September 23, 2024

FREDERICTON - Today David Coon announced that a Green government will implement a guaranteed livable income to end deep poverty in New Brunswick by the end of a 4 year mandate, in partnership with the federal government.

September 21, 2024

St. STEPHEN - This morning Green Party leader David Coon unveiled his commitment to restore rural services cut by past Liberal and Conservative governments.

Joined by St. Croix Green candidate Mark Groleau, Coon committed to returning court services to Charlotte County and the Acadian Peninsula to ensure rural residents have timely access to justice in their communities without  tying up local police officers for days, an hour away in Saint John and Bathurst respectively.

September 20

FREDERICTON - This morning, Green Party leader David Coon announced his plan to invest $380 million annually to fix the primary healthcare system in New Brunswick.

“Everyone should have a right to access a primary healthcare team in their community,” said Coon. “There is no doubt that fixing this broken system will be a challenge and will require a generational investment, but I’m up to the task of getting it done.  We will eliminate waiting lists and we will bring our nurses home.”

September 12, 2024

FREDERICTON – This morning Green Party leader David Coon announced that a Green government will create a New Brunswick Electricity Support Program, to help low income New Brunswickers offset NB Power’s unprecedented rate increases.

August 20, 2024

FREDERICTON - In the wake of recent news by NB Power that Point Lepreau won’t be generating power anytime soon, and the unprecedented power rate increase NB Power is seeking to keep up with the spiralling costs of the troubled nuclear plant, Green Party leader David Coon says he would restructure NB Power.

July 16, 2024

FREDERICTON - In response to a recent report revealing New Brunswick had the highest highway death rate in the country last year, Green Party leader David Coon is calling on Public Safety Minister Kris Austin to initiate an in-depth investigation into the causes of these tragic accidents and what steps can be taken to prevent them.

July 9, 2024

FREDERICTON - 

The Premier must step up to address the lack of maintenance on the 278 km stretch of rail owned by CN Rail that runs from northern to southern New Brunswick, says David Coon, Green Party leader and MLA for Fredericton South. 

June 25, 2024

FREDERICTON - In light of recent news that train travel through New Brunswick will take even longer now due to lack of maintenance on the tracks in northern New Brunswick, Green Party leader David Coon is calling for the province of New Brunswick to buy that length of track and maintain it for passenger rail. 

June 21, 2024

FREDERICTON - On National Indigenous Peoples Day, Green Party leader David Coon says that New Brunswick needs a government that will treat Mi'kmaq, Wolastoqey and Passamaquoddy people as partners in a nation-to-nation relationship.