Happy Canada Day!

Canada was founded on the principles of Peace, Order, and Good Government. These common values define us as Canadians and they are worth celebrating. Around the world, we are witnessing the rise of authoritarianism and dangerously escalating conflicts. With all the chaos going on in the world we may feel fortunate to live in Canada, but we cannot afford to become complacent here at home.

In Ottawa, the Liberals and Conservatives have joined forces to grant Prime Minister Carney and his cabinet sweeping powers to override environmental legislation and sideline Indigenous consultation. All this government overreach in the name of fast-tracking what they define as “nation-building projects”. 

Both Liberal and Conservative governments–especially those of Trudeau and Harper–have consolidated more and more power in the Prime Minister’s office, eroding the norms of democratic accountability and responsible government. 

While the Trump administration openly defies the rule of law south of the border, we must remain vigilant here in Canada and hold our governments accountable to those founding principles of Peace, Order, and Good Government that define Canadian democracy.

We should be proud to be Canadian, but we must not take for granted what sets Canada apart from other countries. We are a nation of nations living on shared Indigenous lands. Our cultural mosaic only works when we continue to respect and uphold the laws and institutions that allow us to live peacefully together. 

The real nation-building project is the ongoing work of perfecting those laws and institutions for the benefit of all Canadians–now and for generations to come.

 

Sincerely,

your Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• RDA Executives Update
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action

 

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That’s a wrap for the 2025 Green Party of New Brunswick AGM in Tracadie!

Thank you to all those who joined us in person and online and of course thanks to our wonderful staff, members, volunteers, Provincial Council, and MLAs for making this year’s annual general meeting a huge success! We had an impressive turnout of around 50 members and a very productive meeting filled with great discussions, some good laughs, and a lot of fun.

We owe another huge thank you to our outgoing Executive Director, Claire Kelly, for leading a record-breaking AGM fundraiser! We were blown away by the support and generosity of our donors. Your contributions, big and small, allow us to hire staff, to promote our vision and values, and to build a “peace chest” of funds to run a competitive and professional campaign in the next election.

The day concluded with a riveting lecture by guest speaker Allain Deneault, a French-Canadian author and philosopher. He spoke poignantly about challenging the two-party system in order to deliver the bold and meaningful change needed to address the unprecedented environmental and political crises of our time.

Recent governments—both Liberal and Conservative—have failed to meet the moment. As Deneault said, “they tell us they can do the impossible while telling us they can’t do what is possible”. They gain power by selling us fear and false promises and then fail to act once elected.

In the Green Party of New Brunswick, we believe there is a better way forward. We know that a more sustainable and equitable future for all is possible. We intend to not just challenge the two-party system, but to break it.

We have a bold and ambitious vision for our province. In order to see it through, we need a concerted effort from people like you who share our values and principles. We need your skills, your ideas, and your courage. 

The work of building a winning campaign in 2028 begins now. 

 

Sincerely,

your Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• Improving Public Transportation - Watch Our Video and Sign the Petition!
• Provincial Council Election Results
• Welcoming Genevieve MacRae as Executive Director
• Upcoming Events
• An Update on Bill 19: A Right to a Healthy Environment

 

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Last month, we celebrated Earth Day on April 22. People of all ages gathered in front of the Legislature for a protest organized by Seniors for Climate. The message was loud and clear: “Later is too late” to act on climate change and protect children from the devastating impacts of a warmer world.

In 2018, leading climate scientists from around the globe released a dire warning to the world that we may only have 12 years left to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees above the pre-industrial average temperature, thus avoiding the more severe risks of climate change. Today, with a mere 5 years left to avoid climate disaster, it is more important than ever to hold governments accountable and demand a just and equitable transition to a more sustainable economy that leaves no one behind.

Our Green MLAs, David Coon and Megan Mitton representing over 50,000 green voters in the last provincial election, have been working hard to do just that. 

We have tabled An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment, called on the government to make Solar Energy more accessible and affordable for all New Brunswickers, and advocated for a Minister of Public Transportation to oversee the implementation of the Transportation Strategy and fix our aging infrastructure across the province. And that’s just a start on the work that needs to be done!

We are just 4 weeks away from our 2025 provincial AGM and registration is now open! We invite you to join us in Tracadie from May 31 to June 1 to celebrate our hard work in last year’s election and chart a course for the coming years to win more Green seats in the next provincial election. 

This will be an extra special AGM for us as we say goodbye to our outgoing Executive Director, Claire Kelly, and welcome our new permanent Executive Director. Keep reading to see our thank you message to Claire below.

 

Enjoy the newsletter!

 

Sincerely,

your Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• Thank you Claire-Kelly!
• Register for our 2025 AGM
• Call for Memberships
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action
• Press Releases
• Petitions

 

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The Green Party of New Brunswick made history last month, as David Coon successfully called for the first emergency debate in the Legislative Assembly in 40 years to discuss the unjustified and costly tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. Our Green MLAs, representing over 50,000 voters in the last provincial election, continue to bring not only bold ideas, but action, accountability, and meaningful change to New Brunswickers.

On March 25, David tabled the long-anticipated Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment in the Legislature for its first reading. The new law, if enacted, would combine human rights and environmental laws to empower citizens to defend their right to clean air, water, and safe food. This is especially important to protecting the health and safety of children who are more vulnerable to pollutants. The bill aims to improve access to the courts and establish an environmental rights commissioner who will advocate for the health and well-being of all New Brunswickers. 

Below is a photo of some of the advocacy groups who came to the Legislature in support of the bill, including members from the NB Environmental Rights Caucus, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, CUPE NB, East Coast Environmental Law, and NB Lung. 

We need your help to get our bill through the Legislature and passed into law. You can help by signing our petition and sharing it with your friends, family, and coworkers. 

Thank you all for your continued support,

 

Sincerely,

your Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• Appreciating our Employees
• The Holt Liberal Cuts Result in Staff Layoffs for Green Caucus Staff
• A Note About Membership and Donations
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action
• Press Releases
• Petitions

 

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Last month, David Coon wrote about the power of citizenship and the promise of community. Citizenship and community are principles that have been taken for granted recently, and we need them now more than ever.

Threats to our sovereignty and economic security from the Trump administration are forcing us to rethink who we are and what we stand for. Canada is a nation of nations - a community of communities. We are defined by our common citizenship, and a common set of values - taking care of our neighbours when they are in need. That is who we are. 

The coming months and years are going to test those values in ways we have not seen in some time - certainly in my lifetime. We will need competent and experienced leadership, yes, but we will also need to depend on each other, make sacrifices, and support those in our communities who need our help.

As David wrote,

“We have a choice. We can come together to keep everyone safe, or we can succumb to the fear and yell ‘everyone for themselves’. We haven’t actually lost our power as citizens; it’s just been misplaced. We remain firmly embedded as caring and compassionate people in community. Knowing New Brunswickers and Canadians, as I do, we will make the right choice.”

And that choice requires us to exercise our power as citizens.

When we tune out and turn away from politics, we give away our power of citizenship and sacrifice the promise of our communities. Politics should be a friendly competition of ideas to improve peoples lives, and when citizens are engaged in politics, it can be. 

I ask you to join us in our endeavour to reject divisive politics, speak truth to power, and champion ideas and policies that create meaningful change in peoples lives.

 

Enjoy the newsletter, and consider donating to my 30th birthday fundraiser!

 

Addison Fach

Regional Mobilizer and Communications Assistant

Green Party of New Brunswick

 

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In This Issue:

• Addison and Genevieve's March Birthday Fundraiser
• Young Greens of New Brunswick Update
• Tax Receipts
• Upcoming Events
• Become a Member
• 2025 AGM Notice
• MLAs in Action
• Press Releases
• Petitions

 

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Last month, devastating wildfires raged in southern California while a turbulent polar vortex brought record-breaking snowfall to Florida and other southern states. Meanwhile, the incoming Trump administration has pulled America, the world’s largest economy, out of the Paris Climate Agreement - the international treaty to limit global warming. 

It is clear that climate change is here to stay "for several decades to come" and we must prepare for it. In New Brunswick, we can expect more violent storms, unpredictable precipitation and drought, rising sea levels and coastal erosion, flooding, and storm surges. As Green Party Leader, David Coon, outlines in a recent blog post, it is incumbent upon us to respond to these realities by securing our homes and infrastructure from rising seas and flooding, by strengthening our emergency response systems, and by becoming more self-sufficient in food and energy production. 

A rapidly changing climate presents a lot of risk and uncertainty - but there are things we can and must do now to make our communities more resilient. Things like protecting the province’s 2,250 km of coastline, making sure everyone has access to affordable housing and healthcare, and bolstering our local food security with a plan to support family farms. 

During the 2024 Provincial election, The Green Party of New Brunswick proposed an ambitious plan to invest in climate adaptation and protect New Brunswickers from climate impacts. Our MLAs continue to bring forward the kind of made-in-New Brunswick solutions to the complex and overlapping challenges of our time. We need your support to help us advance these solutions and 

If you can afford to donate, please consider making a monthly donation (see tax credit info below). 

If you can volunteer your time, consider becoming a member of your local RDA (Registered District Association) to help grow the grassroots of our party. 

Now is not the time to tune out and turn away from politics. Now is the time to get organized and to do the work of making our corner of the world a safer and healthier place for everyone. 

 

Thank you for your continued support.

The Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• Remembering JC Bourque
• Get Involved
• Become a Member
• Join the Green Roots Growth Club
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action
• Press Releases

 

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Happy New Year from all of us at the Green Party of New Brunswick!

We have so much to be grateful for over the last year, and so much to look forward to in the year ahead. Our staff have taken some much needed time off over the holidays to rest and recharge, but we will be back next week ready to hit the ground running! 

In case you missed it, read David Coon's post-election message from last month's newsletter.

 

Wishing you all the best for 2025!

Sincerely,

Your Green Team

 

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In This Issue:

• Green Roots Growth Club
• Become a Member
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action
• Press Releases

 

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First, a huge thank you to all the candidates, volunteers, donors, and campaign staff who worked so incredibly hard over these last several months. Together, we ran a phenomenal election campaign and earned the respect of New Brunswickers. I would especially like to thank Jo-Ann Roberts for her guidance and leadership in her role as campaign manager, and our Official Agent, David Wagner, and Provincial Council President, Ryan Spencer for their financial guidance. And of course, to the tens of thousands of voters who placed their trust in their local  Green candidates - Thank you for your support!

Our 2024 provincial campaign was our best planned and organized campaign to date. We have solidified ourselves as the third major party in New Brunswick - the only third party to elect multiple MLAs for more than two terms.  The stampede of voters to defeat Blaine Higgs was to the benefit of the Liberals, so we did not increase our number of seats as many New Brunswickers expected we would.  That will have to wait until the next election.  

I was honoured to win the support of the voters in the new riding of Fredericton-Lincoln, and pleased that Megan Mitton won re-election in the new Tantramar riding. Sadly, Kevin lost his seat in the red wave. Megan and I miss him terribly.  He not only served the people of Kent North tirelessly for the past 6 years, he was a hugely effective parliamentarian.  The new standing committee on Official Languages that will be established in the Legislature this fall is just one of his many accomplishments. 

Green candidates earned at least 20 percent of the vote in 9 ridings across the province, with our candidates in Shediac-Cap Acadie and Tracadie breaking through to earn 30% and 41% of the vote respectively. In total, we earned 14% of the popular vote province-wide, with over 50,000 voters placing their trust in us. It is also worth noting that the Green Party of New Brunswick was the only major party to have a gender-balanced caucus in this year’s election!

The next 4 years will go by very fast.  Our local riding associations will be very active in preparing for the next provincial election, as will our provincial office, and our governing council.  We had a successful post-election de-brief with our candidates, and some are already planning for a run in 2028.  

In the Legislative Assembly, Megan and I will be working hard to hold the new government accountable while championing key commitments from our election platform.  

I am so proud of our entire team’s efforts in what amounted to a year-long campaign, triggered by the threat of a snap election last year.   

Megan and I look forward to working with all of you as we chart a course forward to grow our party, strengthen its grassroots capacity, and bring our vision for a Green province to New Brunswickers. 

 

David Coon, 

Leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick

 

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In This Issue:

• Thank You Kevin Arseneau
• Green Roots Growth Club
• Year End Fundraising re: Postal Strike
• Become a Member
• Upcoming Events
• MLAs in Action

 

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The provincial election is scheduled for October 21 and the Green Party of New Brunswick is ready and eager to run.

Our team of dedicated leaders, candidates, staff, and volunteers has been working hard over the past year to recruit a full slate of incredible candidates in the October election. Many of our candidates and their wonderful teams have already knocked on thousands of doors and made countless phone calls to hear voters’ concerns. The message is clear - voters want change, and Green is the colour of change. 

Leadership matters, and New Brunswickers deserve better from their government. Whether we form government or hold the balance of power in a minority government, we will act to fix our most pressing problems.  We will protect and assert the rights of all New Brunswickers, including the right to access healthcare, the right to a healthy environment, the right to housing, and the fundamental human right to identify freely and live and love as you choose.

New Brunswick is a diverse province of many different communities living together. Our principles work for all New Brunswickers and they guide the work that David Coon, Megan Mitton, and Kevin Arseneau do every day for their constituents. Now, we must elect even more Green MLAs to put our principles into action. 

Every New Brunswicker deserves access to a primary healthcare provider, affordable and renewable energy, a rent cap to protect tenants, safer roads and highways and more public transit options like passenger rail, and above all, a fairer tax system to pay for it.

We are excited to roll out our 2024 election platform over the coming weeks. Join us as we lay out our vision for a better, more forward-looking province where we will get things done for New Brunswickers.

 

Donate to our election fund today!

 

Jo-Ann Roberts

Campaign Manager

 

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In This Issue:

• Be The Change - Watch Our New Campaign Video
• Get Involved
• #HumanRightsNotHate - A statement from the Green Party
• Upcoming Events
• Follow Our Candidates on Facebook
• Join the Green Roots Growth Club

 

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