Latest from Jacques Poitras
Point Lepreau nuclear plant offline until mid-November
The utility confirmed that it wont be able to achieve what it had called a best-case scenario of resuming operations in September.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Match PC promise to cut HST, lobby group urges N.B. political parties
A self-styled taxpayer advocacy group is urging all political parties in New Brunswick to fall in line with the Progressive Conservative promise to cut the harmonized sales tax if it is re-elected in this falls election.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Travel-nurse company turned my life upside down, health worker says
The company at the heart of the travel-nurse controversy is now the subject of a complaint over unpaid wages under New Brunswicks Employment Standards Act.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Ottawa lets N.B. subsidize more for-profit child-care spaces
The Higgs government has won a major concession from Ottawa that is allowing it to subsidize more child-care spaces in for-profit centres around the province.
Canada -New Brunswick |
A decade after NDP surge, Dominic Cardy's star recruits have drifted away
Ten years ago, the New Democratic Party was showing strength in the polls. Its leader had recruited an eclectic slate of candidates aiming for a historic breakthrough in an upcoming provincial election. Today, the party is struggling to stay relevant in provincial politics.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Opposition leaders rap Higgs for 2021 removal of top RCMP officer
Opposition leaders say new information about the 2021 departure of the RCMPs top officer in New Brunswick is another example of Premier Blaine Higgs blaming others for his lack of leadership.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Top Mountie ousted by Higgs flagged political 'influence' on policing
The RCMPs top officer in New Brunswick raised concerns about political interference by the Higgs government when he was ousted from the job in 2021, according to a letter he wrote at the time.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Analysis
With HST promise, Higgs seeks a campaign about choices, not change
Blaine Higgss promise to lower the provincial portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax is a politically potent move and a callback to a similar Conservative commitment almost two decades ago.
Canada -New Brunswick |
MLAs make one last bid for inquiry into travel-nurse contracts
The New Brunswick Legislatures public accounts committee is making one last push to ensure a public inquiry is held into expensive travel-nurse contracts.
Canada -New Brunswick |
Higgs greets marchers opposing LGBTQ policies
Premier Blaine Higgs and his education minister joined a noisy march against LGBTQ policies in schools on Wednesday, a decision that was quickly denounced by supporters of gay and trans rights.
Canada -New Brunswick |