One out of seven New Brunswickers is invisible in Minister Higgs’ Budget: Common Front
“In Minister Blaine Higgs’ budget speech – Rebuilding New Brunswick Together, people living in poverty don’t seem to exist since ...
Tag: social assistance
Common Front for Social Justice calls for action against poverty in province’s budget
Letter to Premier David Alward: Within the next few days, your government will table its 2012-2013 budget. For the Common ...
To NB financial planners: daylight saving time is here!
As late as the 1950s, Kent County school trustees could hire a 17-year-old girl to teach the village children for ...
Common Front for Social Justice concerned about dental care for those on social assistance
Honorable Sue Stulz: The New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice is very concerned by the turn in negotiations between ...
New Brunswick’s poverty reduction plan: 2 years after
It has been two years since the Liberals and Conservatives adopted the New Brunswick Economic and Social Inclusion Plan to ...
Food bank usage continues to rise in New Brunswick: Food Banks Canada
Food Banks Canada’s Hunger Count 2011 confirms an observation, which the Common Front for Social Justice sees on the ground ...
Shameful attacks on the poor
Shameful! It’s autumn and hunting season is here once again. New Brunswick’s Minister of Finance, Blaine Higgs, will make money ...
Will there be home heating assistance in NB this year?
Open letter to Hon. Sue Stultz, Minister of Social Development: There are approximately 100,000 New Brunswickers living below the poverty ...
Food prices jump 5.74% in the past year in New Brunswick
We are experiencing a sharp increase in food prices. In July 2010, the Common Front for Social Justice had surveyed ...
Common Front for Social Justice proposes changes to social assistance policies
The Common Front for Social Justice is fighting to build a more compassionate society, based on respect and dignity for ...