New Brunswick
Reducing poverty is fashionable where equality is unimaginable
Fredericton - An anti-poverty group says the New Brunswick Alward government's poverty reduction plan will not alleviate poverty. The government...
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What if Ma and Pa mistreat their workers? When supporting local is not good
Recently, while patronizing an eatery in the region, I was reminded that one should not assume that locally-owned small businesses...
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Energy for Everyone: A summit beyond pipelines and shale gas
The upcoming "Atlantic Energy Summit" in Saint John NB promotes fracked gas, tar sands pipelines and nuclear energy. These aren't...
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Is food insecurity just a neoliberal euphemism for hunger?
Fredericton is all abuzz about food. We hear things like “buy local," "buy what's in season," "buy organic”. We are...
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How a shale gas company bought its reputation
The dominant discourse being fed to New Brunswick by Southwestern Energy (SWN) is that no harm to the environment or...
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A pipeline through paradise? A case against the proposal
TransCanada's proposed Energy East pipeline route through what Hugh Leonard calls New Brunswick's paradise. Is the...
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Jan Wong to speak at NB Media Co-op Annual General Meeting
Join the NB Media Co-op’s 4th Annual General Meeting on Sat., Sept. 21st at Conserver House, 180 Saint John St....
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“Poor and can’t pay anymore:” St. Thomas students strike back against tuition hike
Fredericton - St. Thomas University students plan to defend education as a right in light of the university’s decision to...
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Home support workers should not subsidize employer payroll costs
The NB Coalition for Pay Equity is shocked to learn that home support workers’ retroactive pay equity adjustments for 2012-2013...
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More job creation potential in clean energy than in oil and gas
Government leaders and a number of other pundits are telling us that New Brunswick needs the shale gas industry and...
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