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  • Green Health Critic Calls on Government to Cease Healthcare Privatization

    Posted by · November 28, 2023 1:13 PM

    Yesterday in the Legislature, Green Party MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar and Health Critic Megan Mitton called on the government to cease privatization efforts within the healthcare system and to develop an action plan to bring the management of services offered by Medavie Health Services back under public control.

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  • Green Party Leader Calls for End to Ecologically Damaging Forestry Practices

    Posted by · November 28, 2023 1:09 PM

    FREDERICTON - Yesterday in the Legislature, Green Party Leader and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon tabled a motion calling on the government to ban the spraying of herbicides, such as glyphosate, on Crown Lands and to limit clearcut logging to harvesting on tree plantations, while negotiating shared-decision making with First Nations.

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  • Green Party Leader Calls for Complex Care Housing

    Posted by · November 08, 2023 12:40 PM

    FREDERICTON – Green Party leader and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon has tabled a motion in the Legislative Assembly that calls on the provincial government to implement a comprehensive complex-care housing program with wrap-around services, including healthcare – beyond what is currently available.

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  • Green Health Critic Tables Motion Calling for Return to Local-Decision Making in Healthcare

    Posted by · November 08, 2023 12:17 PM

    FREDERICTON – Today in the Legislative Assembly, Green Party Health Critic and MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar Megan Mitton tabled a motion calling for the reinstatement of locally elected board members for Horizon and Vitalité.

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  • Green Caucus Motion Calls for End to Premier Higgs’ Gas Tax

    Posted by · November 08, 2023 11:58 AM

    Fredericton – Today in the Legislative Assembly, Green Finance Critic and MLA for Kent North Kevin Arseneau tabled a motion calling for an end to Premier Higgs’ gas tax.

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  • Kevin Arseneau Urges Government to Guarantee Provincewide Cell Phone Coverage

    Posted by · November 07, 2023 1:24 PM

    FREDERICTON - With New Brunswick already experiencing the effects of climate change, including more frequent extreme weather events, effective communication has become vital during climate-related emergencies to ensure public safety and minimize the impact of climate-related disasters.

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  • Green Housing Critic Calls for Permanent Rent Cap

    Posted by · November 07, 2023 1:15 PM

    FREDERICTON - Today MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar and Green Housing Critic Megan Mitton tabled a motion in the Legislature urging the government to establish a permanent rent cap.

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  • Green Party Leader David Coon Calls for Greater Ambition on Energy Efficiency

    Posted by · November 07, 2023 1:08 PM

    FREDERICTON - Today, David Coon, Green Party Leader and MLA for Fredericton South, tabled a motion in the Legislative Assembly calling on the Higgs government to ensure more New Brunswickers can cut their energy costs by accessing free heat pumps and insulation through the Enhanced Energy Savings Program.

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  • Green MLA and Health Critic Megan Mitton Calls on Government to Implement Midwifery Report Recommendations

    Posted by · November 07, 2023 12:56 PM

    FREDERICTON - Today MLA for Memramcook-Tantramar and Green Health Critic Megan Mitton tabled a motion calling on the government to immediately implement the recommendations from the 2022 Fredericton Midwifery Demonstration Site Summary Evaluation Report.

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  • Green Party Leader Calls for Guaranteed Liveable Income Program

    Posted by · November 07, 2023 11:59 AM

    FREDERICTON - Green Party leader and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon tabled a motion calling on the government today to take immediate action to develop a Guaranteed Liveable Income program in consultation with social assistance recipients, minimum wage earners, experts, advocacy groups, and the federal government. 

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