‘Budget with a Heart:’ supporting essential public services with fair corporate taxation
In his recent consultations in 14 communities, Green Party leader David Coon found that New Brunswickers are interested to share ...
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“I’d like to put people first,” says Lynaya Astephen, Saint John city councillor candidate
Lynaya Astephen got involved in politics when her community of Red Head, outside of Saint John, was facing a threat ...
Unfinished business: banning replacement workers in New Brunswick
Replacement workers? Strikebreakers? Scabs? Call them what you will, bringing in replacement workers during a strike is one of the ...
Fair taxes for heavy industry in Saint John would fund fair wages for municipal workers
Raising taxes to the national average for heavy industry in Saint John would generate the public funds required for a ...
The Great Water Giveaway
At a time when governments are encouraging seniors to stay in their own homes for as long as possible, Saint ...
The health effects of fossil fuels in Saint John
Saint John has suffered incidents of heavy metal deposition on parts of the city from accidental releases of spent catalyst ...
What is the link between Irving Oil, Saudi arms and the war in Yemen?
“We have a sort of arms for oil arrangement,” says Anthony Fenton, PhD candidate at York University. “Buying oil from ...
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster’s fallout
During Earth Week, talk of oil, pipelines, trains and community and environmental tragedy filled Conserver House. As the original location ...
The Lac-Mégantic disaster, New Brunswick, and Irving companies: an interview with Bruce Campbell
The Lac-Mégantic rail disaster and an Irving company, NB Southern Railway, were together in the same CBC news story last ...
Carbon pricing – Making changes today, taking responsibility and acting
What is the story or action needed to ignite the movement to turn our selves, our communities, our province and our ...