Economy
Can we have prosperity without pipelines?
Fredericton - The Alward government's announcement in February that it would be offering its full support to the construction of...
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CUPE responds to Telegraph-Journal’s attack on their political activity
The Telegraph-Journal's March 2nd editorial asking whether CUPE has become a political party merits a response. First and foremost, political...
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Celebrating past gains in women’s rights, fighting for pay equity today
“During this International Women's Week, we are celebrating the gains made by our predecessors: these women who fought for the...
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Canadian arrogance: Harper and the death of Hugo Chávez
Within hours of the death of Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued what is arguably the...
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The Globe and Mail as corporate apologists: behind the love affair with Barrick Gold
In the rural highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG), a Canadian gold mine operates among the Ipili people, who were...
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“Staring down the barrel of a pipeline:” Winona LaDuke warns against lost perspective in a time of climate change
St. Mary's/Sitansik/Fredericton - Winona LaDuke, whose books are read in classes at St. Thomas University, just got a new fan...
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NB energy policy: chasing dollars, courting disaster
The provincial economic and energy plans espoused by government, former politicians and editorial writers are based on denying any facts...
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Harper government wrong to replace EI board of referees
There has been a good deal in the news lately about the current legislative amendments to the Employment Insurance Act...
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University professor: we need forestry regime change [Video]
Stephen Wyatt explains why we need a forestry regime change in New Brunswick. He says it was designed for an...
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Rivers and lakes be damned: why Bill C-45 concerns us all
Fredericton - The Harper government has fundamentally changed the way the federal government involves itself in environmental oversight; essentially downloading...
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