FIRST PERSON: I’m immune-compromised. When home care workers get sick, I do too.
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Tag: poverty
Prejudice hurts those who rely on social assistance to survive
This article is part of a series on poverty by Janelle LeBlanc of the NB Common Front for Social Justice. ...
Where is the compassion and empathy?
The Common Front for Social Justice is concerned about the dehumanizing comments in the media towards people experiencing homelessness and ...
STATEMENT: New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities responds to the provincial budget
When Finance Minister Ernie Steeves’ pre-budget news release told the people of New Brunswick that the 2023–24 budget would contain ...
Front-page newspaper ads missed essential info about Higgs’s true 2022 record
The end of the year is a time for individuals and governments to take stock. On December 30, our Premier, ...
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Government report is ‘misleading’ on poverty reduction: Ability NB [video]
In October, New Brunswick's Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation, a Crown corporation tasked with poverty reduction, reported a big decline ...
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Social assistance rates in New Brunswick are below poverty line, disability advocate tells province [video]
The NB Common Front for Social Justice and the NB Coalition of Persons with Disabilities held a virtual press conference ...
NB Common Front calls for higher social assistance rates [video]
The Moncton Chapter of the NB Common Front for Social Justice is organizing a march and a conference to mark ...
‘People deserve a living wage’: Minimum wage increase not enough for decent quality of life, critics say
Audio report via CHMA 106. 9 FM: New Brunswick’s minimum wage went up by one dollar on Friday, ...
New Brunswick needs to start investing in workers
It is time that the minimum wage is raised to a livable wage and for all workers to have paid ...