The Green Gazette | Volume 1, Issue 4 | December 2025

Posted by 961sc on November 30, 2025

It's been an incredible year for the Green Party of New Brunswick!

We started the year off strong with the founding meeting of the NB Young Greens - Jeunes Verts de NB. In May, we welcomed Genevieve MacRae, our former Interim Executive Director as our new permanent Executive Director. Our staff, interns, and volunteers have been working hard to reorganize our resources - based on feedback from our RDAs (Registered District Associations) - to prepare us for future elections.

Our Green MLAs, David Coon and Megan Mitton, have been tirelessly advocating for better public transportation, better access to healthcare and education, renewable energy, and more. In March, David tabled Bill 19: An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment. The Legislature was packed with supporters from across the province who showed up in support of Bill 19's First Reading. After a Second Reading in May, Bill 19 successfully passed to the Standing Committee on Law Amendments for further study and public consultations. Stay tuned for more developments!

Just last month, we held a very productive SMM (Special Members Meeting) on Green policy with four guest speakers who are experts in renewable energy, mining (with respect to the proposed Sisson Mine), and more. Genevieve MacRae also organized a very fun Greens Got Talent evening fundraiser, with lots of music, singing, and laughs.

On the ground, Green Party members and volunteers across the province organized meetings in their communities to bring people together, strengthen the party at the grassroots level, and engaged in meaningful conversations about the future of New Brunswick.

We look forward to what the next years will bring. There is a lot more work to do and we have an exceptional team of passionate and committed people to help us build the Green Party of New Brunswick stronger than ever!

Enjoy the holiday season, remember to take time to rest and be with friends and family, and know that our staff is here to support you as we fight for a brighter future - together.

Enjoy this month's newsletter!

Your Green Team

Year-End Giving: Help Us Start 2026 Strong

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re gearing up for a crucial year of organizing, training local teams, building resources, and growing our communications capacity ahead of the 2028 election. None of that happens without you.

In the past few weeks, volunteers have been making year-end fundraising phone calls, and we’ve mailed a special appeal letter to many of our supporters. If you’ve already given — thank you. If you haven’t had a chance yet, there’s still time!

You must donate by December 31st in order to get a tax credit for 2025.

Thanks to New Brunswick’s political tax credit, your donation may cost you less than you think. The tax credit system is a little complicated, but here’s a look at some of the key numbers in terms of how much a donation will cost you after your tax credit.

Give $50 ➜ actual cost after tax credit = $12.50
Give $200 ➜ actual cost after tax credit = $50
Give $550 ➜ actual cost after tax credit = $225
Give $1075 ➜ actual cost after tax credit = $575

Every contribution — whether it’s $25, $100, or $3,000 (the maximum contribution an individual can donate per year) — helps us:

Support and strengthen local teams across the province
Train volunteers and prepare strong local campaigns
Build tools and resources to stay connected with members and supporters
Amplify Green voices and solutions in every corner of New Brunswick
Support our Green MLAs as they work tirelessly to bring our voices to the Legislature

If you believe New Brunswick needs a stronger Green voice in 2028 and beyond, please consider making a year-end gift today.

Donate today by clicking here

Thank you for all the ways you support this movement — with your time, your energy, and, when you’re able, your donations. Together, we’re building something that lasts.

***If you’d like to confirm how much you have already donated this year, please contact our office or call us at 506-447-8499.

Policy Working Group Update

Following our very productive SMM on Policy in November, our policy working group has established two committees to draft Green Party of New Brunswick policy on electricity (chaired by Tom McLean) and mining (chaired by Anthea Plummer). Any member with expertise and interest in these topics is invited to contact the office to get involved.

Grassroots in Action

Shoutout to Karen Rogers and Jean Bourgeois, the Regional Representatives to Provincial Council for RDAs in South East NB, for organizing meetings to engage members in the Greater Moncton Area
Shoutout to the Sussex-Three Rivers RDA as well as the Woodstock-Hartland RDA for holding successful AGMs for Green members in their ridings
The Fredericton South Silverwood RDA held a strategic planning session at the end of November to develop a path to the 2028 Election
The Riverview RDA is holding a year-end fundraising initiative: If you donate, you could be one of the lucky folks to get a limited edition Riverview Greens tote bag! …Donate to the Riverview RDA
Shoutout to Gerry Irish for organizing the 2025 Saint John Greens AGM! Gerry was also elected President of the new Saint John East RDA in its founding meeting!

If you want to feature your local RDA event in our monthly newsletter, or, if you know a volunteer who deserves recognition, contact us at [email protected]

Inside the Green Caucus

What Leader David Coon has been up to:

David Coon attended the Promise of Home Conference about the real challenges newcomers face navigating housing, health care, and settlement services in Fredericton …Read More
On National Housing Day, David called on the government to add these 3 things to its Housing priorities:
- 1 Non-market housing (co-ops and non-profit)
- 2 Complex-care housing
- 3 Housing for seniors
David called for more accountability and transparency of corporate lobbying in our government …Watch Here
David raised serious concerns about the Sisson Mine approval process …Watch Here
David called on Premier Holt to reject the proposed gas plant in Tantramar, arguing that 10 years after the Paris Climate Agreement to limit warming emissions, building new fossil fuel projects is not the answer …Watch Here

What Deputy Leader Megan Mitton has been up to:

Megan continues to call for the Holt government to bring a clear, costed action plan to reduce the number of seniors living in hospitals waiting for a long-term care placement …Watch Here
Megan gave a shoutout to Nursing Homes Without Walls for proving what’s possible when we support people to stay in their communities with the care they need …Watch Here
See Megan’s post on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women …Read More
Megan spoke about the power of young people, hope, and how we can choose the future we want to build …Watch Here

Want to follow what David and Megan are working on? Subscribe to the Legislative Week in Review to get weekly updates from the Green caucus straight to your inbox.

See David and Megan in action at the Legislature by subscribing to the Green Caucus Vert Youtube channel

Here are a few clips from last month:

Take Action

The Vote 16 Act - Join the movement to expand Canada’s voting age to 16 to empower younger voters ...Read More
Sign the federal petition sponsored by Green Party of Canada MP, Elizabeth May to halt approval of the proposed Tantramar gas plant.
Sign our petition for The Right to a Healthy Environment to support the Green Party of New Brunswick's Bill 19

Green Book Club

Books, podcasts, and more recommended by our MLAs and staff

Active Hope: How to Face the Mess We're in with Unexpected Resilience & Creative Power by Joanna Macy & Chris Johnstone - recommended by Megan Mitton. From the Active Hope website: “[The book] offers tools that help us face the mess we’re in, as well as find and play our role in the collective transition, or Great Turning, towards a society and way of being that support the flourishing of life.” …Read More
The Great Food Rescue - Ted Radio Hour - recommended by Addison Fach. “Food is central to who we are; our communities, cultures, economy, and climate are all deeply connected to how we produce, consume and even dispose of our food. So much of our food is wasted and ends up in landfills where it produces methane - a potent greenhouse gas. This podcast brings together different ideas about how we can fix our food system. …Listen Here
The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac - recommended by Genevieve MacRae. The authors outline two possible scenarios for our planet. In one, they describe what life on Earth will be like by 2050 if we fail to meet the Paris Agreement’s climate targets. In the other, they lay out what it will be like to live in a regenerative world that has net-zero emissions. They argue for confronting the climate crisis head-on, with determination and optimism. The Future We Choose presents our options and tells us what governments, corporations, and each of us can, and must, do to fend off disaster.

Be The Change

Your support makes a difference! By becoming a member or making a donation, you help the Green Party of New Brunswick fight for a sustainable, fair, and just province. Join us today or contribute to keep our movement growing. Every action counts!

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