So the Circus begins again in Fat Fred City N'esy Pas?

Premier Brian Gallant and PC Leader Blaine Higgs, though it's likely the premier would have preferred dragging a Tory.

Official Opposition Leader Blaine Higgs and Premier Brian Gallant dragged Daniel Guitard to the Speaker's chair in jest to applause. (Government of New Brunswick)

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David Raymond Amos‏ @DavidRayAmos

Replying to @DavidRayAmos @Kathryn98967631 and 49 others

Methinks that is easily the funniest video Chucky Leblanc published in YouTube yesterday
about New Brunswick and hardly anyone has watched it yet N'esy Pas?


 https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/10/httpstwitter_22.html

#TrudeauMustGo #nbpoli #cdnpoli #TrumpKnew


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So the Circus begins again in Fat Fred City N'esy Pas?


https://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.com/2018/10/as-so-circus-begins-again-in-fat-fred.html

#TrudeauMustGo #nbpoli #cdnpoli #TrumpKnew



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/brian-gallant-throne-speech-1.4874729

Brian Gallant's minority government lays out agenda in throne speech

Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau delivers the throne speech

Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2018 1:42 PM AT

207 Comments Now The tally was much higher before I refreshed the page  Obviously many comments were beginning to evaporate N'esy Pas? 

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But not before this malicious nonsense happened while I was logged in byway of Facebook and long before the comment section closed???


"You must be logged in or pass an anonymous name to post a comment."


 Hell this was a new one on me and as I tried log in again in order to go through all the comments to see which ones were deleted. I got this notice


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 So much for the of the LIEbrano Propaganda Machine commonly known as the CBC and their evil buddies in VIAFOURA  N'esy Pas Jesse Brown and Premier Ford?





 

Dallas Mcquarrie 

The Throne Speech shows us the current government's agenda is "electoral reform favored by the Greens, a faster elimination of the deficit proposed by the Progressive Conservatives, and a push to end paramedic shortages advanced by the Alliance." If Higgs and the Conservatives defeat this agenda in the legislature, it will be up to them to explain why they now oppose such measures when they were in favor of them only a month ago. I note that Higgs has not yet backed away form his promise to allow fracking if the Conservatives win government!

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David Amos
@Dallas Mcquarrie Methinks you should remember talking to me and exchanging emails way back in 2010 when the PANB first became a political party and the Greens had a former liberal as their leader. Correct? It was certainly long before you got arrested protesting fracking and then began singing the praises of my friend Dr Roger Richard Correct? Now you Greens are mad at my friend and I merely because he ran against the former wannabe liberal candidate Kevin Arseneau awhile I took on the  Greens in Fundy. That said you can Dream On about electoral reform. Everybody knows that dog don't hunt and that  Gallant and Trudeau already played that card to get your votes last time around byway of "Lead Now" N'esy Pas?
 

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David Amos

@Norman Albert Snr "We are very well trained little sheeple."

Methinks I have earned the right not to be considered one of the sheeple of peoplekind N'esy Pas?

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David Amos

@Junkman George "Watch very closely over the next 10 days"

Methinks the NDP do watch things very closely However we all know the left wing wackos will never do the right thing. A very funny part of the Circus that is upon us is that their former leader just got elected as a Conservative N'esy Pas?

Jim Joe Jackson

Grab your popcorn! I think the Liberals should keep Gallant when his government falls. This shaky Higgs ascendency could easily fall next year. Then the Liberals have a crack at reforming government in a 2019 election.

Jonas Smith

@Jim Joe Jackson Considering the only reason that the Tories eeked out a victory is solely because of Gallant, they'd do well to dispatch of him swiftly and get someone more cooperative in there.

David Amos

@Jonas Smith I agree

Jim Joe Jackson

@Jonas Smith I disagree. Rather than forcing Gallant out and descending into a leadership contest, the Liberals are better off riding out a short-lived Higgs government. Besides Gallant won 38% of the vote, which is majority territory.

reginald churchill

@Marc Martin ----and I think that all that anglophones who voted liberal see the liberal party with sanb ( Acadian society ) and will likely vote for another party

Joseph Vacher

@Jim Joe Jackson why would they put him back in, they are going to lose because h'es useless. if they were smart they would find better representation

Marguerite Deschamps

@reginald Churchill, fortunately not all anglophones think like you do.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Marc Martin, maybe Joseph Vachier is thinking of running.

Seamus O'hern

@reginald churchill ....nailed it....that's exactly who they are....they're a madam detrement.

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "@Marc Martin, maybe Joseph Vachier is thinking of running."

Methinks you know I will run again N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David Amos, as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow!

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Interesting choice of words Methinks the old Bard explained something important along the line of reasoning "This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." N'esy Pas?

 
Murray Brown

Delaying the inevitable for the sake of maintaining power doesn't look very pretty... And it's probably not the best strategy. Gallant should have allowed the Tories to take over and then when something came up to defeat the Conservatives, it would have looked like like it's Higg's fault instead of Gallant's. Now he just looks desperate.

David Amos

@Murray Brown Methinks the fat lady ain't sung yet N'esy Pas?

 
SarahRose Werner

I admire Gallant's attempt to gain the cooperation of other parties by making concessions to their platforms. The strategy may or may not work, but it's a good try. It seems to me that a lot hinges on the smaller parties' estimates as to whether they would gain or lose seats in a second election. If they believe that they'd lose seats, then they're more likely to cooperate with Gallant. They hold six seats - and Gallant only needs four additional votes to hang on.

David Amos

@SarahRose Werner Methinks Gallant and some disenchanted PCs may have an "October Surprise" for Mr Higgs and the rest of his crew N'esy Pas?

  
Therese Benoit

This is a great attempt at cooperation, but Higgs is interested in power for himself. The people of NB want cooperation, but our politicians only see power for themselves! I expect to be back to the polls in 6 months or less.

David Amos

@Therese Benoit "I expect to be back to the polls in 6 months or less."

Me Too

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

They should do it right now and stop this nonsense.

Mack Leigh

@Therese Benoit

Surely you have not fallen once again for the remain elected at all costs BS that Gallant and his cronies are spewing ?? Surely after 4 years of the corruption and decimation of our province you have had enough ????

Ross Piercey

@David Amos I’m thinking it will be February or March when the snow and roads will keep most rural voters home, except for the big cities where they have lots of cash to buy votes, sorry, I mean clear roads.

David Amos

@Ross Piercey Methinks you may be correct Perhaps I should run in Fat Fred City again I got nearly 200 votes last time I ran there N'esy Pas?

  
Richard Dunn

Brian Gallant has no plan other than trying to keep his job to get a pension. He was the most arrogant and divisive premier we have had in 50 years.

Regardless of what he includes in this throne speach he needs to be voted out.

David Amos

@Richard Dunn "Brian Gallant has no plan other than trying to keep his job to get a pension."

Methinks the same could be said of most folks N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

@David Amos, for once I agree with you 100% David!

Scott McLaughlin

@Richard Dunn AMEN

Joseph Vacher

@Richard Dunn He's tied for graham as the worst [Premier in NB history

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Who cares?

Norman Albert Snr

@Richard Dunn Let they who be without sin cast the first stone. Both the ruling parties here for decades have had their fair share of scandals. Politics at it's best. Do and say what you have to in order to get elected.
This speech sounds fairly promising but how much of it is pure survival rhetoric?

Norman Albert Snr

@Joseph Vacher Remind me again who were the good premiers? We are where we are because of bad choices. Our bad choices. We are suckers for a good sales pitch. It never really takes long to realize the mistakes we made. Remember Dr. Cleary?
In all honesty and in hind sight,there is not one that I would vote for in the last 70 years. Charlatans and self serving ego maniacs the lot of them. They tend to do much better in the after life of politic then during.

Marguerite Deschamps

@David Amos, Van Horne cared! Remember?

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks I knew Van Horne better than you. For instance his son owned one of the first 450 Hondas in this province Furthermore a good friend of mine worked for him N'esy Pas?

 
Mark Deckard

So now, the Liberals want electoral reform. Classic!

David Amos

@Mark Deckard LMAO

 
Emery Hyslop-Margison

This is not an attempt at cooperation by Gallant, but rather a political strategy looking ahead to the next election. The latter will likely occur within a year when the PAP determine Premier Blaine Higgs won't move on language. It all makes for entertaining theatre as the principals jockey for some political advantage. The province desperately needs an infusion of new and creative ideas to build a high tech and sustainable 21st century economy - alas, we're not hearing much(anything?) about that in the face of all this politicking.

David Amos

@Emery Hyslop-Margison "It all makes for entertaining theatre as the principals jockey for some political advantage."

Welcome To The Circus

Mack Leigh

@Emery Hyslop-Margison

Seems to be a condensed course on how to do the maximum amount of brown-nosing within the least amount of time....... Part 2 being a course in efficient, effective butt-kissing....

Junkman George

@Emery Hyslop-Margison

Meanwhile Gallant has dodged the carbon tax bullet at our expense.

David Amos

@Junkman George YUP

  
David Amos

Gallant has tabled quite load of promises Where is the money gonna come from to keep them? Methinks it will come from us as usuale N'esy Pas?

Dwight Mullover

@David Amos Its will come from already depleted and poor taxpayers.

David Amos

@Dwight Mullover I believe that is us

Junkman George

@David Amos

It will come from the GST charged on carbon tax along with the interest the carbon tax money generates.

David Amos

@Junkman George Perhaps

  
Jonas Smith

A study to..... a study to.....a study to..... Looks like the Libs are just trying to stay afloat long enough to keep enjoying those salaries.

David Amos

@Jonas Smith "A study to..... a study to.....a study to....."

I noticed that too. Methinks somebody should study why that is N'esy Pas?

Junkman George

@David Amos

Maybe it's time for a study about why NBers vote for either the red, or blue, clowns?

David Amos

@Junkman George Methinks everybody knows that I already know the answer to that quandary N'esy Pas?

Norman Albert Snr

@Jonas Smith The hours are short but the pay and benefits are very very good.
All those committees come with bonus pay for just doing your job. Sick

Norman Albert Snr

@Junkman George It is simple. You vote Liberal to get rid of the conservatives and vice versa. We are very well trained little sheeple. An infallible recipe that favours corporate interests every time here. And who controls the flow of information globally?

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David Amos

@Norman Albert Snr "We are very well trained little sheeple."

Methinks I have earned the right not to be considered one of the sheeple of peoplekind N'esy Pas?

David Amos

@Junkman George "Maybe it's time for a study about why NBers vote for either the red, or blue, clowns?'

Methinks if you wish to understand the clowns study the Circus that has unfolded its tent in Fat Fred City this week N'esy Pas?

David Amos

@Norman Albert Snr Trust that you would have enjoyed my reply

  
Thomas Imber

Gallant is another one-term Liberal wonder just like Graham was. His pathetic attempt to cling to power by dragging out the transition of power is yet another sign that he cares more about his career than about New Brunswick.

It will be interesting to see which leadership candidates emerge once the Liberals lose power in November.

David Amos

@Thomas Imber Methinks everybody knows that all the party leaders are no better that Gallant N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

For once I agree with you David.

David Amos

@Marc Martin Who cares?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

I do, don't be so bitter Davis.

Risteard O'Muireadhaig

With the two smaller party's having the "balance of power", NB is going to get a taste of what a PR voting system will give them.
Shades of Italian or Belgian governments.

David Amos

@Risteard O'Muireadhaig This Circus won't last long

AJ Maisey

You had your throne speech. Too bad we have to play pretend for 10 days when they should be allowed to vote now. Bye Bye Gallant!

David Amos

@AJ Maisey Methinks Gallant's old liberal cronies have advised him to use the time wisely to woo some PCs over to his side of the floor N'esy Pas?

  
Mack Leigh

Oh goodie ~~~~~ More committees, reviews, studies and promises to " look at " taking action towards this, that and the other thing......... More blatant Gallant Liberal government waste at the expense of NB taxpayers...... Do not believe a word spoken or written that comes from these Gallant Liberal scoundrels..... not one word....

David Amos

@Mack Leigh "Do not believe a word spoken or written that comes from these Gallant Liberal scoundrels..... not one word"

Nor I but then again I don't believe the Conservatives or the NDP or the PANB or the Greens either. Methinks its not rocket science to understand why I always run for public office as an Independent N'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

And we see how effective that has been...

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Methinks that at least I have a real name to put on a ballot N'esy Pas?

 

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

The name has history in NB! Knownthe people you claim you want to represent!

https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/FEDS/Results.aspx?culture=en-CA&fn=yNUD+tssb+qFkt9lStDsjvZ4OuoL1K5oOjYaqlf3fUk=&gn=VTwWG0/L7Uhz3SbuRv20gYxLhYljfuOhhgxq0k3F0+0=&y1=1658&y2=2014

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

The provincial archives provide a rich history of the name in NB,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Yea Right.

Methinks anyone can Google my name or look it up in the dockets of Federal Courts and lower courts of Canada and the USA N'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

That’s something to be proud about???

Marguerite Deschamps

@David Amos, soon you will shatter the record of the one who ran the most times as an independent and lost every time.

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Marc Martin

@Marguerite Deschamps

*soon you will shatter the record of the one who ran the most times as an independent and lost every time*

And got the less votes....

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks that neither of you would ever dare to run against me and debate me in public N'esy Pas?

 
Dwight Mullover

Tried to watch but the translator's voice is always on, so it is impossible to hear someone when they are speaking in English, and probably the same for those trying to watch in French.

David Amos

@Dwight Mullover I heard it just fine

Marguerite Deschamps

@Dwight Mullover, for bilinguals like us, it is annoying to hear the horse's mouth drowned by the voice of a translator.

Seamus O'hern

@Marguerite Deschamps ....and there you have it folks....there's no pleasing you either way...so annoyed at the thought of you being annoyed. lol....horse's mouth indeed.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Seamus O'hern, aren't you one of those harping about bilingualism being expensive? Do I need a translator? - It's rather unilingualism that is expensive and the unilinguals who need a translator. There's no pleasing you either way rather.

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps "for bilinguals like us, it is annoying to hear the horse's mouth "

Methinks I just heard something from the other end of the horse N'esy Pas?

 
Johnny Horton

Vote for me in the next election later this year,

I have one campaign promise item

Legislation requiring All campaign promises must be enacted within six months of being elected,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Cry me a river

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

It’s the number ONE complaint I hear about Grovernment on a daily basis in my professional life,

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Marc Martin

@Johnny Horton

No offense but you name sounds like a wrestlers name :).

Johnny Horton

@Marc Martin

My papa named me after that classic anthem, battle of New Orleans. You most certainly never called me John for shirt in front of him, bless his soul,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Methinks everybody knows it’s the number ONE complaint I have in court right now N'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

Actually nobody knows you nor cares bout your court cases,

If they did, you might find you have a whole bunch of enemies for tying up the justice system from real criminals getting justice. Just so you can okay political games,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton 'Actually nobody knows you nor cares bout your court cases"

So says a dude without a real name

 
Jim Joe Jackson

Gallant will lose power, but might survive the Higgs interregnum. A 2019 election beckons.

David Amos

@Jim Joe Jackson "A 2019 election beckons."

YUP in several jurisdictions

Johnny Horton

Prov election in Dec.

Neither gallant nor Higgs will survive a throne speech confidence vote,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Methinks either one could survive a confidence vote out of the gate If Gallant survives the vote Higgs will go down in flames. If Higgs survives the vote the PANB and the Greens will knock him of his high horse in short order. Hence we should enjoy the Circus while it lasts n'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

No. Both will fail. Election in dec. it will give about the same results,

Then they will wake up and realize it’s for real and they really do need to work together. For now they all still think it’s a mirage, a joke.

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Dream on about the Battle of New Orleans that we lost

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

I’m Canadian. Canadians didn’t lose the war, we weren’t in it,

David Amos

@Johnny Horton Dream on

Brian Robertson

This guy just may set a record for the shortest term government in Provincial history.
No one believes that he should have first crack at forming the government.
Second place means that someone else gained more seats.

David Amos

@Brian Robertson "No one believes that he should have first crack at forming the government. '

Methinks it is the rules of the wicked game that have upset you and Mr Higgs N'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

There’s a difference between rules of the game and whst one rthicslly believes should happen,

It you being s political candidate, just don’t get that. You’d rather play politics, and court games, than actually help.

David Amos

@Johnny Horton I repeat cry me a river

 Natalie Pugh

"A study of whether to eliminate the so-called "double tax" on apartment buildings, an issue the Tories raised during the election". Ah, The so-called "double tax"?? What do you call it Gallant?? and for the record the People's Alliance were first to raise this issue well over a year ago, not the Tories.

David Amos

@Natalie Pugh Methinks nobody wants to talk about the "double tax" on the old folks who want to keep their home N'esy Pas?

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

Landlords have clearly steed for two decades, it will not result in decreased rent if the so called double tax is removed.

The money is in better hands with the government than lining the pockets of slum landlords. No matter how slimy the government is,

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Marc Martin

@Natalie Pugh

Do you honestly think by eliminating the double tax the rents will go down ???

David Amos

@Johnny Horton You don't read very well Methinks most folks would understand that I don't care about crybaby slum landlords I am talking about the decent old folks whose taxes double on the homes they wish to return to the instant they go into and old folks home N'esy Pas?

Joseph Vacher

@Natalie Pugh they will not go down, for large corporate land lords, but you will see an increase in small business's. I have wanted to get a second property as an income property, but given double tax, there is no feasible reason to do so. hopefully nowm, you will see more independent landlords. this will curv the rental cost in the city as a whole

Natalie Pugh

@Marc Martin Have I ever said anything about rents going down? NO. Just that the fraudulent policy of double taxing NB's on their additional properties is wrong, but since the idea didn't come from your acadian liberal party I wouldn't expect you to understand.

Johnny Horton

@David Amos

If you sre in an old folk home, you don’t need a house, either sell it or pass it on to someone.

Johnny Horton

@Natalie Pugh

I’m a lifelong NBer and I support the so called double tax policy.

Natalie Pugh

@Johnny Horton Okay, that makes about as much sense as supporting the acadian liberal party!!

Johnny Horton

@Natalie Pugh

There’s far too many properties, and cottages and double homes.

It’s all terrible for the environment.

They should be taxed higher to discourage the oractice.

Dan Lee

@Natalie Pugh
@Johnny Horton Okay, that makes about as much sense as supporting the acadian liberal party!!
Or the PANB Cor party

Pierre LaRoches

@Natalie Pugh Tories in power last time had already started a phased approach to getting rid of the tax.

David Amos

@Johnny Horton "If you sre in an old folk home, you don’t need a house, either sell it or pass it on to someone."

Methinks everybody knows I am not in an old folks yet In fact I just bought my first real estate in New Brunswick since I sold all my protery here back in the 1980s However I did notice your liberal friend Mr Martin has exited stage left as usual N'esy Pas?

 

Colin Seeley

New Brunswickers have huge debt and a government that borrows and spends more.

And it’s people vote for it.

Doomed !!

David Amos

@Colin Seeley Methinks the nurses will make out like bandits as they care for the doomed N'esy Pas?

Eric Plexe

Given that Brian Gallant led a government that was unable to govern competently and had an unhealthy tendency toward secrecy, it seems unlikely that he will get the support he seeks. Consider:- the Property Tax Scandal,- the Firing of Dr. Eilish Cleary, - the Restructuring the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, - the Ambulance Contract with Medavie, - the Nursing Home Contract with Shannex, - Parlee Beach Fecal Contamination.

Chuck Michaels

@Eric Plexe - This sounds like a K-Tel record ad from days gone by... "All these popular hits and MORE! Order now and get a FREE salad spinner and Pocket Fisherman!

"

Eric Plexe

@Chuck Michaels - An excellent comment sir! I remember those commercial well. Also sounds like a great idea for a This Hour Has 22 Minutes sketch.

Rosco holt

@Eric Plexe
The Firing of Dr. Eilish Cleary and the Restructuring the Office of the Chief Medical Officer of Health was ordered by a very influential family.

I doubt the conservatives would have disobeyed that order.

Contracts both main party operate in secrecy.

Parlee beach contamination- Government knows where it comes from, but won't do anything about it. It most likely involve a VIP/ employer of Shediac.

Joseph Vacher

@Eric Plexe and Much Much more : HST Increase, Attempted to make private insurance mandatory for employers, changes to the judiciary system to benefits his friends, attempted to make people primary residence taxable, to name a few

Joseph Vacher

@Rosco holt you are right... lol. victor boudreau was a politician that supported it, and a investor in the development. yet no conflict of interest?

David Amos

@Rosco holt I agree

 
sylvie ron

Right from the get-go, Higgs is against the Throne speech. Doesn't seem like he cares for New Brunswickers at all. A self serving attitude to be sure. This is a time when the politicians, of whatever stripe, should be working together to try and make this work. Maybe NB should abolish political parties and only have elected officials, who would then be forced, no matter what the results of an election, to work together for the good of the people.

Fred Brewer

@Marc Martin
* No one trusts him.*
"38% of the voters do."

So the 38% comes from 33% francophones who of course support the former Parti Acadien Liberals plus a few of the hardliners. Does that sound about right?

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks you resemble your own remark about making sense N'esy Pas?

cheryl wright

so.. I gather from this that 1. the feds aren't accepting the carbon tax plan that the liberals put so much thought and study into and 2. study and review is all he is willing to do on the rest of the issues. things have to start happening!! people are dying and hospitals are not functioning properly. stop studying and do something. make a decision. get a backbone and a set of y know whats and start making some changes for the better.

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Marc Martin

@cheryl wright

*people are dying and hospitals are not functioning properly*

And ? People die every day in hospitals what's your point?

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks its abundantly clear to me and no doubt many others that the lady is pointing out the fact that people are dying who could be better served N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

You cant make an assumption without posting any facts.

Fred Brewer

@Marc Martin
People are dying because ambulances are parked due to lack of bilingual paramedics. That is the point.

David Amos

@Fred Brewer Or they are not taking the folks seriously and kicking them etc

David Amos

@Marc Martin "You cant make an assumption without posting any facts".

Methinks everybody but you knows the facts are all over the Internet Furthermore I will lay odds that you have no idea who my sister is N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@Fred Brewer

*People are dying because ambulances are parked due to lack of bilingual paramedics*

Who died because of this ? Please post the facts.

 
Chuck Michaels

#notmypremier
#buhbyenow

The sheer unmitigated GALL of Gallant... There is snow in the forecast tonight... Why not take one of those walks in it? Clear the head and let us get on with actually saving the province....

Neil Graham

@Chuck Michaels
You dont understand how our democratic Parliamentary institutions work do you??

Chuck Michaels

@Neil Graham - I do... Only too well. I am merely suggesting that Mr. Gallant has demonstrated over the term just finished that he and his caucus were incapable of effectively managing the affairs of our Province. To that end, it is time for a change. The results of the last election gave a message to ALL of our politicians that the status quo has to go. Mr. Gallant is trying to cling to power. Pure and simple. However this plays out, the will of the people will prevail. If this means another election in 18 months time - so be it. Simply waffling back and forth between red and blue and alternating fiefdoms has bankrupted us. For the record - I am no fan of Mr. Higgs either.

David Amos

@Chuck Michaels "Simply waffling back and forth between red and blue and alternating fiefdoms has bankrupted us. For the record - I am no fan of Mr. Higgs either"

I wholeheartedly agree Sir. Methinks everybody knows by now that I am no fan of any of the party leaders and the current and past MLAs and MPs either N'esy Pas?

Marguerite Deschamps

"When a new speaker of the House of Commons is elected, the successful candidate is physically dragged to the Chair by other MPs.

This tradition has its roots in the Speaker's function to communicate the Commons' opinions to the monarch. Historically, if the monarch didn't agree with the message being communicated then the death of the Speaker could follow. Therefore, as you can imagine, previous Speakers required some gentle persuasion to accept the post."

Keeping vestiges of such a totalitarian and barbaric system while we pride ourselves of being a democracy with fundamental rights is a monumental farce. How can anyone defend this malarkey while keeping a straight face?

Marguerite Deschamps

Three tums's down so far, but not logical argument to the contrary.

Seamus O'hern

@Marguerite Deschamps ...your true colours are showing margareet.

Marguerite Deschamps

@Seamus O'hern, whatever, I have NO use for any malarkey, be it British, French, Belgium, Dutch, Swedish, Norvegian or Saudi.

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Me Too

 
Matt Steele

It looks like Brian Gallant is in full desperation mode ; and is willing to get on his knees , and promise anything and everything , if he thinks it will help him be Premier . It is very amusing how Gallant claimed during the election that he would never work with the PCs and the Peoples Alliance , but now he is begging them for support . It is very doubtful that all of Gallant's crawling will do much good at this point in time ; it is to little , to late . BYE BYE Brian !!!

Junkman George

@Matt Steele

Not quite. Instead of collaboration he would have offered coalition if he was, as you say, desperate. This foolishness has simply been a distraction/distance from a very unpopular carbon tax. Watch very closely over the next 10 days.

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David Amos

@Junkman George "Watch very closely over the next 10 days"

Methinks the NDP do watch things very closely However we all know the left wing wackos will never do the right thing. A very funny part of the Circus that is upon us is that their former leader just got elected as a Conservative N'esy Pas?

David Amos

@Junkman George Trust that you would have enjoyed my reply

 
Michael durant

Gallant does not follow through in practice whatever he talks about in his throne speeches. In fact there is a great gulf between his throne speeches and implementation. I think all MLAs need to reject Gallants throne speech for the worthless thing it represents.

David Amos

@Michael durant "In fact there is a great gulf between his throne speeches and implementation. "

Very True

Janice small

Wow what a picture on CBC with Gallant and the mob in the back ground..I know it's doom and gloom but it looks like a picture from the Sopranos with Tony running the show and all the gang and the heat looking on in the back ground, ready to brake bones and crack knuckles..

David Amos

@Janice small Methinks if you enjoyed the Sopranos then you should Google David Raymond Amos wiretap N'esy Pas?

 
Buford Wilson

It's now clear that Brian needs to resign.

So Blaine can get on with the task of cleaning up the mess.

Rosco holt

@Buford Wilson
The mess that his party had a hand in creating.....

Harold Fitzgerald

@Buford Wilson

You're so right. A permanent ban on fracking is the first order of business. None of this social license crap!. Good call Buford.

kelly sherrard

@Rosco holt hate to tell you this but look at the last 4 years. People think that as long as the Liberals invested in this and that, it was all wonderful but they don't consider where the money is coming from. Offering free tuition to kids to get votes means the money to offset this has to come from some place.... increased taxes....people who have no understanding of the finances of this province will support a govt that likes to spend without any concerns for where the money is coming from. Your children and grandchildren will be paying thru the nose for it.

Paul Bourgoin

@Buford Wilson
Who does Blaine Represent or Stand For? Time will tell!

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Marc Martin

@kelly sherrard

*people who have no understanding of the finances of this province *

You mean like the people who voted for PANB ?

Norman Albert Snr

@Buford Wilson Pan to fire comes to mind here? A new election will provide more new blood. On that you can count on.

Norman Albert Snr

@kelly sherrard When we looked at buying property here we found out the annual taxes were more then the mortgage. Tax on a $2900 vehicle was $718. Almost 25%. It just never ends. Tax freedom day in NB is Dec. 31st

Marguerite Deschamps

@Bufoon Wilson, why did he not clean the mess when he was Minister od Finance in the Alward government?

David Amos

@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose N'esy Pas?

David Amos

@Marc Martin "You mean like the people who voted for PANB ?"

Methinks that you are being rather redundant again Small wonder why I didn't care that you agreed with me for once N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

Its ok Davis I care as much of you and the PANB anti-French crowd in here as much as I would care about a cockroach under my shoe.

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks that your redundant insults must be boring what few fans you may have N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

I am not here for fans...One suggestion, if you cant take any critic then don't critic anyone.

 
Harold Fitzgerald

I moved from NB to Mexico when Gallant got elected. Adios Gallant!

David Amos

@Harold Fitzgerald Methinks everybody knows that not long after Gallant got elected I returned to the Maritimes and sued the Queen about being illegally barred from Parliamentary Properties N'esy Pas?

 Harold Fitzgerald

That new speaker, wasn't he in "Get Shorty?" or do i have the wrong gangster movie?

David Amos

@Harold Fitzgerald Methinks that a certain infamous blogger in Fat Fred City would agree that you are close but no cigar N'esy Pas?

kelly sherrard

Over the last 4 years, the Liberals have subjected NBers to countless headaches, almost on a daily basis. We deserve a party in power who can run the province without scandals, having an arrogant attitude, ignoring issues taxpayers/voters bring forward and want addressed. We have a Liberal gov't that wants to run this province as if it were Quebec, with public meetings/consultations all IN FRENCH. No, taxpayers have had enough. Time to step aside and let a party who will balance the books and reduce the deficit, stimulate the economy and bring job opportunities to those seeking employment.

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Marc Martin

@kelly sherrard

*We have a Liberal gov't that wants to run this province as if it were Quebec, with public meetings/consultations all IN FRENCH*

Fear mongering by a PANB member again.

Norman Albert Snr

@kelly sherrard Let they who be without sin cast the first stone. Both the ruling parties here for decades have had their fair share of scandals. Politics at it's best. Do and say what you have to in order to get elected.
This speech sounds fairly promising but how much of it is pure survival rhetoric?

reginald churchill

@kelly sherrard ----I agree 100%

David Amos

@Marc Martin "Fear mongering by a PANB member again."

Methinks you should remind us what you do N'esy Pas?

Roland Godin

@kelly sherrard
« We have a Liberal gov't that wants to run this province as if it were Quebec, with public meetings/consultations all IN FRENCH. »
Wish it were run as if it were Québec, presently they have both their public finances under control and personal finances debt one of the lowest in the country, but it’s in français...eh/voilà.

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

Who cares?

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks its rather obvious that you do N'esy Pas?

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Marc Martin

@David Amos

Like I told you before I care as much of you and the PANB anti-French crowd in here as much as I would care about a cockroach under my shoe.

David Amos

@Marc Martin Methinks if you care so much then you should come down to Fundy and put your name on the ballot for the federal election next year and we can debate the actions of your liberal party. Or better yet if another provincial election and we can debate each other and the PANB N'esy Pas?

Craig O'Donnell

The same as in their election campaign, the Liberals will say and promise anything to stay in power. From their performance over the last 4 years, I would be pretty sceptical of anything they put in a throne speech. Smacks of plain desperation.

David Amos

@Craig O'Donnell I agree

Paul Bourgoin

This last New Brunswick election results determining who is in control of our Province is similar to winning a lottery who has the winning leading combination! Sad situation here is that New Residents will have to foot the bill with money we don't have!!

David Amos

@Paul Bourgoin I concur. However methinks all the party leaders are well aware that during a debate in Fundy in this election I explained on my take on how we could rid ourselves of the provincial debt and honour our contract with the NB pensioners. Then I briefly repeated the same thing later on Rogers TV which still can reviewed on their YouTube channel N'esy Pas?

 

Dallas Mcquarrie 

The Throne Speech shows us the current government's agenda is "electoral reform favored by the Greens, a faster elimination of the deficit proposed by the Progressive Conservatives, and a push to end paramedic shortages advanced by the Alliance." If Higgs and the Conservatives defeat this agenda in the legislature, it will be up to them to explain why they now oppose such measures when they were in favor of them only a month ago. I note that Higgs has not yet backed away form his promise to allow fracking if the Conservatives win government!

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David Amos
@Dallas Mcquarrie Methinks you should remember talking to me and exchanging emails way back in 2010 when the PANB first became a political party and the Greens had a former liberal as their leader. Correct? It was certainly long before you got arrested protesting fracking and then began singing the praises of my friend Dr Roger Richard Correct? Now you Greens are mad at my friend and I merely because he ran against the former wannabe liberal candidate Kevin Arseneau awhile I took on the  Greens in Fundy. That said you can Dream On about electoral reform. Everybody knows that dog don't hunt and that  Gallant and Trudeau already played that card to get your votes last time around byway of "Lead Now" N'esy Pas?

Brian Gallant's minority government lays out agenda in throne speech

Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau delivers the throne speech

Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 23, 2018 1:42 PM AT

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Lt.-Gov. Jocelyn Roy Vienneau delivers the throne speech on Tuesday as Premier Brian Gallant attempts to govern in a minority situation 0:00

Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal government laid its cards on the table Tuesday, gambling with a grab-bag of multi-party promises that it can win enough votes from opposition MLAs to hang on to power past next month.

The government introduced a throne speech that borrows heavily from the campaign platforms of the Progressive Conservatives, the Green Party and the People's Alliance.

The Liberals, reduced to just 20 votes in the 49-seat legislature after MLA Daniel Guitard was acclaimed Speaker on Tuesday morning, needs at least four opposition MLAs to break ranks and support the speech.

Liberal MLA Daniel Guitard was acclaimed as the legislature's Speaker on Tuesday morning. (Government of New Brunswick)

PC Leader Blaine Higgs has already said his 22 MLAs will vote against it, leaving the Liberals' fate in the hands of three Green and three Alliance members.

The uncertain dynamic follows the Sept. 24 provincial election in which no party won a majority and the Progressive Conservatives eclipsed the Liberals in the seat count.

The speech, read by Lt.-Governor Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau but prepared by Gallant's staff, called for collaboration — but the kind of collaboration that would allow the Liberals to win a confidence vote next week.

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It includes proposals for electoral reform favoured by the Greens, a faster elimination of the deficit proposed by the Progressive Conservatives, and a push to end paramedic shortages advanced by the Alliance.

It also appears to abandon two key Liberal campaign promises. There is no mention of commitments to freeze NB Power rates for four years and to extend an infrastructure program for two more years and another $150 million.

Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau delivers the throne speech on Tuesday at the New Brunswick legislative building. (CBC)

"By embracing the minority government situation, members of the legislative assembly have an opportunity to find common ground while bringing more perspectives to the legislature," Roy-Vienneau said.

"New Brunswickers have called on their representatives to collaborate more than ever before, and this must be the mission for the members of the legislative assembly."

MLAs will vote on a motion to support the throne speech on Nov. 2, a move that will amount to a confidence vote in the Liberal government. If the motion is lost, Roy-Vienneau is expected to ask Higgs to form a PC government.

Drawing from other parties

Among the other promises in the throne speech that the Liberals say are supported by at least two political parties:

• Increases to the minimum wage and the requirement for private-sector employers to implement pay equity, two Liberal campaign promises.
• A review by a legislative committee of paramedic shortages, an issue raised by the PCs, the Alliance and the Greens during the campaign, with a deadline of Dec. 15.
• A study of whether to eliminate the so-called "double tax" on apartment buildings, an issue the Tories raised during the election.
• A review of forest royalty rates to balance economic growth with the needs of private woodlot owners, a PC promise.
• A committee study of how to phase in a ban on the herbicide glyphosate, another issue raised by the Tories, Greens and Alliance.

The promise to study reforming the voting system, by lowering the voting age and adopting either proportional representation or a ranked ballot, is a reversal for Gallant's Liberals.

The government studied the issue then abandoned it early in its first mandate.

Another notable promise in the speech is a vow to "fully implement" a 2016 report on climate change, a document that recommended a made-in-New-Brunswick carbon tax.

That commitment came on the same day the federal government ruled that the pricing system Gallant developed — a shifting of existing gas tax revenue into a climate fund — did not meet Ottawa's requirement for a higher cost on carbon.

That means the Trudeau government will impose its own higher carbon tax on New Brunswick, along with a system of rebates.

The speech also promised motions to reflect the lack of a majority in the house, including giving the two small parties official party status. The threshold for that is normally five seats, but each of them won only three each.

Party status will give them the right to take part in more house business, including committee sessions where the government will not hold a majority.

The Liberals also promised an overhaul of how committees and an all-party committee that will hold budget consultations.

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Jacques Poitras

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Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. Raised in Moncton, he also produces the CBC political podcast Spin Reduxit.

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