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Green Party Leader Elizabeth May has renewed criticism about the federal government’s efforts to fast-track controversial resource extraction projects. Watch the NB Media Co-op’s interview with Elizabeth May: Proposed legislative changes would give Cabinet ministers “unprecedented power to exempt projects from legislation such as the Impact Assessment Act,” according to May, the MP representing…
The controversy over Sean Feucht’s “Let Us Worship” tour in Canada last summer has returned, thanks to his company’s decision to sue the City of Moncton for cancelling the permit for his performance. Fortunately, reporters have been referring regularly to Feucht’s hateful comments about “the 2SLGBTQ+ community, abortion rights and critical race theory.” I’m not […]
The executive director of the Atlantic Wildlife Institute is renewing his call for federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin to order a comprehensive review of the proposed 500 MW gas/diesel plant near Centre Village. “We’re asking her to do her job,” Barry Rothfuss said on August 13 during a telephone interview. “Right now, we have, in […]
This is the latest dispatch from Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist based in Gaza City who frequently contributes to the NB Media Co-op. Palestinian Ibrahim al-Dabba, 49, is recovering some of the beehives he lost during the war, resuming his beekeeping work with his sons on the roof of a damaged residential building in the Tel al-Hawa […]
The Greenland government has issued a “strong warning” after a U.S. oil company with ties to Donald Trump moved drilling equipment into position for a project that hasn’t received official approval, in what is being interpreted as a possible new front in Trump’s attempts to annex the autonomous and self-governing territory. “The licensee did not […]
The Canadian government recently invited people to share their feedback about proposed changes to the federal “additions to reserve policy,” which allows parcels of land to be added to existing First Nations reserves. Ottawa asked people to share their thoughts about proposed changes to the policy through an online survey. People can also submit written […]
Since joining the New Brunswick Refugee Clinic, I’ve been sharing some personal reflections about refugees, newcomers and what it means to build a life and feel that you belong in New Brunswick. I’ve written about some of my own experiences as a newcomer, about what I’ve learned from working with refugee claimants, and about the […]
Powwows take place in Mi’kmaw and Wolastoqey communities every summer. These all-ages events showcase Indigenous culture, which feature drums, dancing, regalia, crafts and food vendors. Grand Entry, which signals the beginning of the powwow, usually takes place at 1 p.m. on Saturday or Sunday. Seven powwows have already taken place across New Brunswick this summer, […]
Do you believe that someone working full-time at minimum wage — currently $15.90 per hour in New Brunswick — can afford the basic necessities of life, such as food, housing, and transportation and other essentials? That’s one of the questions that the provincial government is asking as part of a public consultation on the minimum […]
Returning from vacation, I found a report on my desk titled Death by System. Despite the tragic events it describes, this is one of the few reports on long-term care that have left me hopeful. The report, released by the Office of the New Brunswick Advocate, details the death of Alice, a woman living with […]
A new study reveals persistent gendered wage gaps in Atlantic Canada and proposes solutions that include stronger pay equity laws, higher minimum wages and labour standards, and support for unions. To learn more, the NB Media Co-op sat down with co-author Christine Saulnier, director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Nova Scotia, which published the […]
