Opinion
Panhandling in Fredericton: the facts
Panhandling is a subsistence activity of last resort for thousands of homeless and vulnerably housed Canadians in cities from coast...
Read moreOpen letter to Alward on citizen engagement and shale gas
The following is an open letter sent to New Brunswick Premier David Alward, also Minister of Citizen Engagement, from 22...
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“Somebody Arrest Me”
Striking student coalition calls for mass disobedience of new protest laws Montreal - Less than three days after the Quebec...
Read moreGovernment, media missing at Fredericton shale gas debate
It's a shame to have to write this letter.On Thursday, May 10, I participated in a debate in Fredericton concerning...
Read moreSpousal homicides – it’s our culture, you know
We should spend as much time discussing spousal homicides and murder suicides as we do “honour killings.” Maybe then we...
Read moreVoters encouraged to ask candidates where they stand on pay equity for Fredericton workers
Pay equity is equal pay for work of equal or comparable value. The skills, knowledge, effort and working conditions of...
Read moreHayes unveils final platform point, calls for inclusive communities
Today, mayoral candidate Matthew Hayes unveiled the last point of his platform, “Inclusive Communities”, as election day approaches. He wants...
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Trying to understand a tragedy
Mary Burnet writes about the death of Raymond Taavel. Taavel, 49, died from injuries incurred during an assault, which...
Read moreHayes dominates public debate
Tonight, Matthew Hayes presented an ideas-based vision for the future of the city during a public debate, while incumbent mayor...
Read moreNew Brunswick Federation of Labour’s statement for International Worker’s Day
Moncton - Michel Boudreau, President of the New Brunswick Federation of Labour (NBFL), is very pleased to mark May 1st,...
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