Methinks if the PC star candidate Robert Gauvin were truly a wiseguy he swear in as an Independent tomorrow then offer his name to become elected as the Speaker just like Tanker did years ago N'esy Pas David Coon and Kris Austin?
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Methinks if the PC star candidate Robert Gauvin were truly a
wiseguy
he swear in as an Independent tomorrow then offer his name to
become
elected as the Speaker just like Tanker did years ago N'esy Pas
David
Coon and Kris Austin?
If anyone were to review the comment sections
of CBC for the past
couple of months as they pertain to the New Brunswick
election it
should be blatantly obvious that the lions share of the comments
were
about French versus English issues.
In my humble opinion this
nonsense was fueled by political pundits of
the Liberal party in order to
split the vote on the right. Clearly it
backfired on them. The liberal
succeeded in dividing the province in
two on polling day. Three cabinet
ministers lost their seats while the
PANB and the Green Parties each won
three seats.
On the other hand the PCs complained of the PANB constantly
because of
the concerns of one French Lieutenant when in fact in several
ridings
the PCs would not be as successful as they were if the PANB were
not
on the ballot as well. The nasty theoretic against the PANB
clearly
backfired on Higgs and he has no idea how to make amends with
them
without upsetting his beloved French Lieutenant and his newfound
ex
NDP cohorts..
Methinks the Liberals and the PCs are big losers and
it looks good on
them N'esy Pas?
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This is what the PANB boss said to David Coon's blogging butt buddy
Chucky Leblanc recently about the Circus in New Brunswick's Legislature
Methinks its too too funny indeed N'esy Pas?
Methinks by the Greens showing their cards the PANB are Ringmasters of
the Circus who must decide whether or not to go along or call the bluffs
and cause another election N'esy Pas?
Methinks Mr Higgs may huff and puff all he wishes to try to blow down
Gallant's House but it will be the PANB and the Greens who will decide
whether it stands or falls N'esy Pas?
PC leader wants 'faster than normal' transition if given the chance to govern
Blaine Higgs wants to minimize the transition time if he takes power
Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2018 5:00 AM AT
195 Comments Commenting is now closed for this story.
Content disabled. David Amos
If anyone were to review the
comment sections of CBC for the past couple of months as they pertain to
the New Brunswick election it should be blatantly obvious that the
lions share of the comments were about French versus English issues.
In my humble opinion this nonsense was fueled by political pundits of
the Liberal party in order to split the vote on the right. Clearly it
backfired on them. The liberal succeeded in dividing the province in two
on polling day. Three cabinet ministers lost their seats while the PANB
and the Green Parties each won three seats.
On the other hand the PCs complained of the PANB constantly because of
the concerns of one French Lieutenant when in fact in several ridings
the PCs would not be as successful as they were if the PANB were not on
the ballot as well. The nasty theoretic against the PANB clearly
backfired on Higgs and he has no idea how to make amends with them
without upsetting his beloved French Lieutenant and his newfound ex NDP
cohorts..
Methinks the Liberals and the PCs are big losers and it looks good on them N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks Mr Higgs should know
as well as I that Section 44 of the Constitution Act, 1867 provides for
the election of a Speaker as the first item of business when Members
assemble following a general election. If a member of his political
party pulls the brass ring and takes a seat in the Speaker's Chair the
tally of PC seats in the legislature will be equal to the Liberals.
Hence all that we need to understand about this article today is that it
is just more hot air out of Higgs before the showdown at the Circus on
October 23rd N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks most New
Brunswickers who are having a hard time making ends meet as it is should
hope that Gallant keeps his precious mandate and keeps at least one of
his promises. In 2010 the PCs made the same NB Power rate freeze promise
in order to get elected and kept their promise. Well turnabout is fair
play N'esy Pas?
Liberals promise 4-year freeze on NB Power rates for homeowners, small businesses
"The legislation would force NB Power to find about $13 million in
annual savings to make up for revenue it would have otherwise raised if
it could increase the cost of electricity.
NB Power spokeswoman Sheila Lagacé said the utility won't be commenting "as this is an election campaign promise."
No deal: Green Party won't formally side with Liberals or PCs
David Amos
@David Amos Now that Kevin
Arseneau a former president of the Acadian society made a big speech
today methinks I should remind the folks that he wanted to be a liberal
candidate first but Gallant turned him down N'esy Pas?
The New Brunswick election could be close with 5 parties hoping to gain seats on Monday
Daniel McHardie · CBC News · Posted: Sep 23, 2018 3:30 PM AT
"Kent North, which takes in the eastern communities of Rexton,
Richibuto, Rogersville and Saint-Louis-de-Kent, is a riding that has
suddenly become a curious race to watch.
The riding was won by the Liberals in 2014, but Bertrand LeBlanc decided not to reoffer in this campaign.
Liberal candidate Emery Comeau is trying to hold onto the riding, but
the Greens are hoping that Kevin Arseneau may be able to break through.
The Greens placed second in the riding in 2014, so there is a base of
support for the party in the riding. Arseneau is a former president of
the Acadian society and he had wanted to run for the Liberals in the
riding. However, the Liberals did not approve his candidacy, so Arseneau
switched to the Greens.
The Greens gave Arseneau's campaign a boost in the final days of the
campaign by sending environmentalist David Suzuki to his riding."
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks I should
remind all the political party leaders that there was also an
Independent candidate running in Kent North. CBC did inform us all as
to why my good friend Dr Roger Richard put his name on the ballot. More
importantly a very quirt man debated Kevin Arseneau and the NDP
professor even though the Liberal and the PC candidates were too afraid
to argue anyone in a public forum while Dr David Suzuki was making the
scene as well N'esy Pas?
Green Party hopes to cultivate Kent North, stronghold for the Liberals in last 2 elections
Nathalie Sturgeon · CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2018 8:03 PM AT
"Roger Richard said he's hoping to get a few votes as the independent candidate, but isn't doing any campaigning to get them.
He decided to run as an independent after the Green Party decided to support smart meters.
"Either you are for the environment or you are not and that's why."
Richard said he doesn't think any of the parties have a strong enough voice when it comes to protecting the environment."
David Amos
@David Amos Last year I did
my best to assist my friend Dr Roger Richard with our common concerns
about the questionable actions and plans of NB Power
"Smart meter opponent Roger Richard, right, leads a group worried about
human health problems caused by long term exposure to the devices.
(Robert Jones/CBC NEWS)"
This week we renew our efforts before the EUB as this long delayed matter begins again.
EUB punts rate hearing as NB Power studies $122M smart meter plan
Robert Jones · Posted: Sep 26, 2017 6:00 AM AT
"An effort to redesign the way NB Power charges customers for
electricity — generally viewed as bad news for those who heat with
electricity — has been suspended by the New Brunswick Energy and
Utilities Board for one year.
The EUB has agreed to consider an upcoming NB Power application to spend
$122 million on new "smart meters" for homes and businesses first.
"The Board finds that the AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure)
application should precede the rate design hearing and therefore it is
in the public interest to grant an adjournment," ruled EUB chairman
Raymond Gorman in a brief hearing last week."
David Amos
@David Amos Just in case
folks forgot NB Power lost the battle over smart meters this summer.
However methinks that folks should have no doubt whatsoever they will
have a brand new plan to bill New Brunswickers for more more more in
order to support the favourite cash cow of greedy corporations and their
political pals in New Brunswick and New England N'esy Pas?
EUB denies NB Power request to deploy smart meters across province
Move would 'not be in the public interest'
Robert Jones · CBC News · Posted: Jul 20, 2018 12:51 PM AT
"NB Power said later Friday that it will be "reviewing the decision and assessing its overall impact."
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks in
closing I should point out the fact that my friend Roger is proud of
being an Acadian just as I am proud of my Scottish heritage. The
bilingualism issues that political pundits go on and on about are never
mentioned by either of us in the political forum because they are not
nearly as important as our concerns about the environment, provincial
debt, taxation, Health care, NB Power, corrupt law enforcement, public
corruption etc etc. versus the future of our children. However i
cannot deny that my friend an I laugh every time some snobby Anglophone
or Francophone gets angry when I start my statements with a touch of
the old bard and end it with my version of Chiac N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks a lot of politicians
know about an email I sent to the former PC star candidate Robert
Gauvin suggesting that if he were truly a wiseguy he would swear in as
an Independent yesterday then offer his name to become elected as the
Speaker just like Tanker did years ago N'esy Pas ?
John Price
@David Amos First of all, I don't think anyone cares what e-mail you sent to Gauvin, or any other MLA for that matter.
Secondly, "The process for choosing the Speaker is set down in detail in
the Standing Rules of the House. These provide for the Speaker to be
elected by Members, if the election is contested, by secret ballot. The
Speaker is elected for the duration of a Parliament. "
Having Gauvin move over to be an independent just would make the house
that much more unstable, meaning speeding up the process to the next
provincial election. How would this help any of us? Answer: It
wouldn't, unless one is looking to collect 55 votes the next time that
is.
Marc Martin
@John Price
*I don't think anyone cares what e-mail you sent to Gauvin, or any other MLA for that matter. *
No comment :)
David Amos
@Marc Martin "No comment :)"
Methinks you read the email N'esy Pas?
Johnny Horton
@John Price
We care about his email as much as we care about your endless “expert” opinion...
David Amos
@Johnny Horton Methinks that was a rather interesting insult N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos It's an insult to say that people don't care about an e-mail you sent?
John Price
@Johnny Horton Where exactly
have I expressed expert opinion? Funny, don't recall calling myself an
expert about anything. They're called opinions.
Jim Moore
@David Amos Thats never going
to happen along with the Liberals staying in power provincially, and
they will also fail federally now next fall considering, Ontario,
Quebec, and British Columbia all dropped them in spectacular fashion.
Look forwards to a Conservative Government in 2019
Al Bekirkey
@David Amos if it was a
written letter sent via registered mail that would be more impressive
emails are not required to be responded too and can be dismissed with
out a look
David Amos
@Al Bekirkey I am already arguing them in Federal Court
John Price
@Al Bekirkey registered
letters to candidates who just went through an election as a PC, asking
them to become an independent and/or run as the Speaker don't need to be
responded to either. Registered letters only magical power is that you
know when someone signed for it - that's it.
David Amos
@John Price What about when you get signed responses from the Governor General on down?
Al Bekirkey
@John Price maybe john but that would prove either complacitty or incompantance with a non response so
Marc Martin
@Al Bekirkey
*maybe john but that would prove either complacitty or incompantance with a non response so*
A French person making mistakes in English is acceptable but an English person ??
John Price
@David Amos signed responses from the GG? What are you talking about again?
John Price
@Al Bekirkey complacittyy or
incompantance (sic)??? What does that even mean? I think what you're
saying is that a registered letter somehow obliges the receiver to
respond, whereas an e-mail is less important. That's a weird opinion,
but you're allowed to have it I guess.
David Amos
@John Price "signed responses from the GG? What are you talking about again?"
Methinks everybody knows that I already told you to tell your lawyer to
pull my docket in Federal Court and you responded saying you would get
right on after you were done conferring with Prince Harry N'esy Pas?
The simple truth is you were were joking while I was not
David Amos
Methinks that Mr Higgs may
huff and puff all he wishes in order to try to blow down Gallant's
House. However the simple fact is it will be the PANB and the Greens who
will decide in November whether or not it stands or falls N'esy Pas?
Anne Bérubé
@David Amos Well, with the Greenies or not, the liebs will still be missing a seat, not?
David Amos
@Anne Bérubé YUP but
Methinks the PANB will vote in support of Gallant and who knows who the
speaker may be. Methinks if the French Lieutenant of the PC Party were a
wiseguy he would have sworn in as an Independent yesterday like he
threatened to do then put up his name to be the Speaker. That can still
happen. If if it does then we would truly have a Circus to enjoy for at
least 18 months if the leader of the PANB remains true to his word N'esy
Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*PANB will vote in support of Gallant *
OMG no he wont, the Libs are the total opposite of PANB.
Al Bekirkey
@Marc Martin im pretty sure
the panb are aloud to vote their conscious they are not forced to hold
party lines or atleast that is what they have promised in the past
David Amos
@Al Bekirkey I agree
Marc Martin
@Al Bekirkey
PANBs is anti-French, the Liberals already know not to sign a deal with them...
Content disabled. Al Bekirkey
@Marc Martin ok tokyo rose no one wants your supper marc
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David Amos
@Al Bekirkey Thats funny I thought of him as a Little Lord Ha Ha
Content disabled. Marc Martin
@Al Bekirkey
*ok tokyo rose no one wants your supper marc*
So this is proper English eh....
Content disabled. David Amos
@Al Bekirkey "ok tokyo rose no one wants your supper marc"
Trust that you would have laughed at my reply
Lou Bell
@Marc Martin Gallants party is anti english.
Marc Martin
@Lou Bell
No its not, they are against the anti-Francophones.
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David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks that
now that CBC is busy editing the comment section for your benefit it
makes no sense to post anything more tonight N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks whereas the Greens
and the liberals are a natural fit and the fact that Higgs and his
French lieutenant Mr Gauvin want nothing to do with the PANB Gallant is
in like Flynn for awhile N'esy Pas?
Stanley Beemish
@David Amos Youthinks? Who knew?
David Amos
@Stanley Beemish Methinks you overlooked the fact that I sometimes agree with you N'esy Pas?
Content disabled. Al Bekirkey
brian mugabe your weak
attempt at a bigger pension will not be accomplished please call the
lege back so we can get this show on the road if not i strongly urge the
nb natives to form a coalition and ask the lieutenant gov to receive
the land back from the trust it is currently held in
Content disabled. David Amos
@Al Bekirkey Good Luck with that
Content disabled. Al Bekirkey
@David Amos the right judge
with the right lawyer at the right time but your right its a super long
shot but as much chance as brian mugabe has to govern nb for the next 4
yrs
Content disabled. Al Bekirkey
@Al Bekirkey and maybe not
even all of the provincial responsibilities but rather some aspects like
logging hunting and fishing if that was up fopr debate you would see
everyone forget about the what accent is being used in the conversation
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David Amos
@Al Bekirkey "the right judge with the right lawyer at the right time"
Trust that there is no such thing except in a Hollywood movie.
Methinks you don't understand me very well Trust that my political foes
know that I enjoy suing lawyers be they French or English or of any
other heritage. Many folks would agree that a lawyer is just like a
politician which is merely an an overpaid liar. Small wonder that many
politicians are lawyers who in turn appoint their pals to be judges
N'esy Pas?
SarahRose Werner
It's not a given that either
Gallant *or* Higgs will be able to form a government. Both of the
smaller parties have refused to commit to a coalition and will be voting
on a bill-by-bill basis. Pretty tough writing a budget that both the
Greens and the People's Alliance can agree to.
David Amos
@SarahRose Werner "Pretty tough writing a budget that both the Greens and the People's Alliance can agree to."
Not really if they were ethical
SarahRose Werner
@David Amos - It's precisely
because they're ethical and likely to hold to their parties' stated
principles that they're unlikely to agree to the same budget.
Rosco holt
@SarahRose Werner
The party that brings down government may be penalized by the voters, if they pull the trigger too soon.
David Amos
@SarahRose Werner Dream on
David Amos
@SarahRose Werner If your
political heroes in New Brunswick are oh so ethical please explain why
they all supported for so many years my being illegally barred from
parliamentary properties with an ENGLISH ONLY document that was never
published in the Royal Gazette then play dumb about it after I sued the
Crown about their wrongs in Federal Court 3 years ago?
David Amos
@David Amos If the same thing
had happened to any of my political opponents over the years what do
you think they would have done? Do I not possess the same rights they
have?
Johnny Horton
Lot of chatter going around that the back room boys think it’s better to concede than force a vote and lose.
It’s the long game that counts. Years and decades.
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David Amos
@Johnny Horton I disagree
with your gossip about what the liberal backroom boys are mumbling.
October 23rd is an eternity for Mr Higgs, his French Lieutenant and his
ex NDP cohorts. Gallant may have signed theGreen declaration but there
is no mention of whether the PCs or the PANB would. As it stands today
clearly Mr Austin and the PANB will be the Masters of Disaster next week
for both the PC party and the Liberals.
Folks should never forget a former leader of Acadians Kevin Arseneau
sought the liberal nomination first and was turned down. What if Gallant
offers him and Madame Mitton Cabinet positions just like Shawn Graham
did with Wally Stiles and his wife in 2006?
Methinks folks should read what CBC published The added wrinkles are always special N'esy Pas?
" In an added wrinkle, **** said his two fellow Green MLAs will not have
to follow a party line and will be able to vote their own way on the
throne speech.
"We'll have different takes on what we see in there," said Kent North
MLA Kevin Arseneau, who also said he'll base his decision on the
contents.
Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton agreed.
"I can't decide how to vote until I have actually seen what's in the throne speech," she said."
David Amos
@Johnny Horton Methinks folks should read what CBC published The added wrinkles are always special N'esy Pas?
Gauvin will do whatever the 20 mayors and U de M profs tell him to do !
David Amos
@Lou Bell YUP
John Price
@Lou Bell And then, other COR ver. 2.0 supporters wonder why they are perceived to be anti-French.
David Amos
@John Price Methinks that
Gauvin may sit as Independent on the 23rd just like he threatened to do.
Then if he is truly a wiseguy he would go for the Speakers Chair as I
suggested in my email to him before he was sworn in N'esy Pas?
Richard Dunn
Will Gallant resign as both leader and MLA once he is defeated in legislature?
His ego is so large that I doubt he would be able to show up for work as an MLA.
The PC's would be in no hurry to call a byelection and that would tip
the numbers even more away from Liberals for 6 months or more.
Lots of rumours about who wants his job. I have heard Don Arseneault,
Vic Boudreau are at front of the parade......and a few surprising names
right behind them.
David Amos
@Richard Dunn Methinks he will stay as long as possible to insure a fine pension N'esy Pas?
Matt Steele
@Richard Dunn .....Gallant
will stay until the Liberal Party gets tired of babysitting him ; then
it will be up to Dominic LeBlanc to find a place for him ; maybe a
Senate position , or a Judgeship . LeBlanc will ensure that Gallant is
well taken care of , all at the taxpayers expense .
Rosco holt
@Matt Steele
Like they did with Alward.
John Price
@Richard Dunn Resign as leader, sure (just as Higgs should do). Why would he need to resign as an MLA?
David Amos
@Rosco holt "Like they did with Alward."
Of course Its standard operating procedure for all political parties.
Methinks if he is a clever lawyer then he knows where too many bones are buried for it to go any way N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Who doesn't believe Gauvin will jump to Gallants Partie Ac**ian ? He already is part of it .
David Amos
@Lou Bell Methinks as I said
earlier if the French Lieutenant of the PC Party is truly clever he will
sit as an Independent as he threatened to do then go for the Speaker's
chair and remain above the fray. What better ringmaster for the Circus
that is about to pitch its tent Fat Fred City N'esy Pas?
Roy Kirk
'Haste makes waste' comes to mind. Two weeks is fast enough. Take you time to get it right.
David Amos
@Roy Kirk Methinks Mr Higgs
has no time to waste or his French Lieutenant wll quit bailing out his
boat just like his daddy did with Cochrane many moons ago N'esy Pas?
"Nearly 25 years ago, his father, Jean Gauvin, the Progressive
Conservative MP for the riding called Shippagan-les-Îles, made a very
emotional and tearful speech to the Assembly. legislative. He had almost
resigned when his leader, Dennis Cochrane, had opened the door of the
party to former members of the anti-bilingual party CoR.
"I think I would rather die politically and die standing up.
Jean Gauvin, former MP and Progressive Conservative Minister"
"Mr. Cochrane knows my position on this," explained Jean Gauvin. "And if
Mr. Cochrane decides to give a new orientation to the party, then, for
sure, I will re-evaluate my presence inside the party."
David Amos
@David Amos Continued
"Jean Gauvin was of the opinion that accepting members of the
Progressive Conservative Party who oppose the collective rights of the
Acadians was an affront to Francophones. He had issued an ultimatum to
his leader to force him to rule on the eligibility of CoR members for
the Progressive Conservative Party. Jean Gauvin had raised a storm when
he was the whip of the Progressive Conservatives, the very one who has
to ensure discipline in the ranks of the party.
Chief Dennis Cochrane has somehow punished his fiery Acadian MP. "It is
necessary for the Progressive Conservative Party, in the opposition, to
present a very united front," he said, "actions with an ultimatum are
not in the best activities for a team. why I finished John's actions as a
whip. "
Gauvin's answer was scathing. "If it's the price I have to pay to defend
the rights of francophones inside a political party, well, listen, give
the whip to someone else, do not make any difference to me. "
A newspaper of the CoR (Confederation of Party).
The Confederation Party was founded in 1989 in New Brunswick and was dissolved in 2002. Photo: Radio-Canada
Bernard Valcourt then succeeded Dennis Cochrane as Progressive
Conservative Party Leader and Jean Gauvin decided not to run for the
1995 election."
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos; Jean Gauvin ended his political career running for the federal Canadian Alliance led by Stockwell Day and lost.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Who cares?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos; you! Otherwise you would not have wasted your time with all the write-up about it. .
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks you should read my comment and then the article Everybody else
knows I was referring to the French Lieutenant under the thumb of Mr
Higgs for the time being N'esy Pas?
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks Richard Bell the first judge Harper appointed, his old pal
Andy Savoy, many other judges and and lawyers and lots of common folks
must recall when and why I ran against Andy Scott in Fat Fred City. At
least nobody should deny that I explained it to Steve Murphy on live ATV
News at Xmass Time in 2005 just before I debated Any Scott in Oromocto
N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos; all politics aside, Richard Bell was a very good appointment and ended up being a very good judge.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Did you
hear about our encounter in Federal Court on December 14th, 2015?. Why
did he not act ethically since then?
Todd Stephen
It's pretty simple......call
the Legislature back and have a confidence vote. That will remove all
opinion about who should or shouldn't do or say things. If Gallant can
form government then do so, if not step aside and see if Higgs can. If
neither can.....back to the polls.
Matt Steele
@Todd Stephen .....Makes
perfect sense ; but Brian Gallant wants to stall even though he knows
that he does not have enough seats to form govt . It is hard to know how
much more damage is being done to the province while Gallants refuses
to admit defeat .
John Price
@Matt Steele You realize that
seats have nothing to do with forming government right? It's votes -
votes that determine if he has the "confidence of the house". We'll
know soon if he has that confidence or not - just like the system is
designed to work.
Dan Armitage
@Matt Steele A lot Cha Ching
David Amos
@John Price
Welcome to the Circus
Imagine me agreeing with you? Methinks truth is stranger than fiction and far more comical sometimes N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@Matt Steele
*Brian Gallant wants to stall even though he knows that he does not have enough seats to form govt*
The Cons do not have enough seats also you realize that right ?
Matt Steele
Brian Gallant has stalled
long enough ; it is time for Gallant to move on , and let the adults run
govt . N.B. is facing several serious issues ; and govt. cannot waste
any more time babysitting Brian Gallant . Bye Bye Brian !!!
John Price
@Matt Steele We just had an
election 15 days ago, but someone is "stalling long enough"? This is
how our system works, there's no urgency, there's no fire Matt and if
someone needs babysitting, it's probably all those who want to ignore
our constitutional conventions so their guy can get in to power.
Stanley Beemish
@Matt Steele Whichever party
is in power, they take every summer off and various holidays in between.
As long as people can still license their cars and get their deer
license I'm sure things will be fine.
John Price
@Stanley Beemish Completely
agree Stanley. It's like there's some kind of fire with Higgs. Like
others have said, he seems really anxious for that pay increase!
David Amos
@Stanley Beemish Oh So True
Anne Bérubé
@John Price And Gallant would take a pay cut in order to retain power???
John Price
@Anne Bérubé I said that?
Weird, I don't remember saying that... What I did say is that it is
"normal" under our form of government for Gallant to get the first shot
at governing, and gaining the confidence of the house. It is NOT normal
for Higgs to just demand Gallant give away his right, and based on this
article seems to be lusting for power so urgently that there can't even
be a normal turnover time following a vote of non confidence.
David Amos
@Anne Bérubé "And Gallant would take a pay cut in order to retain power???"
Nope Methinks a very wiseguy said long ago that everything is political
and its always about the the money. Trust that I took his advice and
followed Frank and his many cohorts long before I put my name on the
ballot in Fundy in 2004.
Please enjoy my letters to him found within this old file of mine
Higgs seems to be lusting for
power. He's allowed to have an opinion on this issue, but he should
respect our constitutional norms, and take a deep breath.
David Amos
@John Price "take a deep breath"
Methinks you should too N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos Am I lusting for power? Methinks you need a break from the internets.
David Amos
@John Price Obviously you can't read enough to understand a quote of your own words N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos How am I acting breathlessly then? Better?
Johnny Horton
@John Price
There is the Constitution as you say.
On the other hand, there is precedent whree 90% of the governments that didn’t win the most seats resigned.
We do after all in the Westminster system e,etc governments based on seats and not popular vote.
Gallant hasn’t done anything legally wrong, but it also isn’t common or normal.
John Price
@Johnny Horton Hey Johnny -
why don't you share where you came up with the figure of "90% of the
governments that didn't win the most seats resigned". I call bullpucky.
Our government is not based on "seats", it's based on who can hold the
confidence of the house. Gallant, following our constitutional norms,
will get the first try. If that doesn't work, Higgs will give it a try.
If that doesn't work, then we have another election... That's the
process, that's what's "normal".
Pierre LaRoches
@John Price meanwhile
people's lives are at risk from lack of ambulances and food bank
funding. There is no path for Gallant to win, he is hurting New
Brunswicker's with his stubbornness.
Johnny Horton
@Pierre LaRoches
Iberals don’t actually care about socialism. As long as they appear they support it is all that matters,
David Amos
@John Price "How am I acting breathlessly then?"
Methinks you should have your lawyer pull my docket in Federal Court and
then have him explain it to you real slow after he reviews what you
have said of me N'esy Pas?
Johnny Horton
@John Price
Yes people starving is urgent. Hard for middle class liberals to comprehend thst though
John Price
@Johnny Horton If people were
starving before the election, this last election, their platforms, etc.
certainly won't change a darn thing. Doesn't take a "middle class
liberal" to understand that.
John Price
@David Amos Federal Court? Have you been talking to the Queen again?
David Amos
@John Price Ask your lawyer
John Price
@David Amos I'll get right on
that David. Must finish my conversation with Prince Harry first to
find out what you've been saying to the Queen.
Johnny Horton
@John Price
With government “frozen” there are funding and inplementation impediments.
Got nothing to do with who is in power or what their platform was,
John Price
@Johnny Horton Funding that's
already been approved and budgeted for, continues as normal. A food
bank that was somehow supported provincially before the election, in the
provincial budget will continue to receive funding. That's why they
describe the Public Service to be in caretaker mode right now - not
making new policy decisions, but continuing with the operations of
government until a new one is in place.
Johnny Horton
@John Price
If you knew anything about many of our social programs such as food
banks, they are on a case by cas3 basis, requiring ministerial funding
approval, rather than on a so called continual budget path.
In fact many departments have parts ground to a halt waiting official ministerial approval before they can proceed.
You are greatly in error of how budgets wOrk, it’s nit a set in stone,
this amount determined a year ago. It’s a fluid lump of money over
department and program thst requires approval to spend on each item as
they occur, and what won’t be done instead during the year to afford
Anne Bérubé
@John Price Well, if there
is anyone who wants to continue to run the government in New Brunswick,
it is the almighty Gallant, Gee, the guy cannot accept that he lacking
one whole seat! What is this, dictatorship like Congo?
John Price
@Anne Bérubé Nope, just the
system working as per normal. If it doesn't work out for Gallant, Higgs
will get his chance to maintain the confidence of the house. We're a
little ways before we get to Congo, but we are approaching Greece
however.
Al Bekirkey
@Anne Bérubé brian mugabe
they could put him on house arrest and he would still be screaming im
the premier from his armchair dressed in slippers and a bathrobe
David Amos
@Anne Bérubé Methinks that
the Fat Lady has not sung yet about who will have the next mandate.
Trust that Oct 23rd can be an eternity away for the nervous Mr Higgs and
his ex NDP sidekicks. Remember when Wally Stiles and his wife crossed
the floor and joined the liberals in 2006?
if Mr Martin cares to look it up. I ran in the election in 2006 as well
and got all of 44 votes in Saint John Harbour. Methinks the Irving
media or Mr Price and his political pals will never admit that I was
also intervening in a the NEB matter in Saint John at the very same
point in time N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos What does intervening have to do with having Higgs or Gallant in power David?
David Amos
@John Price Methinks its
because the liberala picked the members o the EUB and they must hear a
matter that was ordered by the last PC mandate that should put all their
fancy knickers in quite a knot before October 23rd N'esy Pas?
Robert Brannen
Do we really want someone who does not know the protocol surrounding Canadian elections as head of a government?
Marc Martin
@Robert Brannen
Well some people voted for the anti-French PANB so......
John Price
@Robert Brannen I'm assuming you're talking about Higgs?
David Amos
@John Price Methinks
everybody knows I am talking about the severe lack of integrity of all
49 of the politicians who are now sworn in to the New Brunswick
Legislature with an oath to the Queen of England N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos Everybody knows
that you're off-topic, but other than that, I wouldn't assume anyone
knows what the heck you're talking about 54.
David Amos
@John Price Methinks the Queen understands me quite well N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos So you talk to the Queen regularly?
Johnny Horton
@Robert Brannen
List all the times the party eith the fewer seats hasn’t conceded in Canada. Then list all the times they have,
Notice how much longer the latter list is?
David Amos
@John Price "So you talk to the Queen regularly?"
Yes I answered a motion of hers last week in Federal Court in Fredericton.
With regards to the Queen and local issues I will reappear at the EUB
hearing in Saint John at the end of this week. Methinks everybody knows
why that matter was delayed until after this election was history N'esy
Pas?
Methinks its kinda comical that even though Little Ricky Doucet didn't
get reelected according to the federal constitution he is still collects
a fat pay cheque as the New Brunswick Cabinet Minister who oversees NB
Power until Oct 23rd N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos So, to you anyway, "answering a motion" = "talking to the Queen regularly". Gotchya' SMH
Secondly, who cares if you're at an EUB hearing in Saint John - another OT comment.
Thirdly, what's comical is a guy earning 54 votes in our electoral
system blasting someone who gets paid until the last day of his job.
Jealous n'esy pas?
Robert Brannen
@John Price
You are quite right, though Kris Austin has admitted his lack of
awareness of the protocol used with the Westminster Parliamentary System
when an election fails to produce a winning party.
Robert Brannen
@Johnny Horton
Having won fewer seats than the opposing parties John Diefenbaker, as
sitting Prime Minister, went to the GG and asked to be allowed to try to
maintain the confidence of the House in 1962 . This is much the same as
our present N.B. situation. Higgs appears to even be unaware of
Progressive Conservative history and tradition.
The GG allowed Diefenbaker the attempt, and he was successfully held the confidence of the House for less than a year.
David Amos
@Robert Brannen Well Put Sir
Johnny Horton
@Robert Brannen
Yes, I never said it hasn’t happened. However there is a king string of
examples where the party with fewer seats has simply resigned/conceded.
But it really isn’t about the Constitution and what is and isn’t okay.
Nor is it about precedent. At the end of the day, the voting public
opinion of the tactic is all that counts at the next election. In that
regard, Galant isn’t helping himself or the liberals.
Al Bekirkey
@David Amos i believe they are foremost responsible to uphold gods law according to the preamble
Al Bekirkey
@Al Bekirkey david your right
its a big problem they dont understand their oath once more peace
officers have a poor understanding and the rangers i dont think even
look at it once after they read it from their cheat sheet when they get
sworn in
Al Bekirkey
@Al Bekirkey according to the queens preamble
David Amos
@Al Bekirkey FYI One of my
Forefathers was Daniel Keith. He was a Kings Ranger during the Yankee
Revolt long before New Brunswick became a province. He is buried in
Fundy along with my Father Max Amos who was the Tax Supervisor of this
province until the he died in the eighties. Later my Mother married the
former Chief Electoral Officer of the province who was also a supporter
of the COR Party. Trust that the ghost of my Forefathers would affirm
that my Father's wild child namely me would never join any party and
that the only oath I uphold is the one I freely gave to my Clan
Marc Martin
@Natalie Pugh
*WE simply want the wasteful spending of duality to stop in predominately English communities.*
Exactly, your anti-French, it does not cost more money to have a bilingual force.
*NB can't afford to waste any $$!! Stop spreading lies and fear mongering.*
If you want so much to save money then why don't we change the official language to French only ?
Al Bekirkey
@David Amos you never know
some of the loyalists may envoke their bill of rights i realise they
signed over that treaty with the queen when confederation arrived but if
this system is going belly up what else could they do in reality if
things dont get straightened out the only ones that are left out in the
cold are the acadians they dont have a treaty
Al Bekirkey
@Marc Martin marc mr ford has
already given the example of the not withstanding clause based on our
fiscal situation to overide the little bit of the charter you cling too
so maybe you should try to get along before you end up in a bad court
case you start scratching at charters treaties and common law
Marc Martin
@Al Bekirkey
French his entrenched in the constitution and would need the approval of all the provinces to be removed, good luck with that.
*mr ford has already given the example of the not withstanding clause
based on our fiscal situation to overide the little bit of the charter
you cling too so maybe you should try to get along before you end up in a
bad court case you start scratching at charters treaties and common
law*
This ^^ is proper English ?
David Amos
@Al Bekirkey "you never know some of the loyalists may envoke their bill of rights"
Dream on
Greg Smith
Sounds like someone is anxious to get their raise that will come with the new position!
David Amos
@Greg Smith YUP
Scott McLaughlin
Gallant's liberals have been defeated and he is STILL trying to hold on to power? Get a grip, man you lost!
Marc Martin
@Scott McLaughlin
Nope he did not...
John Price
@Scott McLaughlin If Gallant
"lost", then Higgs "lost" too since no one "won" the election.... This
is all happening the way it's happened for a hundred years, following
our constitutional norms - not sure what Higgs' panic is all about,
other than lust for power and the pay raise that is..
.
David Amos
@John Price Methinks that
people who claim to know so much would know that New Brunswick does not
have a constitution. Hence we bow to Trudeau The Younger and his
lawyers' understanding of the federal constitution N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos Also, not sure
where you're getting that we're bowing to Trudeau or his lawyers
understanding of anything since it's the Lieutenant Governor of NB who
makes the decision on who gets to govern... Not Trudeau, not his
lawyers, not anyone on the federal level.
John Price
@David Amos did I mention
anything about a NB constitution? For some reason I'm not finding the
text in my post. You could point it out I'm sure, n'esy pas?
Matt Steele
@John Price ....Please read
the article as it outlines the time sensitive issues that needs to be
addressed . Govt. should be focused on providing direction for the
province ; not providing a baby sitting service for Brian Gallant who
cannot seem to accept reality .
Marc Martin
@John Price
Don't try to understand him, its not possible..
John Price
@Matt Steele So Matt -
because there are "time sensitive issues", we should just ignore
constitutional conventions? We should ignore how things work in our
system of government?
I think we both know that you and David might be projecting the need for babysitting on someone else.
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Don't try to understand him, its not possible.."
Methinks you resemble your own remark N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@John Price "You could point it out I'm sure, n'esy pas?"
Methinks everybody knows why I am talking about the constitution because you have no understanding of it N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
How many votes did you get in the last election ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you should ask your buddy Mr Price N'esy Pas?
Robert Brannen
@Matt Steele
Nor does Blaine Higgs have the numbers to form government.
David Amos
@Robert Brannen True Furthermore I doubt that the Greens and the PANB will support Mr Higgs and his turncoat NDP lieutenants
Johnny Horton
@Robert Brannen
Why not? Does not the speaker vote in a tie?
David Amos
@Robert Brannen True Furthermore I doubt that the Greens and the PANB will support Mr Higgs and his turncoat NDP lieutenants
Johnny Horton
@David Amos
PANB will most certainly vote with the cons. They have no interest in
testing the voters appetite and see if they can get three seats again.
However, they can’t support the libs, or they’ll never get another s3wt ever.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*Methinks you should ask your buddy Mr Price N'esy Pas?*
But surely you know how many voted for you ? no ?
Marc Martin
@Johnny Horton
*They have no interest in testing the voters appetite and see if they can get three seats again. *
They are irrelevant anyways.
Johnny Horton
@Marc Martin
No voter is ever irrelevant...
That’s the number one problem with politics today, and those on the left sre the worst offenders.
David Amos
@Johnny Horton Everybody knows that I am no fan of the PANB However facts are facts. .
Methinks the simple facts of the matters are that the pastor who is the
current PANB leader is compelled to remain true to his word and vote in
the best interests of New Brunswickers and a stable house for 18
months. Whereas Higgs and Gallant want nothing to do with the PANB they
are the loose cannons on deck and the Kingmaker Mr Austin knows it is
not not to support to Higgs and his French Lieutenant or the
NDP/Liberal turncoats supporting them N'esy Pas?
John Price
@David Amos "Everybody knows
that I am no fan of the PANB". Nope, not everybody - I didn't know -
and here we are agreeing again.
Johnny Horton
@David Amos
It doesn’t matter much what nay of us think of PANB,
The reality is they have the support of 13 percent of the population,
and should be afforded that. In this day and age of supporting
minorities, 13 percent is nit insignificant.
Just because whoever gets power will chuck them aside, doesn’t make it
right nor ethical. Government is to work for ALL citizens despite their
stripes. Sadly over the decades we have lost thst aspect of government.
It’s the party in office and then everyone else not mattering.
David Amos
@Marc Martin "But surely you know how many voted for you ? no ?"
Which election? I have run in 6 thus far and am preparing for the
federal one next year right now. Methinks this comment section is
evidence of that simple fact N'esy Pas?
However I presume you mean this election in Fundy in 2018 so here is
some of what I said 14 over years ago. Nothing has changed since N'esy
Pas?
This story that appeared in the Kings County Record June 22, 2004
The Unconventional Candidate
By Gisele McKnight
"FUNDY—He has a pack of cigarettes in his shirt pocket, a chain on his
wallet, a beard at least a foot long, 60 motorcycles and a cell phone
that rings to the tune of "Yankee Doodle."
Meet the latest addition to the Fundy ballot—David Amos. The independent
candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and two
children, but his place of residence does not stop him from running for
office in Canada."
"Amos, 52, is running for political office because of his
dissatisfaction with politicians. "I've become aware of much corruption
involving our two countries," he said. "The only way to fix corruption
is in the political forum."
"What he's fighting for is the discussion of issues – tainted blood, the
exploitation of the Maritimes' gas and oil reserves and NAFTA, to name a
few.
"The political issues in the Maritimes involve the three Fs – fishing,
farming and forestry, but they forget foreign issues," he said. "I'm
death on NAFTA, the back room deals and free trade. I say chuck it
(NAFTA) out the window
NAFTA is the North American Free Trade Agreement which allows an easier
flow of goods between Canada, the United States and Mexico."
David Amos
@Johnny Horton "Why not? Does not the speaker vote in a tie?"
Methinks earlier you said to Mr Price that you did not care about my
email to the French Lieutenant of Mr Higgs and the PC party N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Johnny Horton "They have no interest in testing the voters appetite and see if they can get three seats again. "
Methinks if another election were to be called immediately that many
folks would agree that PANB will win more than merely 3 seats N'esy
Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*The independent candidate lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife
and two children, but his place of residence does not stop him from
running for office in Canada*
Why would want to run in the country you don't live in ? That doesn't make any sense.
...
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you should lead to read the articles before asking questions that have obvious answers N'esy Pas?
Checkout this comment section if you truly seek enlightenment.
@Marc Martin Methinks
everybody but you knows that I am a Canadian citizen ONLY who is the
Proud Father and Grandfather of 5 Canadian citizens N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Not interested in debating an American citizen"
Methinks anyone can Google "Fundy Royal Debate" N'esy Pas?
Why don't you leave Upper Canada next year and come down to Fundy and
put you name on a ballot in order to debate me in real space and time
instead of cyberspace?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*Grandfather of 5 Canadian citizens*
Ishhh no comment....
Content disabled. Marc Martin
@David Amos
*Methinks anyone can Google "Fundy Royal Debate" N'esy Pas?*
I don't google anti French cities.
Content disabled. David Amos
@Marc Martin I posted
"Methinks anyone can Google "Fundy Royal Debate" N'esy Pas? "
Trust that I don't care if you do or not.
Content disabled.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks that is
imore than merely nteresting that CBC deleted your insult ASAP and then
hours later deleted my response as well N'esy Pas?
Thomas Imber
The pressure on Gallant from
within the Liberal party is starting to mount, the longer he holds on
the worse it will be for the Liberals. Gallant's time as premier is
done, he'll be a footnote in the history books. Move on Brian, your time
is up, and you wasted your opportunity as premier.
David Amos
@Thomas Imber I agree
Anne Bérubé
@Thomas Imber Waiting for a better offer (delaying all others) from Frank maybe?
David Amos
@Anne Bérubé Methinks we are referring to the same "Frank " N'esy Pas?
Steve Gordon
Wouldn't be a need to rush if
gallant would realize he lost and resign. There is no chance he will
win a vote on his throne speech.
Marc Martin
@Steve Gordon
There is no chance the Cons will also...A new election is coming in.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks Quebecers should not bet the farm on it being real soon N'esy Pas?
Pierre LaRoches
@Marc Martin Far better
chance for the PC to form. A new election results in more green votes
and less liberals in traditionally Liberal ridings on the strength of
former SANB president K Arsenault. . Likely 1 or 2 more PC as well, SJ
for sure. Works for me, we get a nice PC government from that as
Gallant continues to drag the Liberals down.
Pierre LaRoches
@Marc Martin Far better
chance for the PC to form. A new election results in more green votes
and less liberals in traditionally Liberal ridings on the strength of
former SANB president K Arsenault. . Likely 1 or 2 more PC as well, SJ
for sure. Works for me, we get a nice PC government from that as
Gallant continues to drag the Liberals down.
Marc Martin
@Pierre LaRoches
* Likely 1 or 2 more PC as well *
* A new election results in more green votes and less liberals in traditionally Liberal ridings *
Not at all, in fact if there is another election you might be surprised
the Cons will loose a few ridings and it would not surprise me that the
Green would loose up north as well.
Marc Martin
@Pierre LaRoches
By the way lose the fake name.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks people
in glass houses should not throw stones For what it is worth I believe
that may be his real name and that yours may be fake N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
That's my real name, do you still think you contacted me David ? :)
David Amos
@Marc Martin I know for a
fact that months ago I contacted a Marc Martin who works for SNB and
recently you denied iI was you N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
This must have been hilarious.... ha ha
David Amos
@Marc Martin It was for me
because I have been torturing the hell out SNB since they helped the Fat
Fred City Finest steal my Harley and some Yankee wiretap tapes in 2007.
Now that all the MLAs have been sworn in I upped the ante on the French
Lieutenant and his brother the lawyer. They have a rather profound
headache coming their way over a real estate deal and some bad acting
Conservatives. However methinks that would be too much for a Quebecer
like you to understand N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Marc Martin "This must have been hilarious.... ha ha"
Methinks it should be a small wonder why I call you Little Lord Ha Ha N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
Another politician who wants to rush things, sigh.....
Haven't we gone through this with property assessments and it turn out so well(sarc).
Greg Smith
@Rosco holt Not sure why the downvotes, you couldn't be further from the truth.
Greg Smith
*closer to
David Amos
@Greg Smith Methinks
politicians would not tell the truth even under oath because of a prior
oath to the Privy Council N'esy Pas?
Greg Smith
@David Amos *n'est-ce pas?
Content disabled. David Amos
@Greg Smith I you ever heard
Chiac? Trust that Premier Gallant, Mr Higgs Mr ****, Mr Austin, CBC and
their blogging buddy Chucky Leblanc certainly have N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Greg Smith NOPE
No deal: Green Party won't formally side with Liberals or PCs in N.B.
Green Party leader announces a 'declaration of intent' he hopes MLAs from other parties will sign
Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·
Green
Party Leader David Coon says he hasn't made any formal deals to keep
the Liberals in power or to support the Progressive Conservatives. (David Coon/CBC)
New
Brunswick's Green Party will not sign a formal agreement with any
political party to support a minority government, the three Green MLAs
announced Wednesday.
Instead, the Green members will base their
votes in the legislature on a "declaration of intent" to tackle fiscal
and environmental challenges and to respect language and Indigenous
rights.
CBC News
Green Party won't formally take sides
The Green Party announced a 'letter of intent' that they hope other parties will sign. 0:58
And
they say they'll base their first major decision — whether to topple
Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal government by voting against its throne
speech — on what the speech says.
"Support for the throne speech
is based on the substance of the throne speech and the practicality of
implementing the commitments in the throne speech, so in other words, on
its merits," Green Party Leader David Coon said.
Green
Party members, from left, Kevin Arseneau, Megan Mitton and Coon, sign
the party's declaration of intent, which expresses what their votes in
the legislature will be based on. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
In
an added wrinkle, Coon said his two fellow Green MLAs will not have to
follow a party line and will be able to vote their own way on the throne
speech.
"We'll have different takes on what we see in there,"
said Kent North MLA Kevin Arseneau, who also said he'll base his
decision on the contents.
Memramcook-Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton agreed.
"I can't decide how to vote until I have actually seen what's in the throne speech," she said.
No guarantee for Gallant
The
decision means Gallant will head into the first session of the
legislature Oct. 23 with no guarantee his government can survive.
The
Sept. 24 election saw Gallant's Liberals win 21 seats, four short of a
majority and one fewer than the Progressive Conservatives.
The
Greens' decision against signing a formal agreement with the Liberals
or the PCs puts Premier Brian Gallant's bid to stay in power in
jeopardy. (James West/THE CANADIAN PRESS)
PC Leader Blaine Higgs has been pressuring Gallant to give up power based on the seat count.
But Gallant says he plans to try to hold on persuading at least one other party to vote for Liberal legislation.
The
premier announced Wednesday the new legislature will sit Oct. 23, with a
throne speech expected that day. Under normal house procedure, a vote
by MLAs on whether to endorse the speech would likely happen Nov. 2.
The
Greens are inviting all parties to sign their declaration of intent,
which commits MLAs to find "common ground that reflects the foundational
principles" of New Brunswick, including respect for aboriginal and
treaty rights as well as for bilingualism and dual education systems.
The three Green Party caucus members signed the declaration of intent on Wednesday afternoon. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
It
also says MLAs should commit to fighting poverty and "fiscal and
ecological debts" and to respecting the autonomy of the legislature.
Liberals would sign declaration
Gallant
said Wednesday his Liberal caucus had agreed unanimously to sign the
Green declaration, and if the Greens in turn support a Liberal throne
speech along those lines, "we believe we have a clear path to earn at
least 24 votes."
He said that would beat the PCs' "blatant attempt to try to seize power" with just 22 seats.
Gallant's
24-22 math contradicts his earlier accusations that the PCs and the
People's Alliance had made a deal to put together a bare majority of 25
in the 49-member house.
We
all want the citizens of the province to be the winners. And for them
to be winners, we need to be able to collaborate in the house across
party lines.- Green Party Leader David Coon
Now Gallant says Higgs is pretending to have no deal with the Alliance because some members of his caucus are against the idea.
The
combined Liberal and Green numbers would still be one short of a
majority, but Gallant said he hopes that a "progressive" member of the
PC caucus who wants to block Tory co-operation with the Alliance will
agree to vote with the Liberals or become Speaker.
Higgs was not available to comment on Wednesday's developments.
Coon
said the Green approach respects the outcome of the election, in which
neither traditional party won a majority and two newer parties, the
Greens and the People's Alliance, captured three seats each.
"No
one won this election," he said. "We all want the citizens of the
province to be the winners. And for them to be winners, we need to be
able to collaborate in the house across party lines."
He said the
results showed the need to "blur" partisan lines and "get away from
these power games of who's going to be in power, who's going to rule,
who's not going to rule."
PC leader wants 'faster than normal' transition if given the chance to govern
Blaine Higgs wants to minimize the transition time if he takes power
Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·
Progressive
Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs says he hopes for a faster than normal
transition if given the chance to govern in the fall. He says there are
too many issues for New Brunswickers to be left without a legitimate
government for too long. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs says
he's hoping for a faster-than-normal transition if he gets a chance to
form a new provincial government later this fall.
Higgs said there
are too many issues including carbon taxes, softwood lumber tariffs,
and slow compensation payments to spring flood victims, for New
Brunswick to go too long without a legitimate government.
"Our
goal would be to minimize that [transition] timeline, and I know that
it's normally two weeks," he said. "I think we can shorten that."
He
said he has told civil servants in transition briefings that he aims to
have a potential cabinet and Throne Speech ready if Premier Brian
Gallant's Liberal government loses a confidence vote after the
legislature resumes.
The provincial election ended on Sept. 24 with no party holding a majority of seats in the new legislature.
on 21 seats, one fewer than the PC party's 22
seats. But Gallant said he will try to win the confidence of the
legislature with the support of the Green party when the
assembly convenes Oct. 23.
Premier
Brian Gallant, who won 21 seats in the Sept. 24 provincial election,
will try to win the confidence of the house with the help of the Green
Party. (Kevin Bissett/Canadian Press)
Debate
on a Liberal Throne Speech would normally take six regular sitting
days, with a vote on whether to support the speech, in effect a
confidence vote on Gallant's government, likely on Nov. 2.
The
opposition could also introduce a non-confidence motion, but the
earliest date for such a vote would only be a day earlier, on Nov. 1. If
the Liberals lost either vote, a transition to a new government would
normally take about two weeks.
The delay comes with several major
issues facing the province. The civil service is now in "caretaker"
mode, continuing to administer basic services to the public without
making any major decisions or adopting any new policies.
CBC News
'I will be busy this week preparing to form the government'
Higgs says there are too
many issues, including carbon taxes, softwood lumber tariffs, and slow
compensation payments to spring flood victims, for New Brunswick to go
too long without a legitimate government. 1:03
The
caretaker period usually runs from the start of the election campaign
until a new government is sworn in. But that might not happen until
mid-November.
Meanwhile, the Trudeau government will rule this
fall on whether the existing provincial Liberal carbon-price plan meets
national standards.
To change the system, a PC government would
have to pass legislation to amend the law. And to join a legal challenge
to the federal plan, the province must file court documents by Nov. 30.
At
the same time, officials are moving ahead with plans to roll out more
early learning centres in southeast New Brunswick in December under the
Liberal government's Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan.
Higgs said Tuesday he doesn't object to that going ahead.
"If they are budgeted items, and they were scheduled to be done this year … there isn't a reason for it to be stalled," he said.
"So
I would suggest the schedule should be moving along as originally
anticipated. We have to keep running the province and those things are
already approved to move forward."
'It shouldn't continue'
But
a leading expert in public administration and governance, Donald Savoie
of the University of Moncton, said the province should put the new
early learning centres on hold.
"My advice would be no," he said.
"It shouldn't continue. Don't handcuff the next government. Don't pursue
the policies and priorities that the outgoing government has.
"You should never handcuff the next government until the legislative assembly has given legitimacy to the government."
New
Brunswick is also negotiating a major contract for an "enterprise
resource planning" computer system with an unnamed company through a
process that closed last year, Service New Brunswick spokesperson
Valerie Kilfoil confirmed Tuesday.
Higgs says it's taking too long
for some victims of the spring flood of the St. John River to receive
compensation. He added a legitimate government would be able to push
officials to speed up the process.
"There just doesn't seem to be the same sense of urgency that people are facing in their daily lives," he said.
Higgs also
said work needs to start soon on amending the Crown Lands and Forests
Act, which he promised during the campaign, so that New Brunswick can
win back its exemption from U.S. softwood lumber tariffs.
The PC leader said Gallant can eliminate the uncertainty by resigning now and allowing the PCs to be sworn in quickly.
"Is
Mr. Gallant really going to go through the spectacle of delivering a
Throne speech and all of us partaking [in it] up to six days of debate?"
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Tory MLA Robert Gauvin: 'For me, it’s clear:
[Higgs’] longevity as
premier will depend on the way he treats the
Acadians.'
Photo: Alexandre Boudreau/L'Étoile
New Brunswick's only
francophone Tory MLA has a message for his
leader: your longevity as premier
will depend on how you treat
Acadians.
Newly-minted
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou MLA Robert Gauvin made the
comments on Tuesday
morning, hours after a wild provincial election
that left neither the
Liberals or Progressive Conservatives with
enough seats to secure a majority.
That fuelled talk of political
dalliances with the Green Party and People's
Alliance, who won three
seats each.
Gauvin said the Alliance's
position on language rights - including the
creation of one health authority
for the whole province - made them an
untenable political dance
partner.
"As for the language question, I am in no way in agreement with
the
positions of the People’s Alliance, and I can’t make
concessions,"
Gauvin told Brunswick News, adding that he has faith Higgs
won't make
a deal with the party led by Kris Austin.
"Blaine has said
many times that he wouldn’t let the Acadian people
down. We haven’t seen it a
lot in the media, but he wouldn’t let
[them] down."
But he then
delivered a warning.
"For me, it’s clear: [Higgs’] longevity as premier
will depend on the
way he treats the Acadians," said Gauvin. "My job is to
ensure that
our rights are respected. We can’t go back on what we’ve earned.
I
think it’s essential that Acadians are represented in each
party."
On Tuesday afternoon, Higgs said Gauvin was "fully on side" with
the
Tories' principles.
"Robert was on the call when we met with all
the winning candidates,"
Higgs said. "Robert is fully on side. I've assured
him that our aims
and principles in the party are strong and that's not going
to be
changing."
When asked about the uncertainty the election had
created, and what
would likely come next, Gauvin declined to comment,
dismissing any
talk as "just speculating."
Gauvin is the
brother-in-law of Philippe Ricard, the director of
francophone publications
at Brunswick News. Ricard was not involved in
the assigning or editing of
this article.
"Last
week, it appeared more likely a potential PC minority government would
be propped up by the People's Alliance, which elected its first three
MLAs ever in the Sept. 24 election.
Alliance Leader Kris Austin
released a statement saying his party had agreed to "provide stability"
to a PC government for up to 18 months.
That
allowed Higgs to reassure francophone supporters of his party that he'd
form no "coalition" with the Alliance, a message echoed by his lone
francophone MLA, Robert Gauvin.
"There won't be any coalition," Gauvin said. "No deals."
But
on Monday, Austin said that in return for that support, the Alliance
will want input into a PC government's agenda, including its Throne
Speech.
"There's going to have to be some discussions back and
forth between us and the Conservatives … to get some middle ground," he
said."
YO Bobby Gauvin You don't call You don't write Methinks that just like
all the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green Meanies and PANB people you
don't love me N'esy Pas?
PCs will 'likely' seek to have Saint John Harbour results thrown out, despite recount
Recount confirms PC candidate Barry Ogden lost to Liberal Gerry Lowe by 10 votes, but PCs allege double voting
Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News ·
The recount confirmed PC candidate Barry Ogden (left) received 1,855 votes compared to Liberal candidate Gerry Lowe's 1,865. (CBC)
The
Progressive Conservatives will "likely" proceed with their application
to have the election results for the close riding of Saint John Harbour
thrown out, despite a recount of ballots confirming Liberal candidate
Gerry Lowe's 10-vote win over PC candidate Barry Ogden, a lawyer for the
party said Thursday.
The PCs allege at least 40 people in the riding were recorded as voting more than once.
"There's no suggestion that any one person has done something wrong or has done something inappropriate," said Kelly VanBuskirk.
"It's
just a matter of looking at the documentation and finding very clear
evidence of duplication, so we have to find out why that's the case."
The
PCs had filed an application earlier this week alleging at least 40
instances where the unique combined poll number and elector number
assigned to each voter appeared twice, but were advised by Elections New
Brunswick officials they had to wait until the writ is returned, which
only occurs after any recounts.
Once the writ is returned, the PCs have 30 days to resubmit their application.
Saint
John Harbour was the closest race in last week's provincial election
and has been at the centre of the fight for power between the PCs and
Liberals, who both hope to form government.
Neither party won the 25 seats required for a majority in the 49-seat legislature.
If I had lost by 10, I'd have done the same thing.- Gerry Lowe, Liberal candidate
Blaine Higgs's PCs won 22 seats, while Brian Gallant's Liberals garnered 21.
The
Liberals issued a statement on social media Thursday night, saying they
are "pleased" with the recount and "hope the [Progressive]
Conservatives accept the results so that Gerry can move forward to
continue working for his constituents in the legislature."
Lowe's
campaign team "has always acted with integrity and honour; any
suggestion to the contrary is unfair to the people who elected him," the
statement said.
Totals 'exactly right'
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Hugh McLellan allowed the media to film the recount process inside the courtroom. (CBC)
The riding recount, requested by Ogden, began in Court of Queen's Bench on Wednesday and was completed Thursday morning.
"Based
on this recount, which has been an exercise verifying that each vote
counts, every vote counts, we've come to the conclusion through this
exercise that the votes counted for each of the candidates in Saint John
Harbour on election night are in fact exactly right," presiding Justice
Hugh McLellan declared around 11:40 a.m.
The only deviation from
the tabulation machine totals was one additional spoiled ballot,
referred to by Elections New Brunswick as an "undervote," which didn't
bear a vote for any candidate and didn't affect the numbers for Lowe or
Ogden.
"The critical numbers here are that Mr. Ogden is in second
place at 1,855 and Gerry Lowe is in first place at 1,865 and thus it's
my duty to declare that Gerry Lowe has received the largest number of
votes," said McLellan, who took the unusual step of allowing members of
the media to film the courtroom process.
Saint John Harbour PC candidate Barry Ogden congratulated Liberal candidate Gerry Lowe following Thursday's recount. (CBC)
Ogden, who participated in the recount, showed no reaction and declined to comment outside the courthouse.
He did, however, congratulate Lowe and shake his hand.
Lowe,
who only showed up as the recount was wrapping up, said he was not
surprised by the results "because everybody said the machines work
perfect."
"I never doubted it was wrong but, I mean, naturally
there's always a chance," he said. "The other side of the coin, if I had
lost by 10, I'd have done the same thing that the [Progressive]
Conservatives did."
CBC News
Recount results confirm tabulator results
The requested recount saw no change in the totals from election night. 1:11
Recounts are granted, upon request, in any race decided by 25 votes or less.
Chief
electoral officer Kim Poffenroth said the process went "very smoothly
and relatively quickly," given the number of special ballots, advance
ballots and ordinary ballots that had to be counted by hand.
She
said she hopes the fact the recount upheld the election night results
will reinforce the public's confidence in the tabulation machines.
Worthwhile process
Ogden's
lawyer, Kelly VanBuskirk, said he expects to resubmit an application to
have the riding results thrown out in the coming days, unless new
information comes to light to explain the alleged vote duplication. (CBC)
VanBuskirk said it was a worthwhile process.
"If
we look at the way democracies are under attack in other countries, I
think the fact that we have a system that allows for this kind of
scrutiny is important," he said.
"That's something that the public should feel really good about. I think it's something that helps reduce doubt."
Elections
New Brunswick officials spent the morning sorting the advance ballots
and ordinary ballots into piles by candidate at one table in the
courtroom, while lawyers for Ogden and Lowe went through them by hand at
another table, counting them aloud under the watchful eye of the judge.
Justice
Hugh McLellan ruled this disputed ballot was a vote for Liberal
candidate Gerry Lowe. He described the 'little squiggle' in the white
circle beside PC candidate Barry Ogden's name as 'sloppy penmanship.' (Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon/CBC)
VanBuskirk disputed two of the paper ballots, but McLellan ruled one was a vote for Lowe and the other was a spoiled ballot.
The
first disputed ballot had an X beside Lowe's name, but also a "little
squiggle" at the edge of the circle for Ogden, said McLellan. He ruled
it as a vote for Lowe, just "sloppy penmanship."
The second
disputed ballot had a large black X through all of the candidates'
names, but part of the X extended into the circle beside Lowe's name.
The judge ruled it "incidental." The voter's intention was to indicate
"none of the above," he said.
The special ballots were dealt with on Wednesday.
Justice
Hugh McLellan ruled the partial mark in Liberal candidate Gerry Lowe's
circle on this disputed ballot was 'incidental.' The voter's intention
was to indicate 'none of the above,' he said. (Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon/CBC)
Liberal John Fife asked for the recount for the riding of Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton. (Graham Thompson/CBC)
The recount for Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton has shown no change in vote tally
Liberal
John Fife requested a recount after Progressive Conservative Mary
Wilson won by 93 votes. He believed the votes did not reflect the
support he saw in the Oromocto area.
He
and his campaign workers were especially interested in checking the
results from one polling station, but every poll had to be recounted
under the rules.
"That was the whole reason for
requesting a recount," he said. "We have a system where you go door to
door … we thought we had really good feedback in that particular area."
Fife said the recount process was fair and he's satisfied, but his political future is unclear.
"You
have to see a path to being successful and obviously I wasn't
successful, so I think you have to accept those results and you have to
move on," he said. "Would I ever offer for office again? I'm not really
convinced that I would. I guess I'm kind of sitting a little bit on the
fence."
Wilson said she's satisfied with the
judge's decision and appreciated the civility of the campaign in
Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton.
"I respected that," she said.
CBC News
'It is 100 per cent accurate'
The recount for Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton riding found the tabulation machines were correct. 0:40
She
did not attend any of the recount days at the Fredericton courthouse
because she said she's been busy with meetings, but she had a
representative there each day.
The recount was
a slow process. On Friday, officials sifted through dozens of boxes of
special ballots to find those for the Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton
riding.
Thanking everyone for their work Justice Clendening ruled the results from the tabulation machines would stand.
Chief electoral officer Kim Poffenroth says the recount results reinforced her confidence in the machines. (Graham Thompson/CBC)
Chief electoral officer Kim Poffenroth said this result reinforces her confidence in the machines.
"It's
a long laborious task and that's why we're glad at Elections New
Brunswick that the hand recounts have confirmed the accuracy and
reliability of the tabulation machines, which makes the counting on all
49 electoral districts much simpler for everyone on election night."
Over the span of two days Justice Judy Clendening hand counted 7,522 ballots. (Hadeel Ibrahim/CBC)
The
Memramcook-Tantramar and Saint John Harbour recounts also found no
change in vote tally. Standings remain at Progressive Conservatives 22
seats, Liberals 21, Green Party three, and People's Alliance three.
Friday
officially closed out election period, but Poffenroth said Elections
New Brunswick still has work to do, perhaps preparing for an election
that's nearer than expected because of the minority government situation
the province is experiencing.
"An election
that you have to be ready for on a much shorter timeframe costs more
than an election that you have 18 months or more to prepare for," she
said.
About the Author
Hadeel Ibrahim
Hadeel Ibrahim is a CBC reporter based out of Fredericton and Moncton. She can be reached at hadeel.ibrahim@cbc.ca
Yo Dominic Cardy as I read the news lately I wonder if Chucky and
Dominic Leblanc remember my old emails about politicking, fishing,
farming, foresty and foreign isssues in the Maritimes N'esy Pas?
Former NDP leader running under PC banner in provincial election
Dominic Cardy running in Fredericton West-Hanwell
Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·
Former NDP leader Dominic Cardy will run for the PCs in Fredericton West-Hanwell. (CBC)
September's New Brunswick election could be the fourth time lucky for Dominic Cardy.
The
former NDP leader, who tried to get elected as an MLA three times — in
one general election and two by-elections — will be on the ballot again
this fall, this time as a Progressive Conservative.
Cardy was the only candidate for the party's nomination in Fredericton West-Hanwell before last week's deadline.
"It's
a chance to get in and be part of a Blaine Higgs government and do all
the things I've been talking about the whole time I've been in
politics," he said, "pushing for genuine progressive, conservative
change: fiscally responsible and strong, well-developed social
programs."
Cardy
became NDP leader in 2011 and ran in Fredericton West-Hanwell in the
2014 election, placing second to PC incumbent Brian Macdonald. He had
29.7 per cent of the vote compared to 35.2 per cent for Macdonald.
Cardy
steered the party away from many of its conventional left-wing
positions, declaring that government spending was not always the best
solution. The party won a record 13 per cent of the popular vote in 2014
but failed to elect any MLAs.
Joining the PCs
He quit the
leadership and the party on New Year's Day 2017, declaring he was fed
up responding to criticism from long-time left-leaning New Democrats
upset with his approach.
He later joined the PC party and became chief of staff to leader Blaine Higgs.
PC Leader Blaine Higgs, left, announced Dominic Cardy, right, would join the Tories last year. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Macdonald announced this spring he was leaving provincial politics.
Cardy said Friday many of his supporters from 2014 have moved to the PCs with him and have encouraged him to run.
"This
election has got to be above and beyond party. Party's important, and I
think the PCs are the only vehicle to really deliver change in New
Brunswick, but we have to bring in folks from across the political
spectrum," he said.
Cardy's Liberal opponent, Cindy Miles,
acknowledged that he's a high-profile candidate but "I know I have some
confusion — is his profile from the NDP or is his profile from the
Conservative Party?"
She also pointed to a comment Cardy made last
year when he went to work for Higgs. "I enjoyed my time running for
office but wasn't, obviously, hugely good at that," he said at the time.
Hanwell priority
As
NDP leader, Cardy ran in a 2012 by-election in Rothesay and in another
by-election in Saint John East in 2014. He placed third in both races.
Cardy said he's trying again because Higgs has promised to give his MLAs more power in government decision-making.
He doesn't live in Fredericton West-Hanwell, though he lives across the street from one corner of the riding.
The
riding includes the rural community of Hanwell, which has been lobbying
for a new school for its growing population. The school was ranked as
the top priority for the Anglophone West district education council but
wasn't in this year's capital budget.
Cardy
said the DEC's recommendation should have been heeded by the Liberal
government. "We have got to start paying attention to the institutions
that exist when it comes to decision-making," he said.
Miles said
she supports putting a school in Hanwell "one hundred per cent" but
could not explain why the Liberal government hadn't funded the
construction.
After the DEC recommendation, "there's a lot of
other pieces that would come into place," he said. "I can't speak to it.
I wasn't part of the capital budget conversation."
Progressive Conservative MLA calls it quits at provincial level
Brian Macdonald won't run again for legislature seat, but might try federal politics
CBC News ·
Brian Macdonald, a Progressive Conservative MLA, has announced he won't run in the Sept. 24 provincial election. (CBC)
New
Brunswick's Progressive Conservative party is losing one of its
highest-profile MLAs just months before the next provincial election.
Brian Macdonald says he won't be a candidate this fall and may instead jump into federal politics.
Calling
the last year "my best year in politics," the two-term MLA said his
decision has nothing to do with PC Leader Blaine Higgs, who beat
Macdonald for the party leadership in 2016.
"It's been a really
good year," Macdonald said. "I've had a strong voice in the legislature
on issues that are really important to my heart.
"I also think it
can be a challenge being in provincial politics. It's very small, it's
very close, it's very tight, and on a personal basis, I want to move
on."
Macdonald
says he’s considering running for the federal Conservative nomination
in New Brunswick Southwest, which includes part of the riding of
Fredericton West-Hanwell, where he has been the MLA. (CBC)
Macdonald
said he's considering running for the federal Conservative nomination
in New Brunswick Southwest, a constituency that includes part of
Macdonald's provincial riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell.
That
decision would pit him against former Conservative MP John Williamson,
who announced May 21 he'll also seek the nomination in the riding he
represented from 2011 to 2015. Party members in the riding will nominate
their candidate June 28.
Macdonald said he'll also consider
running federally in Fredericton. The former soldier said he's also
looking at job opportunities with national organizations that advocate
for veterans.
"I'm looking for opportunities and considering a lot of options," he said.
Macdonald
is the fifth candidate from the 2016 provincial PC leadership race to
opt against running in this year's election under Higgs.
Macdonald said
he is confident he would have won his riding again and the Tories
will win the election Sept. 24, meaning he'd have a shot of becoming a
minister.
But he said being a provincial politician "does wear on
you and it does make you think about what the other options are. … If I
go another four years in provincial politics, it concerns me that my
options would be limited after that."
The 47-year-old also said the recent death of some friends made him realize he should pursue other opportunities when he can.
Macdonald's
interest in federal politics has been well-known for years. He was a
political assistant to former federal Defence Minister Peter MacKay and
sought the federal Conservative nomination for Fredericton for the 2008
election.
After failing to win that nomination, he ran
provincially in Fredericton-Silverwood in 2010 and was elected. He was
re-elected in the newly created riding of Fredericton West-Hanwell in
2014, when he defeated then-NDP leader Dominic Cardy.
Macdonald ran for the leadership of the
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party but lost to Blaine Higgs.
(Jacques Poitras/CBC)
In 2016, Macdonald ran for the PC leadership, placing sixth on the first ballot out of seven candidates.
Macdonald
said he doesn't think his departure will hurt the provincial party's
chances of holding on to Fredericton West-Hanwell.
"It's going to be very attractive to a number of high-calibre candidates who are now beginning to come forward," he said.
Mr Higgs and Dominic Cardy are trying to learn how to herd cats and even the clowns are laughing at the nonsense
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Mr Higgs and Dominic Cardy are trying to learn how to
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Date:
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Subject: RE: Methinks Higgs needs better help
than mindless EX NDP
dudes if he gonna defeat the LIEbranos N'esy Pas Premeir
Gallant?
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We're
very glad you enjoyed them! Please give Mr. Higgs a pat from all of us.
DC
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Subject: Methinks
Higgs needs better help than mindless EX NDP dudes
if he gonna defeat the
LIEbranos N'esy Pas Premeir Gallant?
Somebody should tell the Dummy Cardy
to scroll to the bottom of the blog
FYI The nasty neo con treats were fed
to a stray cat that hangs around
my latest abode.
BTW I have named the
ugly old pussy Mr Higgs in his honour
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From: "Cardy, Dominic (LEG)" Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca
Date:
Mon, 4 Dec 2017 19:59:00 +0000
Subject: RE: Yo Dominic Cardy If so then you
neo cons best start
feeding your Butter Tarts to your pussy cat named Puffin
because they
are clearly rotting your brains N'esy Pas?
To: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Cc:
"Wright, Hamish (LEG)" Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca
Dear
David,
Did you get your package? I hope it went to the right address and
that
you felt, on eating your tasty Tim Horton snacks, that we are all
part
of one loving human family.
Merry Christmas and more buttery
goodness to you and yours,
Dominic
PS. Puffin says
"meow"!
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Du Pays de la Sagouine à la politique : Robert Gauvin veut faire le saut
Robert Gauvin assure que son expérience au Pays de la Sagouine lui a
ouvert les yeux sur les besoins des régions du Nouveau-Brunswick. Photo :
Radio-Canada/Héloïse Bargain
Après
19 ans au Pays de la Sagouine, Robert Gauvin confirme qu'il se lance en
politique. Il devient candidat à l'investiture pour le Parti
progressiste-conservateur dans la circonscription de
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, qui a déjà été représentée par son père,
l'ancien ministre progressiste-conservateur Jean Gauvin.
Ça
fait neuf mois que j’y pense, que j’essaie de me convaincre que non,
mais un moment donné, quand il y a quelque chose qui te tire le coeur,
t’as pas le choix, faut que tu y ailles », lance Robert Gauvin, sur sa
décision de se lancer en politique.
Il assure que son expérience
au Pays de la Sagouine, comme acteur, auteur et au développement
économique, lui a ouvert les yeux sur les besoins des régions : « Ça m’a
permis de faire le tour de l’Acadie au moins 25 fois ».
Robert Gauvin
ne peut dévoiler ses plans avant de devenir candidat pour le Parti
progressiste-conservateur, dit-il. Par contre, il affirme vouloir mettre
l’accent sur le pont de Shippagan, le tourisme et le bilinguisme.
Il
se présente à l’investiture dans la circonscription de
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, une région qu’il a quittée pendant 17 ans pour
travailler au Pays de la Sagouine.
From Pays de la Sagouine to politics: Robert Gauvin wants to make the jumpPosted on Wednesday April 11, 2018 The politician, formerly actor and author, giving a speech.Robert Gauvin says his experience in Pays de la Sagouine has opened his eyes to the needs of New Brunswick's regions. Photo: Radio-Canada / Héloïse Bargain After 19 years in Pays de la Sagouine, Robert Gauvin confirms that he goes into politics. He becomes a nomination candidate for the Progressive Conservative
Party in the riding of Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, which has already been
represented by his father, former Progressive Conservative Minister Jean
Gauvin."It's
been nine months since I think about it, that I'm trying to convince
myself that no, but at a given moment, when there is something that
pulls your heart, you have no choice, you have to go Says Robert Gauvin, on his decision to go into politics.He
assures that his experience in the Pays de la Sagouine, as an actor,
author and economic development, opened his eyes to the needs of the
regions: "It allowed me to tour Acadia at least 25 times" .Robert Gauvin can not reveal his plans until he becomes a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party, he says. On the other hand, he says he wants to focus on the Shippagan Bridge, tourism and bilingualism.He
ran for the nomination in the riding of Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, a
region he left for 17 years to work in the Pays de la Sagouine.
Frustration mounts in Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou ahead of election
A battle is brewing between PC star candidate Robert Gauvin and Liberal incumbent Wilfred Roussel
Gabrielle Fahmy · CBC News ·
A
hotly disputed battle is brewing between Conservative candidate Robert
Gauvin and the incumbent Liberal Wilfred Roussel in the riding of
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou. (CBC)
Frustration
is growing in Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, a riding in northern New
Brunswick, where voters depend on the health of the fishery.
That's
true for the fishing boat captains and deckhands catching the fish, the
plant workers processing it, or the store and restaurant owners who
sell to the people who only have money to spend when the season has been
good.
Shippagan is the largest centre in the
riding, with more than 2,000 people. Smaller fishing villages are
scattered throughout the peninsula that extends into the Gulf of St.
Lawrence.
Uncertainty is the best way to describe what happened to the fishery this past season.
Most
fishermen ended up catching their quota, but a series of zone closures
to protect endangered North Atlantic right whales travelling through
fishing grounds, was enough to scare people into halting their spending.
And
after a winter where many seasonal workers were in the so-called "black
hole," the uncertainty around whether they will get employment
insurance next winter — with the work weeks needed to qualify going
up — is the number one issue on people's minds this election.
Although
a federal matter, people in the area expect their provincially elected
candidates to stand up and fight for them to Ottawa.
A
series of zone closures to protect endangered North Atlantic right
whales had New Brunswick fishermen worried they wouldn't catch their
quota this year. (CBC)
"What we'd
like is for them to stop promising things and actually do something for
us. It's like they don't understand us," said Mona Chiasson, a factory
worker at the Fishermen's Co-op in Lamèque.
Three days
before the official kick-off of the campaign, Jean-Yves Duclos, the
federal minister of social development, came to New Brunswick to
announce a pilot project, where about 7,000 workers in the province
might be able to get up to five additional weeks of employment insurance
next winter — possibly avoiding the "black hole."
Victor
Beaudin, a fishing boat captain in Pidgeon Hill, says people in the
area want to vote for someone who will provide job opportunities. (CBC)
But for many, it was too little, too late.
"If I vote for someone, and they do nothing, well four years later I'll change my vote," said Chiasson.
On the wharves, the frustration with the Liberal government can be heard just as loud.
"What
people want is someone who works for them. Someone who can create so
much work," said Victor Beaudin, a fishing boat captain in Pidgeon Hill.
Beaudin
thinks PC candidate Robert Gauvin will be elected in
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, a riding with a history of electing
Progressive Conservatives going back to the late 70s when Gauvin's
father, Jean joined the government of Richard Hatfield.
"They want people who are going to work for the Acadian Peninsula. That's what people need. Doesn't matter the party," he said.
Jonathan Larocque, a fisherman in Pidgeon Hill, also believes Gauvin will win the seat.
Jonathan
Larocque, a fisherman in Pidgeon Hill, said people in the area are
mostly talking about unemployment insurance as opposed to bilingualism. (CBC)
He said his name is on everyone's lips, and no one in his circle is too bothered by Higgs' lack of French.
"I never really heard anyone talk about the fact he's not bilingual," admits Larocque.
Around here, unemployment insurance is the only thing people talk about.- Jonathan Larocque , fisherman
"Around
here, unemployment insurance is the only thing people talk about, and
it's the only thing that's going to matter when they vote," he said.
"The Liberals have put laws in place that have really enraged people. I don't think people will vote Liberal again."
Tories try to win over francophones
The
Tories knew they'd face an uphill battle adding to their seats in
largely francophone northern New Brunswick with Blaine Higgs, a
unilingual anglophone, as leader.
This time, the Conservatives tried to get ahead of the game.
On
Aug. 28, PC Leader Blaine Higgs visited a mechanic shop in Lamèque with
his team of local francophone star candidates, which include
Robert Gauvin and Kevin Haché, the mayor of Caraquet.
There, he promised credits for small and medium businesses that would create jobs.
Gauvin
telling a crowd to cheer for Higgs for making the effort to address
them in French at a small business announcement in Lamèque on Aug. 28. (CBC)
Gauvin
asked the crowd to applaud Higgs for "making the effort" to address
them in French, and reassured voters francophone rights issues would not
be tossed aside in a Higgs government.
"Effort, that's all we ask," exclaimed Gauvin. "Will we punish someone who wants to learn French?"
"If
we give him the chance, he will continue, and I can guarantee you he
will speak five languages before Brian Gallant balances the budget," he
added.
A week later, candidates — some from as far south as Memramcook, gathered in Gauvin's campaign headquarters in Shippagan.
In the past, Gauvin has said the PCs plan to solve the province's francophone issues. (CBC)
Gauvin
introduced each of the 19 francophone candidates on the Higgs team, and
announced their intention to form a common front to "solve the
province's francophone issues".
"He is an ally of the Francophonie," he told the crowd.
Liberals say they've helped
Gauvin said he's not too worried about his leader's unilingualism affecting the local campaign.
"I'm hearing it a little, not a lot," he said. "People are more worried about whether they're going to eat."
People are more worried about whether they're going to eat.- Robert Gauvin , Conservative candidate
Gauvin
said he wants to put pressure on the federal government to decrease the
number of work weeks needed to qualify for employment insurance.
"If
the federal government doesn't move, well we're going to talk to the
shop owners, and talk to the people who work there and go by priority —
people who are in need right now, and try to plug them with a job as
soon as possible, just to fill the weeks they need," he said.
Meanwhile, outgoing Liberal candidate, Wilfred Roussel, feels his party has helped seasonal workers.
In 2014, Liberal Wilfred Roussel won against Conservative Paul Robichaud. (CBC)
"They
know I am the one who stood in the legislative assembly and who asked
that the insurance regulations be changed, they know that," said
Roussel referring to the pilot project announced last month.
Some not buying the act
While many voters said they're not bothered by Higgs's language skills, some municipal leaders are.
"Someone
running as the leader of a party, who is a unilingual anglophone and
has a past against bilingualism, that's a major concern," said Rémi
Hebert, a town councillor in Shippagan.
"What message does
that send to anglophones in the south of the province? That from now on
we're going to tolerate having a premier who is a unilingual anglophone
in a bilingual province?"
"Next year we're going to celebrate the
50th anniversary of the official languages act, but I feel we're going
backwards. That worries me," he said.
The mayor of Lamèque is of the same opinion.
"That after years he still hasn't been able to learn French, it doesn't bode well," said Jules Haché.
"I'm worried we're regressing."
In 2014, Liberal Wilfred Roussel won by only a 44-vote margin against Conservative Paul Robichaud.
Hébert thinks this will be another hotly disputed battle between Conservative and Liberal.
"Me
what scares me about Higgs, is that he's trying to seduce francophones
right now, but if he's elected he'll do whatever he wants with us," he
said.
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Liberals hang on to most of north, but lose a minister
Liberal cabinet minister Wilfred Roussel defeated in Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou
Shane Magee · CBC News ·
Robert
Gauvin won in Lameque-Shippagan-Miscou for the Progressive
Conservatives, unseating a Liberal cabinet minister Wilfred Roussel. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The
Liberals had a strong night in the north of the province, though they
lost a cabinet minister to star Progressive Conservative
candidate Robert Gauvin.
Shippagan-Lameque-Miscou
Robert Gauvin,
whose father Jean was a Tory fisheries minister, won the riding for the
PCs with 4,048 votes, unseating Liberal incumbent Wilfred Roussel, the
agriculture minister.
Roussel had 3,949 votes while Albert Rousselle for the NDP had 578 and Independent candidate Philippe Tisseuil had 178.
There were 8,753 ballots cast in this riding that had 11,013 eligible voters.
Tracadie-Sheila
Liberal Keith Chiasson won with 4,320 votes.
PC Claude Landry had 2,390, NDP candidate Francis Duguay had 1,213, Green Party candidate Nancy Benoit 390, and Independent candidate Stéphane Richardson 544.
There were 8,857 ballots cast in the riding that has 11,926 eligible voters.
Caraquet
Liberal Isabelle Thériault won with 5,420 votes.
PC Kevin Haché had 1,827, NDP candidate Katy Casavant 548, Yvon Durelle for the Green Party 330 and Independent candidate Guilmond Hébert 330.
There were 8,498 ballots cast in this riding with 11,000 eligible voters.
Bathurst West-Beresford
Liberal incumbent and Education Minister Brian Kenny won with 4,351 votes.
PC Yvon Landry
had 1,082 votes, while Mike Rau for the Green Party had
503, NDP candidate Anne-Renée Thomas had 443 and KISS candidate James Risdon had 64.
There were 6,443 ballots cast in the riding with 10,878 eligible voters.
Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore
Liberal incumbent and cabinet minister Denis Landry won with 3,550 votes.
Jean Maurice Landry for the NDP had 2,026, while PC Michelle Branch had 858 votes and Robert Kryszko for the Green Party had 421.
There were 6,855 ballots cast in this riding with 10,773 eligible voters.
Restigouche West
Labour Minister Gilles LePage was re-elected with 4,233 votes.
Charles Thériault for the Green Party was next with 2,540, followed by PC David Moreau with 961, New Democrat Beverly Mann with 263, and KISS candidate Travis Pollock with 64.
Restigouche-Chaleur
Liberal incumbent Daniel Guitard handily won with 4,430 votes.
Mario Comeau for the Green Party received 831 votes while PC Charles Stewart had 826 votes and Paul Tremblay for the NDP with 621 votes.
There were 6,708 ballots cast in this riding with 11,128 eligible voters.
Campbellton-Dalhousie
Liberal Guy Arseneault won with 3,720 votes.
PC Diane Cyr had 1,761 votes, Thérèse Tremblay 721 votes for the NDP, Annie Thériault with 637 votes for the Green Party and People's Alliance candidate Robert Boudreau with 558.
There were 7,397 ballots cast in this riding with 11,078 eligible voters.
La « longévité » de Blaine Higgs liée au traitement des Acadiens, selon son seul député acadien élu
Par moins de 100 voix, Robert Gauvin a remporté le siège de
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou après une bataille qui revêtait une grande
importance dans ces élections. Photo : Radio-Canada/Wildinette Paul
Au
lendemain des élections au Nouveau-Brunswick, les discussions portent
sur les alliances possibles qui permettront à un parti de gouverner. Si
les progressistes-conservateurs décidaient de s'allier avec l'Alliance
des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick, toutefois, ils risquent de perdre leur
seul député acadien élu, Robert Gauvin.
Un texte de Louis Mills
Les
progressistes-conservateurs ont remporté le plus grand nombre de sièges
et pourraient éventuellement former un gouvernement minoritaire, mais
ils devront obtenir l'appui d'autres partis.
Pendant la campagne,
le chef progressiste-conservateur Blaine Higgs n’a pas exclu de
gouverner avec l’appui de l’Alliance des gens.
Je travaillerai avec quiconque se préoccupe d’abord des intérêts du Nouveau-Brunswick et de politique partisane ensuite, a-t-il déclaré.
L’Alliance
a fait élire trois députés, dont son chef, Kris Austin, lundi soir.
Dans son discours de la victoire, Kris Austin s'est dit prêt à
travailler avec le parti qui formera le gouvernement.
Kris Austin se dit prêt à travailler avec un parti qui sert les
intérêts de sa formation politique. Photo : Radio-Canada/Pascal Poinlane
Or, son parti a des idées controversées sur la question
du bilinguisme. Il prône la fusion des régies francophone et anglophone
de la santé, l’abolition du Commissariat aux langues officielles et des
services dans l’une ou l’autre des langues officielles là où la demande
le justifie.
Robert Gauvin : un appui inconditionnel au bilinguisme officiel
Ces positions sont inacceptables pour Robert Gauvin, élu dans Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou.
On
est une province bilingue, on a deux communautés linguistiques. On ne
peut pas reculer là-dessus. C’est ce qui nous rend uniques au Canada, a-t-il déclaré, lundi matin, à l'émission Le Réveil Nouveau-Brunswick de Radio-Canada.
Il va plus loin et affirme qu'il n'est pas prêt à négocier cet appui inconditionnel au bilinguisme officiel.
Y’a quelqu’un qui devra mettre de l’eau dans son vin et ça sera pas Gauvin.
Blaine
Higgs s'est déjà présenté à la direction du défunt parti
anti-bilinguisme Confederation of Regions Party, qui avait formé
l'opposition officielle au Nouveau-Brunswick au début des années 1990.
Il s'est depuis distancié de ses positions de l'époque et affirme
maintenant qu'il appuie le bilinguisme officiel. Il est toutefois
favorable à certains aménagements comme l'embauche de candidats
unilingues à des postes désignés bilingues dans le secteur public.
Blaine Higgs avec ses militants après avoir revendiqué sa victoire. Photo : La Presse canadienne/Andrew Vaughan
Robert Gauvin lui sert une sorte de mise en garde au moment où les tractations entre partis vont s'amorcer.
La longévité de Blaine Higgs va dépendre de la façon dont il va traiter les Acadiens, lance-t-il
Le Parti vert réfléchit aux alliances possibles
Blaine
Higgs n’a pas non plus exclu de travailler avec les verts qui ont eux
aussi remporté trois sièges et récolté près de 12 % du vote populaire,
lundi soir.
Le premier élu acadien du parti, Kevin Arseneau, dans
Kent-Nord, exclut toute collaboration de son parti avec l’Alliance des
gens, un « parti qui divise », selon lui.
Son chef David Coon, réélu avec une grande majorité dans la circonscription de Fredericton, renchérit.
[Il
est] impossible pour nous au Parti vert d’avoir un lien avec l’Alliance
à cause de leur position sur la dualité et de [sur] les droits
linguistiques pour les francophones du Nouveau-Brunswick
Le chef des verts, David Coon, rencontre mardi ses deux candidats
nouvellement élus pour discuter d'alliances possibles avec d'autres
partis. Photo : Radio-Canada/Catherine Allard
David Coon
n'a pas voulu, mardi matin, se prononcer sur une alliance possible avec
les progressistes-conservateurs. Il doit d'abord discuter de la
question avec son nouveau caucus, composé, en plus de lui et de Kevin
Arseneau, de Megan Mitton, élue dans Memramcook-Tantramar.
A text by Louis Mills By
less than 100 votes, Robert Gauvin won the siege of
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou after a battle that was of great importance in
these elections. Photo: Radio-Canada / Wildinette Paul In
the aftermath of the New Brunswick elections, the discussions focus on
the possible alliances that will allow a party to govern. If the Progressive Conservatives decided to ally themselves with the
New Brunswick Alliance of New Brunswickers, they risk losing their only
elected Acadian MP, Robert Gauvin. The Progressive Conservatives won the most seats and could eventually
form a minority government, but they will need the support of other
parties.During the campaign, Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs did
not rule out ruling with support from the People's Alliance."I will work with anyone who cares first about New Brunswick interests and then partisan politics," he said.The Alliance elected three members, including its leader, Kris Austin, on Monday night. In his victory speech, Kris Austin said he was ready to work with the party that will form the government.
However, his party has controversial ideas on the issue of bilingualism. It advocates the merger of French and English health authorities, the
abolition of the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages and
services in one or the other of the official languages where demand
warrants it.Robert Gauvin: unconditional support for official bilingualismThese positions are unacceptable to Robert Gauvin, elected in Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou."We
are a bilingual province, we have two linguistic communities, we can
not go back on that, which makes us unique in Canada," he said on Monday
morning on Le Réveil. New Brunswick from Radio-Canada.He goes further and says that he is not ready to negotiate this unconditional support for official bilingualism.
There's someone who will have to put water in his wine and it will not be Gauvin. Robert Gauvin, elected MP for Shippagan-Lamèque-MiscouBlaine
Higgs has already run for the late Confederation of Regions Party,
which formed the official opposition in New Brunswick in the early
1990s. He has since distanced himself from his time and now claims that he supports official bilingualism. He
is, however, in favor of certain developments such as the hiring of
unilingual candidates for positions designated bilingual in the public
sector.
Robert Gauvin serves him a sort of warning when the dealings between parties will begin.
"The longevity of Blaine Higgs will depend on how he will treat the Acadians," he says. Green Party thinks about possible alliances
Blaine
Higgs also did not rule out working with the Greens who also won three
seats and garnered nearly 12% of the popular vote on Monday night.
The
first elected Acadian of the party, Kevin Arseneau, in Kent North,
excludes any collaboration of his party with the Alliance of the people,
a "party which divides", according to him.
Its leader David Coon, re-elected with a large majority in the riding of Fredericton, adds.
["It
is] impossible for us in the Green Party to have a connection with the
Alliance because of their position on duality and [on] language rights
for New Brunswick francophones."
David Coon did not want Tuesday morning to decide on a possible alliance with the Progressive Conservatives.He
must first discuss the issue with his new caucus, which includes, in
addition to him and Kevin Arseneau, Megan Mitton, elected in
Memramcook-Tantramar.
People's Alliance more likely to support the PCs, Kris Austin says
No talks yet, but Alliance leader open to a formal agreement to keep another party in power
Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·
Kris
Austin says the People's Alliance Party would have to have a formal
agreement to support another party in a minority government. (CBC)
People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin says he's open to a formal
agreement to support a minority government for a fixed period of time,
and says it seems "obvious" his party is more likely to vote with the
Progressive Conservatives.
It was the Alliance leader's first
public comments since election night on what his caucus of three MLAs
may do when the legislature convenes later this fall.
Both the incumbent Liberal government and the PCs lack the majority they would need to win the confidence of the house and pass legislation.
"We
understand this is a minority situation," Austin said. "It requires
negotiation. There's going to have to be give and take. We're willing to
be part of that, but they have to be willing to part of that with us."
Before
the election, the Alliance said in a tweet that it will decide how to
vote "bill by bill," deciding case by case whether to help pass
legislation rather than propping up one party.
CBC News
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Seeks formal agreement
But
Austin now says he'd also look at a more formal arrangement similar to
the NDP-Green agreement in British Columbia. The Greens agreed to
support the NDP on confidence votes and budgets for two years, in
exchange for a role in developing policy.
"We're open to both
scenarios and that's the key," Austin said. "That's why we're still
internal discussions to try to think about the best way to make this
work."
PC spokesperson Nicolle Carlin said leader Blaine Higgs
wouldn't comment on the idea of a formal deal "until he actually hears
from Mr. Austin. At this point, the two have not spoken."
Kris
Austin said Premier Brian Gallant has said Liberals won't work with the
People's Alliance, so it would likely work with the Progressive
Conservatives led by Blaine Higgs. (CANADIAN PRESS)
Monday's vote left the PCs with 22 seats, one more than the Liberals at 21. The Greens and the Alliance won three each.
Despite
that, Premier Brian Gallant said he will use parliamentary rules that
give him the right to call the legislature and try to win enough support
to continue to govern.
Gallant said during the campaign that he would not work with the PCs or the Alliance because they don't share Liberal "values."
2 parties ruled out co-operation
Austin said those comments suggest the Alliance is more likely to end up supporting the Tories.
"I
think it's pretty obvious," he said. "With that said, we've always said
from day one that we're willing to work with any party that's willing
to work with us. What is unfortunate is the Liberals and the Greens have
made it clear they don't have the same feeling."
Green
Party Leader David Coon refused to discuss his options in such detail
Wednesday, saying he and his new MLAs want to look for ways to make the
legislature more co-operative to reflect the will of voters.
"For us, it's really about doing things differently," Coon said.
He
told reporters that the three other parties all have positions the
Greens could support, including the Alliance's promise to ban glyphosate
spraying.
"That's a particular issue we could co-operate with them on," he said.
He
said the Greens would not compromise on fundamental issues such as
language rights but didn't say what he'd do if he felt other parties
were threatening those rights.
"I don't see that happening," Coon said said.
Softer language rules are Austin's priority
Austin
would not say whether the Alliance would have a red-line position — an
Alliance policy that he'd force a government to adopt in return for
support in the legislature.
But he said his call to relax
bilingual hiring requirements for ambulance paramedics, a commitment PC
Leader Blaine Higgs has also made, will be the party's top priority.
"That will be a big one for us, for sure."
Several of the Alliance leader's positions have alarmed francophones.
On Tuesday, PC Robert Gauvin, newly elected
in Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou and the party's only francophone MLA, said
he'd find it difficult to accept any co-operation between his party and
Austin's.
"I'd love to have a coffee with him," Austin said. "I
would simply clarify what we've been saying all along and address any
concerns that he may have, or his constituents."
No conversations about crossing floor
People's Alliance candidate Rick DeSaulniers won in Fredericton-York. (CBC)
Monday's
election saw the Alliance elect its first ever MLAs. Besides Austin
himself, who has run in three elections, voters elected Michelle Conroy
in Miramichi and Rick DeSaulniers in Fredericton-York.
So far, no other party has talked to any of them about crossing the floor, he said.
Austin
said Gallant's decision to try to hold on to power "may be
constitutionally and legally right, but I'm not so sure it's in the best
interests of the people."
He said the premier should be clearer on how quickly he'll convene the legislature and attempt to win a confidence vote.
Michelle Conroy won in the riding of Miramichi. (Radio-Canada)
"'Before
Christmas' is pretty vague. Are we talking December 7 or December 14?
Are we talking Oct. 15? That's before Christmas, too. How do you read
that?"
Because the election results haven't been certified,
Austin and his two colleagues haven't taken any steps to set up offices
at the legislature, he said.
But he joked that among the staffers he may need to hire is an expert in parliamentary procedure.
"We're
going to need some direction in that sense," he said. "We have a
general idea of how it works but we're certainly going to need some
advice."
Robert Gauvin : pas question de quitter le Parti progressiste-conservateur
Le
nouveau député progressiste-conservateur dans Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou,
Robert Gauvin, a refusé de se joindre au caucus libéral.
Le
candidat progressiste-conservateur élu dans Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou,
Robert Gauvin, a refusé de se joindre au caucus libéral, même si Brian
Gallant lui a offert un ministère, et rejette l'idée de devenir
indépendant. C'est, notamment parce que Blaine Higgs a finalement
confirmé qu'il ne ferait aucune coalition avec un autre parti.
Une des raisons pourquoi je reste avec Blaine Higgs, c’est qu’il ne m’a rien promis, lance d’emblée Robert Gauvin en entrevue au Téléjournal Acadie.
L’acteur
se trouve sous des projecteurs bien différents de ceux dont il a
l’habitude. Depuis les élections du 24 septembre au Nouveau-Brunswick,
tous les regards sont tournés vers le nouveau député. Les libéraux
tentent de le convaincre de rejoindre leurs rangs pour, avec les votes des trois membres du Parti vert, obtenir la confiance de l’Assemblée législative et continuer à gouverner la province.
Brian
Gallant, chef du Parti libéral, doit faire une croix sur cette idée.
Robert Gauvin est bien décidé à rester au sein de l’équipe
progressiste-conservatrice.
Ce matin,
tous les députés ont unanimement rejeté toute coalition avec les autres
partis et moi, c’est ce dont j’avais besoin pour continuer, question
d’intégrité.
Robert
Gauvin rejette également l’idée de devenir indépendant. Sa place est
dans les rangs du Parti progressiste-conservateur, assure-t-il.
Je
suis, malgré moi, la seule voix francophone dans le Parti
progressiste-conservateur et je demande à tous les gens qui ont l’Acadie
et la francophonie à coeur de me supporter, de parler avec moi.
Enfin, il n’y a pas de doute pour Robert Gauvin : c’est le Parti progressiste-conservateur qui gouvernera le Nouveau-Brunswick. Lorsque
vous jouez un match de hockey et vous remportez le match 2-1, même si
l’autre équipe a fait plus de lancers que vous, vous avez quand même
remporté la partie, conclut-il.
The
Progressive Conservative candidate elected in Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou,
Robert Gauvin, refused to join the Liberal caucus, even though Brian
Gallant offered him a ministry, and rejected the idea of becoming
independent. This is because Blaine Higgs has finally confirmed that he will not make any coalition with another party."One of the reasons I'm staying with Blaine Higgs is that he did not
promise me anything," says Robert Gauvin in an interview at Téléjournal
Acadie.The actor is in the spotlight very different from those he is used to. Since the September 24 elections in New Brunswick, all eyes are on the new MP. The Liberals are trying to convince him to join their ranks with the
votes of the three Green Party members to gain the confidence of the
Legislative Assembly and continue to govern the province.Brian Gallant, leader of the Liberal Party, must put a stop to this idea. Robert Gauvin is determined to stay on the Progressive Conservative team."This morning, all the members unanimously rejected any coalition
with the other parties and I, that is what I needed to continue, a
question of integrity." Robert Gauvin, elected Progressive Conservative candidate for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou
Robert Gauvin also rejects the idea of becoming independent. His place is in the ranks of the Progressive Conservative Party, he says.
I
am, despite myself, the only francophone voice in the Progressive
Conservative Party and I ask all those who have Acadia and the
Francophonie to support me, to speak with me. Robert Gauvin
Finally, there is no doubt for Robert Gauvin that the Progressive Conservative Party will govern New Brunswick. "When
you play a hockey game and you win the game 2-1, even if the other team
has made more shots than you, you still won the game," he concludes.
Robert Gauvin ressemble beaucoup à son père, selon un ancien organisateur politique
Alban Duguay, ancien organisateur politique progressiste-conservateur,
reçoit la visite de Robert Gauvin Photo : Gracieuseté Roger Lanteigne
Le
candidat progressiste-conservateur élu dans Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou,
Robert Gauvin, seul élu francophone au sein de son parti, se trouve dans
une situation qui rappelle un peu celle de son père, Jean, au milieu
des années 1990.
Un texte de René Landry
À Shippagan, en remerciant ses partisans à la suite de sa victoire, Robert Gauvin a lancé un cri du cœur.Des
situations difficiles s'en viennent, a-t-il affirmé. On s'en va à
Fredericton. Il y a plusieurs partis qui sont là. Il y a le parti de
l'Alliance qui est là. Mais faites-vous-en pas. Avec ce que vous avez
fait ce soir, je vais me battre pour vous jusqu'à la mort, mesdames et
messieurs.
Il y a près de 25 ans, son père, Jean
Gauvin, alors député progressiste-conservateur de la circonscription qui
portait le nom de Shippagan-les-Îles, faisait un discours très émotif,
la larme à l'œil, à l'Assemblée législative. Il avait failli
démissionner lorsque son chef, Dennis Cochrane, avait entrouvert la
porte du parti aux anciens députés du parti anti-bilinguisme CoR.
Je pense que je préférerais mourir politiquement et mourir debout.
M. Cochrane connaît ma position à ce sujet-là, avait expliqué Jean Gauvin. Et
si M. Cochrane décide de donner une nouvelle orientation au parti, à ce
moment-là, c'est sûr que je vais réévaluer ma présence à l'intérieur du
parti.
Jean Gauvin, ancien député et ministre progressiste-conservateur au
Nouveau-Brunswick, était le père de Robert Gauvin. Photo : Radio-Canada
Jean
Gauvin était d'avis que d'accepter au sein du Parti
progressiste-conservateur des personnes qui s'opposent aux droits
collectifs des Acadiens représentait un affront envers les francophones.
Il avait lancé un ultimatum à son chef pour le forcer à se prononcer
sur l'admissibilité des députés du CoR au sein du Parti
progressiste-conservateur. Jean Gauvin avait soulevé une tempête alors
qu'il occupait le poste de whip chez les progressistes-conservateurs, celui-là même qui doit assurer la discipline dans les rangs du parti.
Le chef Dennis Cochrane a en quelque sorte puni son bouillant député acadien. C'est
nécessaire pour le Parti progressiste-conservateur, dans l'opposition,
de présenter un front très uni, avait-il déclaré. Les actions avec un
ultimatum ne sont pas dans les meilleures activités pour une équipe.
C'est la raison pourquoi j'ai terminé les actions de Jean comme whip.
La réponse de Gauvin a été cinglante. Si
c'est le prix qu'il faut que je paie pour défendre les droits des
francophones à l'intérieur d'un parti politique, eh bien écoutez, qu'il
donne le whip à quelqu'un d'autre, moi ça ne me fait pas de différence.
Le parti Confederation of Party a été fondé en 1989 au Nouveau-Brunswick et a été dissous en 2002. Photo : Radio-Canada
Bernard
Valcourt a ensuite succédé à Dennis Cochrane à la tête du Parti
progressiste-conservateur et Jean Gauvin a décidé de ne pas se porter
candidat aux élections de 1995.
Robert Gauvin, député de
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, a dû, lui aussi, lancer un avertissement à son
chef progressiste-conservateur, Blaine Higgs, qui n'a pas immédiatement
fermé la porte à une collaboration avec les députés de l'Alliance des
gens du Nouveau-Brunswick, un parti politique hostile au bilinguisme. La longévité de Blaine Higgs va dépendre de la façon dont il va traiter les Acadiens , a-t-il déclaré.
Un nationaliste
Alban
Duguay, de Shippagan, a aujourd'hui 90 ans. Il a été le président de
l'Association progressiste-conservatrice de Shippagan-les-Îles pendant
une quinzaine d'années, soit durant la période où Jean Gauvin était
député. Il a bien connu ce dernier et a vu ses enfants grandir. Il est
l'une des personnes que Robert Gauvin est allé rencontrer pour demander
des conseils.
Alban Duguay, en discussion avec Robert Gauvin Photo : Gracieuseté Roger Lanteigne
Jean
était nationaliste et il ne s'en cachait pas non plus, rappelle-t-il.
Il défendait ses principes avec conviction. Je lui avais demandé, alors
qu'il était député, s'il ne voulait pas tenter de devenir chef du parti.
Je lui ai dit que Hatfield allait partir un jour. Il s'est mis à rire
et il a dit qu'il était bien trop nationaliste pour avoir l'appui des
anglophones. J'avais eu ma réponse, j'avais compris.
Tel père, tel fils?
Après
avoir pris une pause du monde politique, Alban Duguay a en quelque
sorte repris du service en se présentant à des activités partisanes de
Robert Gauvin. Quand il a entendu dire que Robert Gauvin avait lancé
qu'il allait se battre pour les siens jusqu'à la mort, cela lui a tout
de suite fait penser à son ami Jean Gauvin, aujourd'hui décédé.
Robert
ressemble beaucoup à son père, dit-il. Il a un talent d'orateur, comme
son père avait. J'ai entendu les premiers discours de Jean et des
avocats qui étaient présents disaient qu'il serait bon pour plaider des
causes. Jean était capable de soulever les foules, tout comme Robert
peut le faire. Les deux ont le même côté nationaliste, les mêmes
valeurs.
Robert Gauvin looks a lot like his father, "says former political organizerPosted on Friday September 28th, 2018 Alban Duguay, former Progressive Conservative political organizer,
receives Robert Gauvin's visit Photo: Courtesy Roger Lanteigne The Progressive Conservative candidate elected in
Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, Robert Gauvin, the only French-speaking
elected member of his party, is in a situation somewhat reminiscent of
that of his father, Jean, in the mid-1990s.A text by René LandryIn
Shippagan, thanking his fans for his victory, Robert Gauvin shouted
out, "There are tough times ahead," he said, "We're going to
Fredericton. there
are the parties that are there, there is the Alliance Party that is
there, but do not go in. With what you have done tonight, I will fight
for you until you die, ladies and gentlemen. gentlemen. Nearly
25 years ago, his father, Jean Gauvin, the Progressive Conservative MP
for the riding called Shippagan-les-Îles, made a very emotional and
tearful speech to the Assembly. legislative. He had almost resigned when his leader, Dennis Cochrane, had
opened the door of the party to former members of the anti-bilingual
party CoR.
I think I would rather die politically and die standing up. Jean Gauvin, former MP and Progressive Conservative Minister"Mr. Cochrane knows my position on this," explained Jean Gauvin. "And if Mr. Cochrane decides to give a new orientation to the party,
then, for sure, I will re-evaluate my presence inside the party." Jean Gauvin interviewed in CBC archives.Jean Gauvin, former MP and Progressive Conservative Minister in New Brunswick, was the father of Robert Gauvin. Photo: Radio-CanadaJean
Gauvin was of the opinion that accepting members of the Progressive
Conservative Party who oppose the collective rights of the Acadians was
an affront to Francophones. He
had issued an ultimatum to his leader to force him to rule on the
eligibility of CoR members for the Progressive Conservative Party. Jean Gauvin had raised a storm when he was the whip of the Progressive
Conservatives, the very one who has to ensure discipline in the ranks
of the party.Chief Dennis Cochrane has somehow punished his fiery Acadian MP. "It
is necessary for the Progressive Conservative Party, in the opposition,
to present a very united front," he said, "actions with an ultimatum
are not in the best activities for a team. why I finished John's actions as a whip. "Gauvin's answer was scathing. "If
it's the price I have to pay to defend the rights of francophones
inside a political party, well, listen, give the whip to someone else, do not make any difference to me. " A newspaper of the CoR (Confederation of Party). The Confederation Party was founded in 1989 in New Brunswick and was dissolved in 2002. Photo: Radio-Canada Bernard Valcourt then succeeded Dennis Cochrane as Progressive
Conservative Party Leader and Jean Gauvin decided not to run for the
1995 election.Robert
Gauvin, Member of Parliament for Shippagan-Lamèque-Miscou, also had to
warn his Progressive Conservative leader, Blaine Higgs, who did not
immediately close the door to a collaboration with the Alliance members.
New Brunswickers, a political party hostile to bilingualism. "The longevity of Blaine Higgs will depend on how he will treat the Acadians," he said. A nationalistAlban Duguay, from Shippagan, is now 90 years old. He
was president of the Progressive Conservative Association of
Shippagan-les-Îles for about 15 years, during the period when Jean
Gauvin was a member of Parliament. He knew him well and saw his children grow up. He is one of the people Robert Gauvin went to meet for advice. Alban Duguay, in discussion with Robert Gauvin Photo: Courtesy Roger Lanteigne "Jean
was a nationalist and he did not hide it either," he says, "defending
his principles with conviction." I had asked him, while he was a member
of parliament, if he would not try to become a leader. I
told him that Hatfield was going to leave one day and he laughed and
said that he was too nationalistic to have the support of the English
speakers. including." Like father, like son?
After taking a break from
the political world, Alban Duguay resumed service by presenting himself
to partisan activities by Robert Gauvin. When he heard
that Robert Gauvin had said that he was going to fight for his family to
the death, it immediately reminded him of his now deceased friend Jean
Gauvin.
"Robert looks a lot like his
father," he says, "he has a talent as a speaker, as his father had, I
heard John's first speeches, and the lawyers who were present said it
would be good to argue cases.John was able to lift the crowds, just as Robert can do, both have the same nationalist side, the same values. "
Higgs looks to B.C. 'template' for potential partnership with Greens
Last year, a deal between the B.C. NDP and Greens was struck to form a working majority
Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·
Progressive
Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is exploring a possible partnership
with the Green Party. He said the agreement between the B.C. NDP and
Greens could serve as a template. (James West/Canadian Press)
The post-election struggle to form the next New Brunswick
government lurched in a new direction Monday as Progressive Conservative
Leader Blaine Higgs floated the idea of an agreement with the Green
Party.
Despite ruling out formal deals with the smaller parties
last week, Higgs told reporters he had been reviewing a copy of the
NDP-Green agreement struck in British Columbia last year.
"I've read through it," he said. "Whether we have something as comprehensive as that, I'm not sure yet."
He
called the document a possible "template" for his discussions with
Green Leader David Coon, whose party won three seats in last week's
election. The two men met Monday morning.
Coon did not speak to
reporters Monday, but in a written statement he said he had spoken to
both Higgs and Liberal Premier Brian Gallant on Monday.
Green Party Leader David Coon is meeting with both the Tories and Liberals this week. (James West/Canadian Press)
"These
are ongoing discussions which will continue this week," he said. "Both
agreed with me that we need to find a way to bring a stable government
for the people of New Brunswick in this minority government situation."
Higgs's
PCs won 22 seats last week, three short of a majority. An agreement
with the three Green MLAs would allow the Tories to pass legislation.
Gallant's
Liberals won 21 seats, but as the incumbent government, they can try to
win the confidence of the legislature when it reconvenes Oct. 23.
CBC News
Blaine Higgs on potential partnership with Green Party
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Blaine Higgs says he is
looking to last year's deal between B.C. NDP and Greens as a template
for a potential partnership with David Coon's Green Party. 0:53
B.C. Green leader says Coon should deal with PCs
The
2017 NDP-Green deal in British Columbia commits the Greens to support
the minority NDP government on confidence and budget votes for a full
four-year term.
On Saturday, B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver told CBC's The House that Coon should strike a deal with the PCs to give them a working majority in the legislature.
Weaver said that would allow Coon to negotiate a price on carbon dioxide emissions that would be acceptable to the PCs.
B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said his New Brunswick counterpart, David Coon, should deal with the PCs. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
Higgs
believes the Gallant government's carbon tax plan is likely to be
overruled by the federal government, which would then impose its own
system on provincial consumers effective Jan. 1.
The PCs have
promised to fight that in court, but say if they lose, they'll use
federal carbon-tax revenue remitted to New Brunswick to give citizens
rebates.
Higgs said Monday that this aligns with Coon's position
of tackling industrial emissions while not forcing new costs on
consumers.
"We've said that all along, so that's a position that
he shares as well," Higgs said, "that the money would be refunded back
to the people of the province. So those are issues that are kind of, as
you talk more, you find there's common ground here."
People's Alliance offered support
Last
week, it appeared more likely a potential PC minority government would
be propped up by the People's Alliance, which elected its first three
MLAs ever in the Sept. 24 election.
Alliance Leader Kris Austin
released a statement saying his party had agreed to "provide stability"
to a PC government for up to 18 months.
That
allowed Higgs to reassure francophone supporters of his party that he'd
form no "coalition" with the Alliance, a message echoed by his lone
francophone MLA, Robert Gauvin.
"There won't be any coalition," Gauvin said. "No deals."
But
on Monday, Austin said that in return for that support, the Alliance
will want input into a PC government's agenda, including its Throne
Speech.
"There's going to have to be some discussions back and
forth between us and the Conservatives … to get some middle ground," he
said.
People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin said his party would support a PC-led government on a 'bill-by-bill basis' for 18 months. (CBC)
Asked if that would be a condition for propping up the Tories, Austin said, "The reality is it is a minority government.
"It's
not a carte blanche for us to just approve anything that comes forward.
That's not what we said. We said there has to be some mutual
understanding there that there's going to have to be some give and take
on Mr. Higgs's side as well as us."
No Tory-Alliance meetings
Higgs
avoided committing to any trade-offs with Austin on Monday, saying "we
don't have any meetings scheduled" with the Alliance leader.
"We
said we weren't going to strike any deals, and it's not our particular
intent to do that, so we don't have any plans to do that."
Higgs would not even say if he would meet Austin again.
"Well, I guess I'm not going to create the situation if it doesn't exist today. We'll see where that goes."
And
he responded to questions about whether he'd negotiate with the
Alliance by saying there are key policy areas where the party is
"aligned" with the PCs, such as the need to loosen bilingual hiring
requirements for ambulance paramedics.
"No matter who writes them down, those are similar issues," he said.
Gallant
met with his caucus Monday to plan for the opening of the new
legislature on Oct. 23. The Liberals will try to keep their government
alive by winning an early confidence vote.
Gallant has said if they lose that vote, he'll make way for Higgs to form a minority PC government.
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Court of Queen's Bench Justice Hugh McLellan allowed the media to film the recount process inside the courtroom. (CBC)
Saint John Harbour PC candidate Barry Ogden congratulated Liberal candidate Gerry Lowe following Thursday's recount. (CBC)
PC Leader Blaine Higgs, left, announced Dominic Cardy, right, would join the Tories last year. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Macdonald
says he’s considering running for the federal Conservative nomination
in New Brunswick Southwest, which includes part of the riding of
Fredericton West-Hanwell, where he has been the MLA. (CBC)
Macdonald ran for the leadership of the
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party but lost to Blaine Higgs.
(Jacques Poitras/CBC)
A
series of zone closures to protect endangered North Atlantic right
whales had New Brunswick fishermen worried they wouldn't catch their
quota this year. (CBC)
Victor
Beaudin, a fishing boat captain in Pidgeon Hill, says people in the
area want to vote for someone who will provide job opportunities. (CBC)
Jonathan
Larocque, a fisherman in Pidgeon Hill, said people in the area are
mostly talking about unemployment insurance as opposed to bilingualism. (CBC)
Gauvin
telling a crowd to cheer for Higgs for making the effort to address
them in French at a small business announcement in Lamèque on Aug. 28. (CBC)
In the past, Gauvin has said the PCs plan to solve the province's francophone issues. (CBC)
In 2014, Liberal Wilfred Roussel won against Conservative Paul Robichaud. (CBC)
Kris Austin se dit prêt à travailler avec un parti qui sert les
intérêts de sa formation politique. Photo : Radio-Canada/Pascal Poinlane
Or, son parti a des idées controversées sur la question
du bilinguisme. Il prône la fusion des régies francophone et anglophone
de la santé, l’abolition du Commissariat aux langues officielles et des
services dans l’une ou l’autre des langues officielles là où la demande
le justifie.
Blaine Higgs avec ses militants après avoir revendiqué sa victoire. Photo : La Presse canadienne/Andrew Vaughan
Robert Gauvin lui sert une sorte de mise en garde au moment où les tractations entre partis vont s'amorcer.
Le chef des verts, David Coon, rencontre mardi ses deux candidats
nouvellement élus pour discuter d'alliances possibles avec d'autres
partis. Photo : Radio-Canada/Catherine Allard
David Coon
n'a pas voulu, mardi matin, se prononcer sur une alliance possible avec
les progressistes-conservateurs. Il doit d'abord discuter de la
question avec son nouveau caucus, composé, en plus de lui et de Kevin
Arseneau, de Megan Mitton, élue dans Memramcook-Tantramar.
Jean Gauvin, ancien député et ministre progressiste-conservateur au
Nouveau-Brunswick, était le père de Robert Gauvin. Photo : Radio-Canada
Jean
Gauvin était d'avis que d'accepter au sein du Parti
progressiste-conservateur des personnes qui s'opposent aux droits
collectifs des Acadiens représentait un affront envers les francophones.
Il avait lancé un ultimatum à son chef pour le forcer à se prononcer
sur l'admissibilité des députés du CoR au sein du Parti
progressiste-conservateur. Jean Gauvin avait soulevé une tempête alors
qu'il occupait le poste de whip chez les progressistes-conservateurs, celui-là même qui doit assurer la discipline dans les rangs du parti.
Le parti Confederation of Party a été fondé en 1989 au Nouveau-Brunswick et a été dissous en 2002. Photo : Radio-Canada
Bernard
Valcourt a ensuite succédé à Dennis Cochrane à la tête du Parti
progressiste-conservateur et Jean Gauvin a décidé de ne pas se porter
candidat aux élections de 1995.
Alban Duguay, en discussion avec Robert Gauvin Photo : Gracieuseté Roger Lanteigne
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