed legislation that could override the powers of municipal councils. “It’s important that people understand that we’re not eroding any … Continue reading
New NB book celebrates victory in historic CUPE strike
A new book outlines what happened when Premier Blaine Higgs pushed public sector workers too far, leading to a 16-day strike by 22,000 members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees in the fall of 2021. “Our victory was not … Continue reading
MLA not surprised local French & English-speaking voters may be heading for divorce
MLA Megan Mitton says she’s not surprised at the proposal to split her riding of Memramcook-Tantramar along linguistic lines. In a preliminary report released today, the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Commission proposes to create a predominantly French-speaking riding called Dieppe-Memramcook … Continue reading
Liberals pledge support for Sackville hospital as town council hears of progress in hiring more staff
Provincial Liberal leader Susan Holt says she supports decentralization of health care so that communities such as Sackville have more say in how local clinics and hospitals are run. “There’s far, far too many decisions that are being made in … Continue reading
NB Greens gearing up for next provincial election, Coon says
New Brunswick Green leader David Coon says his party has already begun planning for the 2024 provincial election. “One of the things we have to do a better job at communicating across the province is why we are distinct from … Continue reading
Higgs government lacks will to solve housing crisis, Greens say
Local Green MLA Megan Mitton says she’s afraid the housing crisis in Sackville and across New Brunswick is only going to get worse because the Higgs government lacks the will to fix it. “We see what’s happened on King Street … Continue reading
Rally-goers tell Higgs: ‘Stop messing with our hospital’
About 250 people attended a noon-time rally today to protest against cuts to services at Sackville Memorial Hospital. “We love our hospital and we love our community,” former Hospital Foundation Chair Elaine Smith told the rally. She had what she … Continue reading
Town councillors give Horizon CEO an earful re cuts to Sackville Memorial Hospital
Sackville town councillors expressed anger, frustration and disbelief last night as they spoke publicly online with senior managers of the Horizon Health Network. “What we are seeing is the death of our community, the death of our university and it … Continue reading
