https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/people-s-alliance-money-budget-election-mla-1.4845457
Ballots to bounty: People's Alliance poised to receive up to $700K
Election of 3 MLAs means abrupt end to shoestring budget, enabling party to pursue its work full-time
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Henry Moody
It's really too bad the
Francophone radicals have tainted what could/can be the best thing for
NB politics in 50+ years. The PANB work(ed) extremely hard, and their
dedication was tireless. It's inspiring if you choose to look at their
success from the proper perspective.
herbie harris
@Henry Moody What perspective henry..
fear.. lies... which one would you choose.. oh yes they promised no front license plate should be a huge savings!!
fear.. lies... which one would you choose.. oh yes they promised no front license plate should be a huge savings!!
Joseph Vacher
@herbie harris
ending the fact that people are dying waiting for ambulances that speak 2 languages?
ending the fact that people are dying waiting for ambulances that speak 2 languages?
Marc Martin
@Henry Moody
There is no radical French, there is only anti-French groups.
There is no radical French, there is only anti-French groups.
Marc Martin
@Joseph Vacher
Who died ? Please lets see the facts ?
Who died ? Please lets see the facts ?
Joseph Vacher
@Marc Martin lol what about the acadian society?
Marc Martin
@Joseph Vacher What Acadian
societe that doesnt even exist...By the way you dont see any Francophone
do ralys against the English now do ya ?
kelly sherrard
@Joseph Vacher and what about SANB???
David Amos
@Marc Martin Why would you complain we gave you all the great jobs N'esy Pas?
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin. I know of one radical French person.
David Amos
@Bernard McIntyre Methinkks he is worried about keeping his fancy government job if the PCs take over N'esy Pas?
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin, Mr. David Harvey Do you not read the newspapers or watch the news on tv
Pierre LaRoches
@Marc Martin come on Marc, the SANB is virulently anti-english, it is shameful to me that it exists in this day and age.
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard
Please show me where SANB mentioned they wanted to remove English rights ?
Please show me where SANB mentioned they wanted to remove English rights ?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
You did not give me anything Dave, but im pretty sure your enjoying my monthly cheque.
You did not give me anything Dave, but im pretty sure your enjoying my monthly cheque.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
I have a government job ?
I have a government job ?
Marc Martin
@Pierre LaRoches
Show me where they want to remove English rights compared to PANB, CoR or ARANB ? Show me ?
Show me where they want to remove English rights compared to PANB, CoR or ARANB ? Show me ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin I called you remember?
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David Amos
@Marc Martin "im pretty sure your enjoying my monthly cheque"
LIAR
LIAR
David Amos
@Marc Martin Libel people much?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
You called me ? LOL
Who do I work for Davis ?
You called me ? LOL
Who do I work for Davis ?
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Marc Martin
Marc Martin
@David Amos
So angry....
So angry....
David Amos
@Marc Martin Mr Gallant BTW Its Mr Amos to yoo
John Price
@Henry Moody "from the proper
perspective" - is that perspective the one where they will try to
remove or reduce rights for 35% of the population of the province? Or
from the fairy tale perspective that merging 2 health authorities in to
one, and merging the busing of two school systems will somehow clear the
entire deficit of this "retirement province".
Trevor Lee Watson
@John Price pure liberal
wanting to spend money we don't have. Come on let's stir the pot some
more. I love how the CBC keeps this comment section open for
disgruntled folk like you.
John Price
@Trevor Lee Watson So the
PANB is against French - but also against diversity of thought I guess?
Considering there are far more COR v2.0 supporters on this board than
opponents, I think we both know who's stirring the pot.
John Price
@Trevor Lee Watson Also, "wanting to spend money we don't have"
Don't tell me you believe in the ferry tale that cutting a few buses, removing one office (OL commish) and removing one health authority is going to be the silver bullet for the finance's of this province. How precious!
Don't tell me you believe in the ferry tale that cutting a few buses, removing one office (OL commish) and removing one health authority is going to be the silver bullet for the finance's of this province. How precious!
Matt Steele
It is only fair that the PANB
receive the money . The Green Party only had one MLA after the 2014
election , and was given official party status , and the extra money ;
so the PANB should receive official party status as well with three MLAs
. Fair is fair . It would be interesting to know how much govt. funding
the Acadian Society has received from Govt. over the years ?
SarahRose Werner
@Matt Steele - If we're going
to question the Acadian Society's sources of funding, then we should
also do so for the Anglophone Society of New Brunswick. They're two
sides of the same coin.
Henry Moody
@SarahRose Werner Only minority language groups are eligible for funding.
Joseph Vacher
@SarahRose Werner
Anglophone Society of New Brunswick? does such a thing even exist?
Anglophone Society of New Brunswick? does such a thing even exist?
Fred Brewer
@Matt Steele
Rights to Information documents verify from Jan. 1st, 2014 to March 31st, 2015 the French-related organizations in NB received from Canadian Heritage over $126 million dollars.
Rights to Information documents verify from Jan. 1st, 2014 to March 31st, 2015 the French-related organizations in NB received from Canadian Heritage over $126 million dollars.
Marc Martin
@Fred Brewer
And so did the English culture, by the way do you know who is Canadian
Heritage ? Its a Federal department that funds anything related to culture, this means museum like the one in Fredericton. Educate yourself.
And so did the English culture, by the way do you know who is Canadian
Heritage ? Its a Federal department that funds anything related to culture, this means museum like the one in Fredericton. Educate yourself.
kelly sherrard
@Marc Martin educate yourself
David Amos
@Marc Martin New Brunswick
has a Heritage Minister too Methinks that you did not know that some us
celebrate a history that is not British or French N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/danny-taylor-celtic-affairs-new-brunswick-1.3623923
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/danny-taylor-celtic-affairs-new-brunswick-1.3623923
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard
Its all you can say, you have no fact to prove me wrong :)
Its all you can say, you have no fact to prove me wrong :)
Marc Martin
@David Amos
But isn't that what you wanted Davis?
But isn't that what you wanted Davis?
David Amos
@Marc Martin You know who I am why paly dumb?
Fred Brewer
I am happy to see the Greens and PA enjoy the fruits of their hard work. Diversity is a good thing for democracy.
SarahRose Werner
@Fred Brewer - I agree.
However, I expect that when after the second election we almost
certainly have coming up, at least some of those fruits will vanish as
voters hold their noses and vote for whichever one of the two larger
parties they find less repugnant.
Fred Brewer
@SarahRose Werner
I respectfully disagree. I think in the next election you will see more seats for the Greens and for the PA and less for the Libs and Cons. The voters are getting sick and tired of the same old same old with successive red/blue governments.
I respectfully disagree. I think in the next election you will see more seats for the Greens and for the PA and less for the Libs and Cons. The voters are getting sick and tired of the same old same old with successive red/blue governments.
cheryl wright
@Fred Brewer especially the way that both gallant and higgs have handled themselves during this election/post election
Tony Chamberlain
@SarahRose Werner I can see
the 3rd parties get more votes next time around. There are several
reasons I'll let you figure it out.
David Amos
@Fred Brewer "The voters are getting sick and tired of the same old same old with successive red/blue governments."
I would not bet against your opinion
I would not bet against your opinion
Marguerite Deschamps
@Fred Brewer; why did le
Crisse d'Austie's party not run candidates in every riding if they're so
representative of the New Brunswick polulation? Oh! wait...
Colin Seeley
Ambulances .
School busses.
Get it done !
Eom!
School busses.
Get it done !
Eom!
David Amos
@Colin Seeley What about our debt and Health Care etc etc etc?
Dan Armitage
Congratulations to PANB and
the GREENS. Remember were your votes came from and don't sell out to the
other parties. they voted for your party and not your party to make bad
deals with the devil that thinks thier governing now.
David Amos
@Dan Armitage "Remember were your votes came from and don't sell out to the other parties."
Methinks they are already making deals with the devils N'esy Pas?
Methinks they are already making deals with the devils N'esy Pas?
Marc LeBlanc
Two words...Proportional representation
Joseph Vacher
@Marc LeBlanc
that would be great, francophone NB is disproportionately represented
that would be great, francophone NB is disproportionately represented
Tony Chamberlain
@Joseph Vacher Yea good idea if you do the math peoples alliance would get more seats.
Marc LeBlanc
@Joseph Vacher Under PR the Greens and PA would have gotten 6 seats each...careful what you wish for.
Marc Martin
@Joseph Vacher Do you honestly belive that only francophones voted Liberal ?
kelly sherrard
@Marc LeBlanc the problem
in this province is that there are people in this province who vote the
same way every election, regardless of how that party plans to govern or
how their decisions affect their way of life and financial status.
There are people who have voted that haven't read a newspaper article or
watched the news to see what is going on in the province, yet
ignorantly vote to reelect a government that ignores the needs to
certain groups of people.
David Amos
@Marc Martin At least as many francophones voted for PANB and the PCs N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
LOL, show me the people who voted French compared to the ones who voted for the Cons lol, PANB didn't even have a riding in the French areas...oh you didn't know that Davib ?
LOL, show me the people who voted French compared to the ones who voted for the Cons lol, PANB didn't even have a riding in the French areas...oh you didn't know that Davib ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin I have no
respect for the PANB In fact I never did have any respect for any
political party. Hence I am a Independent N'esy Pas?
Jeff LeBlanc
I'm Acadian, still voted for PA. Would and will do it again.
Robert Thibodeau
@Jeff LeBlanc A uninformed Acadian.
Jeff LeBlanc
@Robert Thibodeau it's "an" uninformed Acadian but thanks for playing!
David Amos
@Jeff LeBlanc it is a democracy
Marc Martin
@Jeff LeBlanc
A wanna be Acadian.
A wanna be Acadian.
David Amos
@Marc Martin So says a Quebecer
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Im not from Quebec, not all French people come from Quebec Davis.
Im not from Quebec, not all French people come from Quebec Davis.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Who do you think you are fooling Paul Martin?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Your making no sense...Who is Paul Martin ?
How many people voted for you Davis?
Your making no sense...Who is Paul Martin ?
How many people voted for you Davis?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks not as
many who voted for the liberal boss when we both ran in the Elections of
the 38th and 39th Parliaments N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@Jeff LeBlanc, parles-tu français?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks not as
many who voted for the liberal boss when we both ran in the Elections of
the 38th and 39th Parliaments N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks many
politicians are familiar with this story that appeared in the Kings
County Record June 22, 2004 N'esy Pas?
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."
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."
John Price
@Jeff LeBlanc Congratulations
on wanting to take away rights from yourself, your kids and their kids.
Are you also going to nail your shoe to the ground next?
Jeff LeBlanc
@Marguerite Deschamps oui, however this is an English website, just sayin
Jeff LeBlanc
@John Price I'm ok with
giving up certain rights to benefit the well being of the province as a
whole. If i had my way the government would stay out of language all
together, far far far more important things going on in this world than
language issues.
John Price
@Jeff LeBlanc Hey Jeff - if your francophone grandparents are still around:
- the ones who were allowed to be seen, but not heard
- the ones who shushed their kids speaking french when walking in town
- the ones who went to French school with English textbooks because the education system refused to buy French ones
- the ones who were effectively 2nd class citizens
do you think they'd feel proud about your vote and position? somehow doubt it.
- the ones who were allowed to be seen, but not heard
- the ones who shushed their kids speaking french when walking in town
- the ones who went to French school with English textbooks because the education system refused to buy French ones
- the ones who were effectively 2nd class citizens
do you think they'd feel proud about your vote and position? somehow doubt it.
Trevor Lee Watson
And yet another personal attack from french elite@John Price another wackjob trying to stir the linguistic pot.
John Price
@Trevor Lee Watson Hey Trevor
- could you point out where I made any kind of personal attack? I
asked him a question about his grandparents - how is that an attack?
And the fact that you think I'm French, or elite - is hilarious...thanks for the afternoon laughter!
And the fact that you think I'm French, or elite - is hilarious...thanks for the afternoon laughter!
kelly sherrard
People need to stop and
listen to the message of PANB and not listen to the misinformation that
is being spread about the group. It is only fair. It is in the
newspapers that Acadian groups are trying to blacken this groups name
and create suspicion but yet they can't adequately defend themselves
with examples. There must be message that people are responding to or
they wouldn't have elected 3 MLAs in this election. The Liberals don't
like them because they have stolen seats. This is the future folks,
take it or leave it. People are getting tired of the political parties
that have their own mandate and don't listen to the voters.
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard The facts are
there, Kris Austin was avery anti-french raly in NB , he also refused
any interview from the French media..These are facts no one can deny.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Cry me a river
Pierre LaRoches
@Marc Martin No one in their
right mind should talk to so called French media. They intentionally
translate to shape the story and make people look good or bad based on
what the paper wants to support. They aren't real journalists.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Who pulled on your chain today David?
Who pulled on your chain today David?
Marc Martin
@Pierre LaRoches
Loose the fake name l....
Loose the fake name l....
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Who pulled on your chain today David?"
YOU
YOU
Marc Martin
@David Amos
And you barked :)
And you barked :)
David Amos
@Marc Martin Naw I will bark at your boss
David Amos
@David Amos Services de traduction N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Who is my boss ?
Who is my boss ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Mr Gallant
David Amos
@David Amos and Bergeron
Marc Martin
@David Amos
LOL I dont work for translation.
LOL I dont work for translation.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Gallant is not my boss or that other guy Bergeron.....
Gallant is not my boss or that other guy Bergeron.....
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*Services de traduction N'esy Pas?*
OMG please dont tell me you did not call this guy?, there is one working for NB ha ha ha...This is hilarious....
*Services de traduction N'esy Pas?*
OMG please dont tell me you did not call this guy?, there is one working for NB ha ha ha...This is hilarious....
David Amos
@Marc Martin Well I called them
Marc Martin
@Marc Martin
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/contacts_renderer.7106.html
That's not me rofl !!!!
https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/contacts_renderer.7106.html
That's not me rofl !!!!
David Amos
@Marc Martin They did not deny it months ago when you first attacked me.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
OMG lol...He must have laugh at you bud...Next time do more research, my name is not listed on any website, in fact most civil servants that work for provincial or Federal are lol.
OMG lol...He must have laugh at you bud...Next time do more research, my name is not listed on any website, in fact most civil servants that work for provincial or Federal are lol.
David Amos
@Marc Martin I am not your buddy I am the man suing your boss
Marc Martin
@David Amos
OMG please continue calling, its going to make the news lol...No one attacked you bud, its called freedom of speech :)
OMG please continue calling, its going to make the news lol...No one attacked you bud, its called freedom of speech :)
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Soooo angry...its so funny..please call them again ha ha
Soooo angry...its so funny..please call them again ha ha
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David Amos
@Marc Martin "its called freedom of speech :)"
Except when its called libel
Except when its called libel
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Lol, yeah sure you are....
Lol, yeah sure you are....
David Amos
@Marc Martin Federal Court File # T-1557-15
David Amos
@Marc Martin Libel is not free
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David Amos
@Marc Martin Every time I see "Content disabled." I know CBC is nervous
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Marc Martin
@David Amos
That court as been inactive in 2 years lol, stop trying to make yourself important.
That court as been inactive in 2 years lol, stop trying to make yourself important.
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Marc Martin
@David Amos
Libel ?
Libel ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin "That court as been inactive in 2 years lol, stop trying to make yourself important."
What planet are you from?
What planet are you from?
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Marc Martin
@David Amos
Do you want another Marc Martin phone number ? ha ha
Do you want another Marc Martin phone number ? ha ha
@Marc Martin again with the personal attack.
John Price
@kelly sherrard Haha - "there
must be message that people are responding to or they wouldn't have
elected 3 MLAs in this election". Yes, they hear the dog whistle just
fine up in the 'Chi.
Dan Armitage
Liberal Premier Brian
Gallant, who got fewer seats than the Progressive Conservatives, will
not enter into a formal agreement with the People's Alliance, a decision
that could throw a wrench into his party winning a confidence vote in
the house.
So there you have it! Thier gonna paint your PANB with the racist brush every day from here on in so get use to it. But I don't think that it'll work in thier favour so much like the last party (COR).
The best part is it's all about our economics and the state of New Brunswick. Not language but keep trying I'm sure some will suck it up like last springs maple syrup. But the real voters know who blew it.
So there you have it! Thier gonna paint your PANB with the racist brush every day from here on in so get use to it. But I don't think that it'll work in thier favour so much like the last party (COR).
The best part is it's all about our economics and the state of New Brunswick. Not language but keep trying I'm sure some will suck it up like last springs maple syrup. But the real voters know who blew it.
Marc Martin
@Dan Armitage PANB is all about bitterness and jealousy against the Francophones. PANB = CoR
Dan Armitage
@Marc Martin Marc everyone who reads this forum are use to your selfish ways
Matt Steele
@Dan Armitage .....Very true .
Right from day 1 ; Brian Gallant did not have the life and work
experience required to govern a province ; and chose to go on a massive
spending spree as the prov. taxes and debt soared . Of course , Gallant
never accepts responsibility for any of his actions ; so now he will try
to blame the PANB for everything . Just another incompetent ONE TERM
Premier who took his party down to defeat !!!
kelly sherrard
@Marc Martin get your facts straight.
Marc Martin
@Dan Armitage Nothing selfish defending aquired rights .
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard All my facts are true, you cant even deny them PANB = CoR
kelly sherrard
@Matt Steele talking to
Gallant is like talking to a teenager who is in over his head. He has
people around him who tell him what to say and do. Confront him with
facts and figures and ask him to explain something, he finds a way to
get out of it and walk away. Experienced this myself.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Yea right tell us another one
Marc Martin
@David Amos
PANB + CoR
How many votes did you get Davis?
PANB + CoR
How many votes did you get Davis?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks I know of one French dude who would never vote for me in Fundy N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
There are French people in Fundy ? I dont think it matter French or English would not vote for your davis.
There are French people in Fundy ? I dont think it matter French or English would not vote for your davis.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Its not hard to tell that you are from Quebec N'esy Pas?
herbie harris
So really why give them party
status... Save the money.. Makes sense I think.. 12 percent of the vote
really don't cut it.. if you go by the rules or should they break the
rules a Minister wouldn't want rules broken I hope...
Matt Steele
@herbie harris ....The Green
Party received Official Party status with one MLA in 2014 ; so precedent
was set . Now to be fair , all parties who have an MLA elected to the
House should receive official party status , and the extra funding . It
is only fair to all parties involved .
Henry Moody
@herbie harris So you're
apparently happy with the status quo of the revolving door of red &
blue? They've done such a great job up to now right? Get your head out
of the sand. The PANB, like any new party, has to start somewhere.
Besides, the purse is the same no matter how many parties are involved.
herbie harris
@Henry Moody Do you know
anything about politics henry or just venting... yes the precedent was
set was it right maybe not.. Just because the pot is full doesn't mean
you have to spend it but in your case I guess it does you should run
next time you have all the answers...
kelly sherrard
@herbie harris 12 % this election. Who is to say how many seats/votes PANB will get in the next election????
David Amos
@herbie harris I am no fan of
Kris Austin but he is entitled to his entitlements just like every
other political animal N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard
Who cares how many ? The other party will not work with the anti-French party of NB.
Who cares how many ? The other party will not work with the anti-French party of NB.
Nancy Alcox
@Matt Steele it doesn’t work
that way. The MLAs get to vote on it, that simple. They voted to make
the Green Party an official party.
David Amos
@Marc Martin A better question would be who cares what you think?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
You do, if you wouldn't you wouldnt be reading me posts :)
You do, if you wouldn't you wouldnt be reading me posts :)
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David Amos
@Marc Martin Wrong I am saving your words to use against the CROWN
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David Amos
@Marc Martin I will lay odds my reply is blocked
Norman Albert Snr
@herbie harris 12% in the 29
ridings they offered. 100 votes at least in the other ridings would have
added to their bounty. They got more the Green who ran more candidates.
I expect both the Green and PANB with increase their share of the vote
and seat count in the coming rerun election. NDP are not likely to come
out for LIB/PC
James Reed
@herbie harris
We've been giving official party status to the third parties for a very long time - the NDP had only one elected MLA and received official party status 20 years ago.
We've been giving official party status to the third parties for a very long time - the NDP had only one elected MLA and received official party status 20 years ago.
William Reed
700K to drive a bigger wedge
into this province's linguistic politics. Sigh. I'm sure lots of people
are salivating at that idea.
Henry Moody
@William Reed you're wrong.
Joseph Vacher
@William Reed lol you can thank your liberals for the divide
cheryl wright
@William Reed the PANB are the ones trying to bring us together not
divide us. NOTHING in their platform are they attempting to get rid of
bilingualism, NEVER did they say they were going to infringe on anyone's
rights. Education is the only thing constitutionally legislated ( not
bussing as the busses are under provincial transportation not education )
; health authorities would still remain bilingual but we would have 1
set of administrations which would allow them to spend more money on
nurses and doctors; paramedics who aren't bilingual cannot get any hours
and most either leave the province or go into some other line of work.
this is causing a shortage in our ambulatory service as we don't have
the staff to assist... calls are not getting answered fast enough or at
all. how does having a translation box hurt anybody's rights???? do you
think in larger cities the paramedics speak every language?? to those of
you who are thinking that by doing any of this is going to be worse off
for the francophones get over yourselves, listen to Mr. Austin and
think for yourselves and put yourselves in the shoes of those who cant
get service in a timely fashion and think of the front line workers that
can be hired with the savings!
Marc Martin
@William Reed
Agreed...
Agreed...
Marc Martin
@Henry Moody
No hes not, Barneys purple party is anti-French.
No hes not, Barneys purple party is anti-French.
Marc Martin
@cheryl wright
The leader of PANB refused any interview with any French media outlet. Also he was always at all the anti-French rally's in Fredericton and across the province.
*we would have 1 set of administrations *
You cant expect people to do double the work, it makes no sense.
*do you think in larger cities the paramedics speak every language?? *
Then your ok if we hire only French people across the province ?
PANB = CoR stop drinking the blue kool aid
The leader of PANB refused any interview with any French media outlet. Also he was always at all the anti-French rally's in Fredericton and across the province.
*we would have 1 set of administrations *
You cant expect people to do double the work, it makes no sense.
*do you think in larger cities the paramedics speak every language?? *
Then your ok if we hire only French people across the province ?
PANB = CoR stop drinking the blue kool aid
Joseph Vacher
@Marc Martin Get your head out of the mud. Duality is costing us millions and spreading us apart. get over it.
Bilingual Parking lot attendants in the city of Fredericton should not be a requirement
Bilingual Parking lot attendants in the city of Fredericton should not be a requirement
Marc Martin
@Joseph Vacher so you would be ok if they only hired French people ?
If duality costs that much lets see the numbers.
If duality costs that much lets see the numbers.
kelly sherrard
@Marc Martin it costs this
province millions to run dual health services. We have a majority of
people in this province who are English only speaking. We have people
in their jobs who speak only English who can't advance within their
careers because they only speak English and have to leave the province.
They are basically being discriminated against by their own gov't for
this reason. The attitude of "French first" in this province is
wrong. The gov't in this province is so far off the rails it will take a
miracle to get sound footing. and no, I am not "anti french", this is
reality, like it or lump it.
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin. When politician's are asked how much it costs, they keep on saying we don't know
.
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David Amos
@William Reed "I'm sure lots of people are salivating at that idea."
Me Too
Me Too
Marc Martin
I never tought id see the day that an anti-french political party would get money to do more anti-french raly and groups...
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Dan Armitage
@Marc Martin thier not anti French your anti English and you keep proving it every time you hit the keyboard
kelly sherrard
@Marc Martin PANB are not
"anti french". You should do some research. I could say that the
Liberal party, with 42% of his MLAs graduating from U de M are "anti
english", how correct is that statement?
Marc Martin
@Dan Armitage Where did i ever want to remove any English rights ? Yeah i tought so.
Marc Martin
@kelly sherrard Thats the
worst comparison you could ever make...Do you think only French voted
Liberals ? Lol... How about who voted for PANB? All English...
Jeff LeBlanc
@Marc Martin while I am
sympathetic to your idea of losing French rights, I think most posters
on here would think you are being a tad dramatic. Nobody is going to
take away your right to speak French, learn French or get essential
services like healthcare in French. However....enough people voted for
the PA that they got 3 seats. That should show you that a lot of folks
are saying the current system is broken and needs fixing. As an Acadian I
concur, stop signs don't need to say "arret" and kids should be able to
take the same bus. That's not taking away anything from anyone.
Pierre LaRoches
@kelly sherrard not to mention the main backroom people all being leftovers of the Parti Acadien separatists.
Marc Martin
@Jeff LeBlanc
* I am sympathetic to your idea of losing French rights*
No you are not.
*Nobody is going to take away your right to speak French, learn French or get essential services like healthcare in French. *
Oh not for years for sure, these will all go to court and cot billion to the province.
*enough people voted for the PA that they got 3 seats*
The CoR got more where are they now ?
*As an Acadian*
Wanna be Acadian, your not even French.
* I am sympathetic to your idea of losing French rights*
No you are not.
*Nobody is going to take away your right to speak French, learn French or get essential services like healthcare in French. *
Oh not for years for sure, these will all go to court and cot billion to the province.
*enough people voted for the PA that they got 3 seats*
The CoR got more where are they now ?
*As an Acadian*
Wanna be Acadian, your not even French.
Marc Martin
@Pierre LaRoches
Time for you to go make more anti-French panels.
Time for you to go make more anti-French panels.
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Wanna be Acadian, your not even French"
Methinks you should explain your reasoning to a lot of French folk who hail from around the Bay of Fundy such as Chucky Leblanc and his kissing cousin Dominic the Liberal Cabinet Minister N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should explain your reasoning to a lot of French folk who hail from around the Bay of Fundy such as Chucky Leblanc and his kissing cousin Dominic the Liberal Cabinet Minister N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
I have no idea what your talking about...
I have no idea what your talking about...
David Amos
@Marc Martin You have no idea what you are talking about
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Marc Martin
@David Amos
Davis you make no sense...is it medication time ?
Davis you make no sense...is it medication time ?
Fred Brewer
@Marc Martin
"Where did i ever want to remove any English rights ?"
Marc, could you please explain what you mean by "English rights"?
Thanks.
"Where did i ever want to remove any English rights ?"
Marc, could you please explain what you mean by "English rights"?
Thanks.
Fred Brewer
@Marc Martin
"Davis you make no sense...is it medication time ?"
Marc, do you not see that instead of helping your cause, you are harming it?
"Davis you make no sense...is it medication time ?"
Marc, do you not see that instead of helping your cause, you are harming it?
David Amos
@Marc Martin You are not debating You are embarrassing decent Acadians
Pierre LaRoches
@Marc Martin I don't even
know what you're referring to here, but I suspect you don't either based
on the drivel you usually post. I'm pro New Brunswicker as are many
Acadians. You need to realize how lost you really are.
Jeff LeBlanc
@David Amos lol, I tried. Marc Martin apparently knows me so well.
Jeff LeBlanc
@Pierre LaRoches Merci
Pierre, I tried to extend an olive branch and Marc again resorted to
name calling. From now on I will just read his posts and laugh silently
to myself
Dave Peters
Marc Martin SANB = Parti
Quebecois. If you know your history CoR did not start in New Brunswick,
check it out. This argument has been going on for 50 years in NB and
still not resolved to the detriment of us all. The 2018 electoral map
says alot, North vs South, English vs French. PANB did not do this, the
2 party system did this & people have taken notice of this issue
and many others. The fact that Robert Melanson stated he will not talk
to PANB says it all for me. No dialogue - No respect for democracy.
Almost 48K votes. Surely this must mean something to SANB, surely they
will not continue to disrespect democracy and the people who voted for
PANB. What if your wrong. Would this not be the time to know your
adversary instead of listening to a message from a person who has not
even spoken to Kris Austin. Unbeleivable. How does this qualify Mr.
Melanson as a leader, every opportunity should be taken to listen. This
would be reasonable.
David Amos
@Dave Peters Methinks you mean Robert Gauvin N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/kris-austin-people-s-alliance-election-higgs-gallant-1.4842748
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/kris-austin-people-s-alliance-election-higgs-gallant-1.4842748
Marguerite Deschamps
@Dave Peters, will the dialogue be in French or English?
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps "will the dialogue be in French or English?"
Methiinks Chiac would be the proper lingo N'esy Pas?
Methiinks Chiac would be the proper lingo N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, do you think le Crisse d'Austie would understand Chiac? It would constitute a middle ground, n'est-ce pas?
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David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks everybody who is anybody in NB understand Chiac only snobby
people like you Quebecers make fun of it N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@Dave Peters
*SANB = Parti Quebecois*
Wrong only your anti-French friends believe that. By the way, its sad to see a PANB representative post on CBC. By the way why doesn't your leader refusing all interview with any French media?
*North vs South, English vs French*
WRONG again, didn't Gallant get elected 2 mls in Moncton and 1 in Bathurst and 1 in Saint John ? try again.
*PANB did not do this*
WRONG AGAIN.Actually they did, attending anti-French rally and anti-french groups reunion made the province divided even more.
*The fact that Robert Melanson stated he will not talk to PANB says it all for me.*
Why would he want to talk to an anti-French group ?
*No respect for democracy. Almost 48K votes*
No respect for anti-French groups no.
*surely they will not continue to disrespect democracy and the people who voted for PANB*
They are not obligated to respect people who are anti-French.
*SANB = Parti Quebecois*
Wrong only your anti-French friends believe that. By the way, its sad to see a PANB representative post on CBC. By the way why doesn't your leader refusing all interview with any French media?
*North vs South, English vs French*
WRONG again, didn't Gallant get elected 2 mls in Moncton and 1 in Bathurst and 1 in Saint John ? try again.
*PANB did not do this*
WRONG AGAIN.Actually they did, attending anti-French rally and anti-french groups reunion made the province divided even more.
*The fact that Robert Melanson stated he will not talk to PANB says it all for me.*
Why would he want to talk to an anti-French group ?
*No respect for democracy. Almost 48K votes*
No respect for anti-French groups no.
*surely they will not continue to disrespect democracy and the people who voted for PANB*
They are not obligated to respect people who are anti-French.
Marc Martin
@Marguerite Deschamps
Why do you even ask...
Why do you even ask...
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Hey Davis I found another Marc Martin who works in Ontario do you want his number ? ha ha
Hey Davis I found another Marc Martin who works in Ontario do you want his number ? ha ha
Norman Albert Snr
@Dave Peters The numbers are
also deceiving as PANB did not run a full complement to get their 12% of
the vote. Had they filed in all 49 ridings the numbers would have
increased dramatically even where they were not popular. You can bet
there will be more willing to throw their hats in the ring in the coming
months.
@Norman Albert Snr
The only ridings they where not represented are the French ones..I doubt they would gained votes there.
The only ridings they where not represented are the French ones..I doubt they would gained votes there.
Norman Albert Snr
@Marc Martin Likely because
your are standing behind a bias wall of ignorance. PANB is not anti
French. Linguistic Service where numbers warrant and Available province
wide through technology. French and English pay for waste of taxes. It
is not rocket science just blind ignorance. 100 votes x 20 seats is a
start.
Tony Chamberlain
@Marc Martin I know lots of
people in bathurst who would vote panb, some moncton areas did not have a
Candidate and would have gotten more votes. The more you ignore the
problem the more peoples alliance will grow. They will even get more
seats next time around watch closely.
Nancy Alcox
Wake up people...I figured
I’d see posts about how much money these guys get, whichever party, but
no, back to the French and English dilemma. Look at what most people
live on in NB and what the MLAs get. No wonder most of them want to get
into politics.
David Amos
@Nancy Alcox After eight years they get a hell of pension too N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@Nancy Alcox, I beg to differ. You could not pay me enough to run for such a thankless job!
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps I ran
for public office 6 times thus far with no false illusions about being
elected At least l have earned the right to laugh at the nonsense that
you and your friends say about me and chastise whomever publishes the
libel N'esy Pas?
Nancy Alcox
@Marguerite Deschamps I don’t think enough of them want the job for the right reasons.
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos; after six times, you should have gotten the message.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*I ran for public office 6 times *
Anyone can run as an independent, when you never get votes and run over and over that does not make you look too bright.
*At least l have earned the right to laugh at the nonsense that you and your friends say about me*
Are you going to call the Marc Martin from the province again ? lol
*I ran for public office 6 times *
Anyone can run as an independent, when you never get votes and run over and over that does not make you look too bright.
*At least l have earned the right to laugh at the nonsense that you and your friends say about me*
Are you going to call the Marc Martin from the province again ? lol
Marguerite Deschamps
*I ran for public office 6 times *
What did Einstein say again about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
What did Einstein say again about doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results?
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks he said beware of French men who think they are clever N'esy Pas?
Shawn McShane
@Marguerite Deschamps NBers keep voting for the same two parties over and over.
James Reed
@Nancy Alcox
I know this will be an unpopular post but we don't really pay politicians all that much - after returning to Fredericton in the late 90s I worked at the Legislative Assembly, not my first job out of university, but I was still early in my career - my starting salary was about 5k more than an MLA's - at the time they had that crazy tax free allowance on top of their salary, but still now as a backbencher you get just under 85k - I make more than that now and I wouldn't say I'm overly success - there are about 150 people who work for the department of education who make between 100 to 125K and almost 5,000 people just in education, mostly teachers, who make between 75K and 100k. Remember the principal who got elected in the last election before this one, when he realized we has not going to be in cabinet he left before even being sworn in... a 30k pay cut was not worth it. The low pay is one of the reasons the most common job of those running in the last election was retired... we never have enough lawyers to ever fill the cabinet posts that should be filled by lawyers, because most lawyers are not going to work for 85k a year or even the 130k they would get as minster... as a result we don't get the most experienced candidates.
Marguerite Deschamps
What's the matter; the Kay Kay Kay doesn't have any money?
Marc Martin
@Marguerite Deschamps
He does now...Well at least he can change his own job to a unilingual one lol
He does now...Well at least he can change his own job to a unilingual one lol
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks you two deserve each other N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, you are sure spending a lot of time on here, n'est-ce pas?
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks I should do something while watching your beloved liberals get
kicked to the curb in Quebec 78 to 31 thus far N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, what would I care about the Liberals in Québec?
@David Amos, what would I care about the Liberals in Québec?
Denis Thomas
To the ones desperately trying to paint PANB in a bad light...no shame? Not even a little?
You can't find anything to support any of your claims. If so, we're waiting....
You can't find anything to support any of your claims. If so, we're waiting....
David Amos
@Denis Thomas Methinks certain political animals know that Kris Austin painted himself into a corner with me in 2010 N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Denis Thomas Methinks Marge and Marc should get a room in Shediac N'esy Pas?
Aaron Allison
We need to end Political Subsides . Next election in BC there will be, know more Political Subsides to Political Parties.
We have the Highest Child Poverty in Canada. All Parties need to be ashamed . We need a Consensus Government
We have the Highest Child Poverty in Canada. All Parties need to be ashamed . We need a Consensus Government
David Amos
@Aaron Allison "We need to end Political Subsides"
YUP
YUP
James Reed
@Aaron Allison
That's the opposite of what's happening in BC - they are moving to a tax payer funded vote subsidy after they banned union and corporate donations. Political parties use to be financed by corporations, unions and large private donors. Provinces and the Feds have started to move to cap donations from individuals and outright ban donations from companies and unions, in return parties get more money from the government.... BC is doing the same thing.
That's the opposite of what's happening in BC - they are moving to a tax payer funded vote subsidy after they banned union and corporate donations. Political parties use to be financed by corporations, unions and large private donors. Provinces and the Feds have started to move to cap donations from individuals and outright ban donations from companies and unions, in return parties get more money from the government.... BC is doing the same thing.
JJ Carrier
Votes are cash...When the Rhinos got their cheques, they fed their leader...
David Amos
@JJ Carrier Did they get enough votes to do so?
Trevor Lee Watson
It's unbelievable the amount
of uninformed people in here. PANB is not anti french, they are for the
Equality of everyone. The elite would have others believe otherwise.
Wake up people ....
Marc Martin
@Trevor Lee Watson
*they are for the Equality of everyone.*
Everyone is already equal, PANB = CoR
*they are for the Equality of everyone.*
Everyone is already equal, PANB = CoR
Trevor Lee Watson
@Marc Martin or are you an elite wackjob looking to stir the linguistic pot in hopes of creating more misinformation.
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Marc Martin
@Trevor Lee Watson
PANB and the anti-French crowd did that themselves.
PANB and the anti-French crowd did that themselves.
David Amos
@Trevor Lee Watson "are you an elite wackjob looking to stir the linguistic pot in hopes of creating more misinformation."
BINGO
BINGO
John Price
@Trevor Lee Watson The law
actually says that the English and French are EQUAL under law. So they
want to make it more EQUAL by changing how kids are bussed, by merging
health authorities, and reducing the number of jobs that require
bilingualism? Did I get that right or is that more "misinformation".
LOL.
Trevor Lee Watson
@John Price are you laughing
at commonsense? Why should we segregate our children on the bus. Are you
ok with people dying because they have to wait too long because
ambulance bays are shut down because of the lack of bilinguals. States
made use of technology so they could understand eachother in the
hospital's why can't our system use the same thing or should we just all
pack our bags and move to where common sense is used.
John Price
@Trevor Lee Watson
Under a PANB government: "Sorry sir, I can't understand you - my phone/app isn't working properly - we'll figure out what your issue is when we get to the hospital... Until then, good luck!" Or better yet, to throw Trevor off the deep-end
This "segregation" on the bus is also known as transporting kids to their individual schools. So now, kids who are already on buses for 30-40-60 minutes, should add another 10 minutes so they can make an extra stop at the French school? More "common sense" I suppose.
"common sense" COR ver. 2.0 style! Hahaha.
Ballots to bounty: People's Alliance poised to receive up to $700K
Election of 3 MLAs means abrupt end to shoestring budget, enabling party to pursue its work full-time
A year after the People's Alliance
polled two per cent of the vote in the 2014 New Brunswick election,
money became so scarce Sterling Wright personally lent the party $4,000
to keep the bills paid and the lights on.
"It was very tight at times," said Wright, who is the party's executive director. "There was no money to throw around."
Those lean times are about to come to an abrupt end as the People's Alliance stunning election of three MLAs in last week's provincial election unlocks up to $700,000 in publicly funded salaries, expense accounts, administrative supports and political funding for it to pursue its work full-time for the first time.
"It's going to make a tremendous difference," Wright said.
"When you start with nothing and then you have something … something's pretty good."
All
successful parties in last week's provincial election are in line for
financial rewards of different kinds, and although the largest of those
rewards will go to whichever of the two main parties eventually forms
government, the People's Alliance may undergo the largest changes.
In addition to $85,000 salaries and expense accounts waiting for the three People's Alliance MLAs, each will also have $40,000 budgets supplied by the legislature to open and staff offices in their ridings to serve constituents.
At the legislature, if the People's Alliance is granted official status, which is likely, party leader Kris Austin will qualify for an additional $20,000 salary bump paid to leaders of third parties in the assembly, with a minimum of $150,000 more supplied to staff a legislature office.
That's a sixfold increase over the $13,000 the People's Alliance has been receiving since the 2014 election.
For a party that just three years ago raised less than $6,000 from 56 donors, the resources suddenly available to it are enormous.
"We always felt that more money would be nice and if we had it we could use it effectively," said Wright, who has only known shoestring budgets and volunteer labour during the party's eight-year history.
"We just made do with what we had. We were used to it."
The election of three Green Party's MLAs will unleash nearly identical resources for their party, but the Greens have enjoyed some of those benefits already after electing leader David Coon as a single MLA in 2014.
For the People's Alliance, it is all new bounty.
"It can make a big difference," said UNB political scientist J.P. Lewis.
According to Lewis, the Greens proved in 2014 the money and profile that come with having an MLA in the legislature can elevate a party's standing dramatically.
The greater resources available to both Greens and the People's Alliance based on this year's election could generate an even larger impact for each, he said.
"It gives opposition parties the ability to act as a player on the same stage as government," Lewis said.
"They achieved significant things — they got seats. It gives you a lot of legitimacy."
"It was very tight at times," said Wright, who is the party's executive director. "There was no money to throw around."
Those lean times are about to come to an abrupt end as the People's Alliance stunning election of three MLAs in last week's provincial election unlocks up to $700,000 in publicly funded salaries, expense accounts, administrative supports and political funding for it to pursue its work full-time for the first time.
"It's going to make a tremendous difference," Wright said.
"When you start with nothing and then you have something … something's pretty good."
In addition to $85,000 salaries and expense accounts waiting for the three People's Alliance MLAs, each will also have $40,000 budgets supplied by the legislature to open and staff offices in their ridings to serve constituents.
At the legislature, if the People's Alliance is granted official status, which is likely, party leader Kris Austin will qualify for an additional $20,000 salary bump paid to leaders of third parties in the assembly, with a minimum of $150,000 more supplied to staff a legislature office.
We always felt that more money would be nice, and if we had it we could use it effectively.- Sterling Wright, executive directorThe party itself will also be eligible for nearly $80,000 in annual public funding as its share of a $658,000 pool supplied by the legislature to all parties, based on their vote total in the most recent election.
That's a sixfold increase over the $13,000 the People's Alliance has been receiving since the 2014 election.
For a party that just three years ago raised less than $6,000 from 56 donors, the resources suddenly available to it are enormous.
"We always felt that more money would be nice and if we had it we could use it effectively," said Wright, who has only known shoestring budgets and volunteer labour during the party's eight-year history.
"We just made do with what we had. We were used to it."
Greens will see similar funds
The election of three Green Party's MLAs will unleash nearly identical resources for their party, but the Greens have enjoyed some of those benefits already after electing leader David Coon as a single MLA in 2014.
For the People's Alliance, it is all new bounty.
"It can make a big difference," said UNB political scientist J.P. Lewis.
According to Lewis, the Greens proved in 2014 the money and profile that come with having an MLA in the legislature can elevate a party's standing dramatically.
The greater resources available to both Greens and the People's Alliance based on this year's election could generate an even larger impact for each, he said.
"It gives opposition parties the ability to act as a player on the same stage as government," Lewis said.
"They achieved significant things — they got seats. It gives you a lot of legitimacy."
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Eyes on the Greens as talks begin with Liberals, PCs
Both the Liberals and PCs are courting the Green Party’s 3 elected members
The
Green Party has begun talks about an agreement with both New Brunswick
political parties hoping to form government, but its leader says they
are "nowhere near" negotiations or discussing platform planks.
David Coon told reporters the party had a "good discussion" with the Brian Gallant Liberals on Tuesday morning and will be continuing the dialogue. The party was set to speak with the Progressive Conservatives again later in the day after opening talks Monday.
Coon did not discuss which is the more favourable suitor.
"There's no haste in getting into discussions around substance like that at this point," he said.
"We're at the beginning of a dialogue with both Liberals and Conservatives, and my focus is to ensure we have a stable legislative assembly that is a kind of collaborative legislature that New Brunswickers voted for, where all parties co-operate to address some of the major challenges we've got.
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)
Both
Premier Brian Gallant and PC Leader Blaine Higgs expressed a desire for
more collaboration in the New Brunswick legislature, Coon said.
The Greens, with three seats, are being courted by the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives after both failed to win the 25 seats needed for a majority government in last week's election.
The PCs hold 22 seats and the Liberals 21, but Gallant intends to remain in power and will attempt to form government. He will have first crack at winning a confidence vote. If that fails, Higgs will take a shot.
The People's Alliance also has three seats and has already offered to support a Tory-led government bill by bill for 18 months. Higgs said there was no agreement with the Alliance, noting his party ruled out any formal deals with the smaller parties.
That
position appeared to change when the PC leader told reporters this week
that he reviewed a copy of the NDP-Green agreement struck to form
government in British Columbia last year. He called it a "template" for
talks with the Greens.
Higgs offered a brief statement on the discussions.
"The discussions with Mr. Coon went very well, and I look forward to continuing discussions," the emailed statement read.
The Liberals have ruled out any arrangement with the Alliance.
The party also offered a short statement on the talks.
"Today, we had good discussions with Green Party Leader David Coon and his team about the recently elected minority legislature. As a result, we agreed to have further discussions."
B.C. Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver said Coon should deal with the PCs. (Chad Hipolito/The Canadian Press)
B.C.
Green Leader Andrew Weaver has said his New Brunswick counterpart
should deal with the Tories. Coon said he spoke with Weaver after the
election and said that partnership is working well.
But the talks in this province have to grounded in the context of New Brunswick and the interests of its citizens.
He said no deadline is associated with the talks, adding the B.C. deal took about two weeks to finalize.
Gallant said the legislature would be called no later than Oct. 23.
David Coon told reporters the party had a "good discussion" with the Brian Gallant Liberals on Tuesday morning and will be continuing the dialogue. The party was set to speak with the Progressive Conservatives again later in the day after opening talks Monday.
"There's no haste in getting into discussions around substance like that at this point," he said.
"We're at the beginning of a dialogue with both Liberals and Conservatives, and my focus is to ensure we have a stable legislative assembly that is a kind of collaborative legislature that New Brunswickers voted for, where all parties co-operate to address some of the major challenges we've got.
Choosing partners
The Greens, with three seats, are being courted by the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives after both failed to win the 25 seats needed for a majority government in last week's election.
The PCs hold 22 seats and the Liberals 21, but Gallant intends to remain in power and will attempt to form government. He will have first crack at winning a confidence vote. If that fails, Higgs will take a shot.
The People's Alliance also has three seats and has already offered to support a Tory-led government bill by bill for 18 months. Higgs said there was no agreement with the Alliance, noting his party ruled out any formal deals with the smaller parties.
Higgs offered a brief statement on the discussions.
"The discussions with Mr. Coon went very well, and I look forward to continuing discussions," the emailed statement read.
The Liberals have ruled out any arrangement with the Alliance.
The party also offered a short statement on the talks.
"Today, we had good discussions with Green Party Leader David Coon and his team about the recently elected minority legislature. As a result, we agreed to have further discussions."
Coon spoke with B.C. Green leader
But the talks in this province have to grounded in the context of New Brunswick and the interests of its citizens.
He said no deadline is associated with the talks, adding the B.C. deal took about two weeks to finalize.
Gallant said the legislature would be called no later than Oct. 23.
Green Party gained most from financial incentive to run female candidates
Party gained $5,300 in public funding for 2019
Vote
totals show New Brunswick's Green Party gained the most from a
much-publicized financial incentive created by the province to encourage
women to run in last week's provincial election.
But the effect of the incentives was less than many expected, with Greens qualifying only for an extra $5,300 in public funding next year because of votes its women candidates received.
Party president Vern Faulkner said the extra money will be welcome, but it played no role in the recruitment of 23 women who ran as part of the Green Party's 47-candidate slate in last week's election.
"Absolutely none," Faulkner said. "The candidates who came forward are the candidates who came forward."
The New Brunswick government distributes $658,000 annually to the province's five political parties based on their share of votes from the previous general election.
Liberal Cathy Rogers, left, and Liberal Monique LeBlanc were two of the 11 female candidates elected Sept. 24. (Ian Bonnell/CBC)
But last year, to encourage parties to run more women, the formula was changed
to make votes cast for women candidates worth 50 per cent more than
votes cast for men in calculating how future funds will be distributed.
It
appeared to be a major change, and it generated heated political debate
inside the legislature among Liberals who proposed it and Progressive
Conservatives who questioned everything from its constitutionality to
how much money it might shift.
"If a party goes out and gets more women candidates on ballots to run for office, then, as I said, everything else being equal, they could get a larger share of that pot of money," said then health minister Victor Boudreau, who pushed the change through the legislature in the spring of 2017.
But in practice the new formula has affected little. Only about $8,000 of the $658,000 funding pool shifted among the parties because of the extra emphasis placed on votes for women.
In part, that's because women ran for all parties and the majority of their votes largely balanced each other out.
The main exception was the Green Party. It received 12 per cent of the vote in last week's election overall but got 18 per cent of all votes cast for women candidates. That includes 38 per cent of the vote won by Megan Mitton, who was declared the winner in the riding of Memramcook-Tantramar.
The success of the Green Party's female candidates helped the party's share of the funding pool jump from about $79,000 under the old funding formula to a little over $84,000.
Most of that extra funding came at the expense of Progressive Conservatives, who only ran 14 women in the election and lost a little more than $5,000 of their $210,000 allotment as vote totals for its women candidates trailed overall party results.
But although not moving large amounts of money around among parties, the incentives may have had other consequences.
In total 93 women ran in the election, up from 71 in 2014, and total votes cast for women candidates jumped 30 per cent to more than 114,000.
Michelle Conroy was the first female MLA elected for the People's Alliance Party. (Radio-Canada)
Robyn
Tingley is one of the founding members of the group that was pushing
for more women candidates in New Brunswick, Women for 50%. She said it
is hard to know if increased participation this year was helped by
parties acting on worries about the new funding formula.
"I
haven't analyzed it enough to give you a well-formed opinion on
it," Tingley said. "But it's one tool in the tool kit. We had more women
running and that's a success. We also had more women elected and that
is a true success. We gained ground."
Tingley is president of GlassSky Inc. and said her company is just now undertaking a research project into the experiences women had running in the election to understand more about the issue.
But the effect of the incentives was less than many expected, with Greens qualifying only for an extra $5,300 in public funding next year because of votes its women candidates received.
Party president Vern Faulkner said the extra money will be welcome, but it played no role in the recruitment of 23 women who ran as part of the Green Party's 47-candidate slate in last week's election.
"Absolutely none," Faulkner said. "The candidates who came forward are the candidates who came forward."
Formula changed
The New Brunswick government distributes $658,000 annually to the province's five political parties based on their share of votes from the previous general election.
"If a party goes out and gets more women candidates on ballots to run for office, then, as I said, everything else being equal, they could get a larger share of that pot of money," said then health minister Victor Boudreau, who pushed the change through the legislature in the spring of 2017.
Little effect on funding
But in practice the new formula has affected little. Only about $8,000 of the $658,000 funding pool shifted among the parties because of the extra emphasis placed on votes for women.
In part, that's because women ran for all parties and the majority of their votes largely balanced each other out.
The main exception was the Green Party. It received 12 per cent of the vote in last week's election overall but got 18 per cent of all votes cast for women candidates. That includes 38 per cent of the vote won by Megan Mitton, who was declared the winner in the riding of Memramcook-Tantramar.
Green Party success, People's Alliance loss
The success of the Green Party's female candidates helped the party's share of the funding pool jump from about $79,000 under the old funding formula to a little over $84,000.
Most of that extra funding came at the expense of Progressive Conservatives, who only ran 14 women in the election and lost a little more than $5,000 of their $210,000 allotment as vote totals for its women candidates trailed overall party results.
We had more women running and that's a success. We also had more women elected and that is a true success. - Robyn Tingley , Women for 50%The People's Alliance, who ran only eight women, also lost about $2,600 under the new funding formula, with most of that shifting to the NDP and Liberal parties.
But although not moving large amounts of money around among parties, the incentives may have had other consequences.
Number of female candidates up
In total 93 women ran in the election, up from 71 in 2014, and total votes cast for women candidates jumped 30 per cent to more than 114,000.
Tingley is president of GlassSky Inc. and said her company is just now undertaking a research project into the experiences women had running in the election to understand more about the issue.
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