new brunswick politics

News

Apr 22, 2016

New Brunswick workers and unions celebrate major victory after Bill 24 shelved

Teuila Fuatai

The proposed labour law amendments under Bill 24 that would have affected collective bargaining rights was shelved this month after a successful campaign by New Brunswick unions.

Columnists

Oct 22, 2015

Film 'Defenders of the Dawn' highlights environmental rights battles

June Chua

The Canadian documentary Defenders of the Dawn examines the fight in the Maritimes for environmental rights, situated within the perspective of the world stage.

News

Oct 14, 2015

Votes count here: How safe is the NDP in Acadie-Bathurst?

Cory Collins

Fomerly a strong NDP outpost, will the retirement of Yvon Godin leave the Acadie-Bathurst seat up for grabs?

Book Review

May 14, 2015

Elsipogtog vs. Big Oil: Recounting the Mi'kmaq Warrior Society resistance

Miles Howe

In spring 2013, after years of actions against the threat of fracking in New Brunswick, the Elsipogtog First Nation became the focus of resistance. Read Miles Howe's account of this action.

News

Feb 26, 2015

Publicly funded abortion services in N.B. will only expand to Moncton City Hospital

Tracy Glynn

The New Brunswick government is only extending publicly funded abortion services to the Moncton Hospital, choosing saving money over women's health.

News

Nov 28, 2014

Abortion restriction in New Brunswick lifted but access still a problem

Tracy Glynn

Newly elected Liberal Premier Brian Gallant has announced the removal of certain barriers to abortion in New Brunswick. While this is great news, there is still a lot of work to be done.

In cahoots

Oct 24, 2014

New Brunswick premier calls for the twinning of the Energy East pipeline

The N.B. premier visited Alberta for four days to promote the controversial pipeline project and has even gone as far as suggesting two export pipelines -- one for oil, one for gas -- should be built.

Book Review

Oct 23, 2014

Canada's billionaires: Did you hear about the Irvings?

Geoff Martin

The production and consumption of news is a fundamental liberal democracy. So what happens when one of Canada's richest families owns all the papers in New Brunswick?

Blog

Oct 6, 2014

Spectre of NAFTA investor-state challenge looms over New Brunswick fracking moratorium

Brent Patterson

The new premier of New Brunswick will need to keep in mind the $250 million NAFTA investor-state challenge launched by Lone Pine Resources in Quebec after the government revoked permits to frack.

News

Sep 23, 2014

New Brunswick election 2014: Green Party leader takes Fredericton riding, NDP leader resigns

Tracy Glynn

New Brunswick election results are in, and the Liberals have formed a majority government. But what were voters talking about and what issues were most important to them?

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