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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks you know as well as I that many
people are calling your beloved party with the Green coats and the red
lining the Watermelon Party N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/shale-gas-fracking-bruce-northrup-exploration-sussex-willi-nolan-1.4894374
Shale gas exploration could get green light by Christmas, says MLA
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Greg Smith
This incredibly damaging industry is unfortunately all too easy of a sell to most New Brunswickers who live check-to-check and can't think any further ahead than the next 2 weeks and see nothing but short term gains to be had from this. The oil & gas industry is unique in Alberta, because it is geographically isolated from the most population dense part of the province. In NB, with a smaller footprint, we don't have the similar luxury to be able to gamble with our children's future. We will be selling off our natural resources for next to nothing, to large corporate interests who (you guessed it) will get a large tax break, leave with the profits, and all the jobs once the resource is gone.
We're currently giving away Albertan crude at almost a $40/barrel discount, so for those of you who think that everything will be rosy here if we start fracking for natural gas, you need to look no further than the current struggle of the oilsands industry for concrete proof that this is nothing but a bandaid solution to a much larger problem at hand.
David Amos
Methinks many folks know that is one of the many reasons I have been against NAFTA just like the liberals were when they were led by the lawyer Turner N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks the Watermelon Party
and their cohorts no doubt regret barring me from debating Northrup
during the last election N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Wut?
Wut?
Samuel Porter
@David Amos That sounds racist. And you wonder why you lost.
Colin Seeley
@Samuel Porter
Indeed it does.
Indeed it does.
Samuel Porter
@Samuel Porter Methinks
David Amos
@Samuel Porter "That sounds racist. And you wonder why you lost."
What planet are you from? Methinks you know as well as I that many people are calling your beloved party with the Green coats and the red lining that N'esy Pas?
What planet are you from? Methinks you know as well as I that many people are calling your beloved party with the Green coats and the red lining that N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter BTW please justify why you call me a racist real slow
Samuel Porter
@David Amos You know the answer to that nesypas? Thing is did you think no one would notice?
Samuel Porter
@David Amos Another reason why you lost. You don't listen, or read well. I said " that " not " you " .
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David Amos
@Colin Seeley Indeed Methinks
you know as well as I that you can't even write post the name of the
leader of the Watermelon Party without being considered a racist by CBC
N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter "Thing is did you think no one would notice?"
Notice what?
Notice what?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter I presume you hold to CBC rules and that is your real name Correct?
Samuel Porter
@David Amos Yes. What rules?
The ones that let you delete your account if you want? It is the only
site I know of that doesn't allow that.
David Amos
@Samuel Porter "You don't listen, or read well."
Nope it is you who does not does listen, or read well however I have no doubt whatsoever that you are well aware of my lawsuit in Federal Court Furthermore I heard Charles Leblanc a great friend of the Party Leader calling it that within his Youtube videos Obviously it was not my original thought N'esy Pas?
Nope it is you who does not does listen, or read well however I have no doubt whatsoever that you are well aware of my lawsuit in Federal Court Furthermore I heard Charles Leblanc a great friend of the Party Leader calling it that within his Youtube videos Obviously it was not my original thought N'esy Pas?
Samuel Porter
@David Amos Sounds like a threat. Guess i need to make a phone call. You are scary. Is that what you wanted to hear?
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David Amos
@Samuel Porter "Guess i need to make a phone call."
Please do Trust that the RCMP know exactly who I am It is you I am wondering about
Methinks you just went from bad to worse No you are accusing me of a criminal act N'esy Pas?
Please do Trust that the RCMP know exactly who I am It is you I am wondering about
Methinks you just went from bad to worse No you are accusing me of a criminal act N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter "Sounds like a threat. Guess i need to make a phone call."
Methinks anyone can Google David Amos RCMP in order to come to an understanding as to why I am suing the Crown and ran for public office 6 times thus far N'esy Pas?
Methinks anyone can Google David Amos RCMP in order to come to an understanding as to why I am suing the Crown and ran for public office 6 times thus far N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter 'You are scary. "
Methinks its not my fault that you cannot read all my replies N'esy Pas?
Methinks its not my fault that you cannot read all my replies N'esy Pas?
Dylan Raven
I find this debate so
trivial. NBers are so stupid. No to fracking because its harmful to the
environment, but hey let's continue to allow spraying the forests with a
dangerous chemical. If we were truly concerned about the environment
why haven't we put a stop to spraying glyphosate?
Samuel Porter
@Dylan Raven We need to stop
it all. Why do people think you need to trash the earth to make a
living.. Very narrow minded, start thinking outside the box.
David Amos
@Samuel Porter "start thinking outside the box"
Methinks you should follow your own advice N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should follow your own advice N'esy Pas?
Fred Brewer
Irving Empire - A big proponent of fracking
Mr. Higgs - A big proponent of fracking
Coincidence? You decide.
Mr. Higgs - A big proponent of fracking
Coincidence? You decide.
David Amos
@Fred Brewer Nope
Mario Doucet
Le Parti Liberal had no
business placing a moratorium on fracking, some people were looking
forward to the development of this resource.
Marc Martin
@Mario Doucet
*some people were looking forward to the development of this resource.*
Yeah like the Irving's.
Fracking wont bring any money to the province and require small labor.
*some people were looking forward to the development of this resource.*
Yeah like the Irving's.
Fracking wont bring any money to the province and require small labor.
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin. I agree.
Marc Martin
@Bernard McIntyre
Well that's a first. :)
Well that's a first. :)
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin. Sometime I even surprise myself.
David Amos
@Bernard McIntyre Me Too
Marc Martin
Higgs and PANB already started doing cuts to save money this week end they turned the power of at NB Power....
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks a lot of folks don't find that even remotely funny N'esy Pas/
David Stairs
I see all the fear mongers
are commenting...read up on what this is and get an informed opinion...I
was around fracking for 30 years and never saw any of these things
happening...it's been put in the same boat as duality being against the
Acadie..
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Stairs, but there is no $$$$ in it at this time.
Bernard McIntyre
@David Stairs Just because
you yourself never seen any of those things happen doesn't mean they
don't happen, Mishaps have been documented about fracking that haven't
had good results.
Marc Martin
@David Stairs
*I see all the fear mongers are commenting*
I see them cry every day how much life is unfaire and that they are treated so poorly compared to the Francophones, ohh wait your one of them....
*I see all the fear mongers are commenting*
I see them cry every day how much life is unfaire and that they are treated so poorly compared to the Francophones, ohh wait your one of them....
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin the
francophone's were treated far better than the Celtic people in the past
but they don't expect other people to pay for their culture and
language's as with other races of people in N.B.
Dylan Raven
@David Stairs you are correct however people only believe what they want to believe. Truth or not.
@Bernard McIntyre
Its not about culture its about official languages, there are 2 in Canada that needs to be respected English and French you didn't know ?
*but they don't expect other people to pay for their culture and language's *
But if we go with your theory, then why am I paying for your culture and language?
Its not about culture its about official languages, there are 2 in Canada that needs to be respected English and French you didn't know ?
*but they don't expect other people to pay for their culture and language's *
But if we go with your theory, then why am I paying for your culture and language?
Arthur John
@Marguerite Deschamps You
need to check the price of natural gas in Boston during winter months,
that is one of the markets for NB natural gas.
Bernard McIntyre
@Marc Martin. Your not paying
for my culture or language. I am not of either francophone or
anglophone just like you don't pay for the other races of people. This
is 2018 but you seem to live in the past. Why should only 2 races of
people have languages rights. are the rest of races 2nd class citizen's?
Bernard McIntyre
@Arthur John. That's the
problem. We sell our resources at a lower price then N.Ber's pay a much
higher price for our own resources.
David Amos
@Bernard McIntyre "This is 2018 but you seem to live in the past."
Plus its 3 long years past the being of the mandate of Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger. With regards to language rights, Methinks you should ask the ghosts of Prime Minister Trudeau The Elder and Premier Hatfield why they made New Brunswick Canada' ONLY bilingual province quite likely before the Quebecker you are arguing was born N'esy Pas?
Plus its 3 long years past the being of the mandate of Prime Minister Trudeau the Younger. With regards to language rights, Methinks you should ask the ghosts of Prime Minister Trudeau The Elder and Premier Hatfield why they made New Brunswick Canada' ONLY bilingual province quite likely before the Quebecker you are arguing was born N'esy Pas?
Bernard McIntyre
I am not against using our
natural resourse's but what I am against is wasting it, It will take
Billions of liters of water for these fracking wells. what are they
going to do with the waste water . Throw it into the river systems and
pollute like other people do. If we are going to waste the water then
why not filter it, bottle or by other means and then sell it N.B would
probably make more money by doing this than depend on royalties from big
business in which some cases we pay to have our resourse's used.
David Amos
@Bernard McIntyre Methinks many folks know I have said that many times already N'esy Pas?
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David Raymond Amos @DavidRayAmos
Methinks everybody knows I don't believe one word any of them say Obviously that is why I ran against all of them as an Independent N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/higgs-opposition-throne-speech-political-panel-1.4893851
Opposition parties open to giving a Blaine Higgs government a try
MLAs from 3 parties say they believe in co-operation, although they could draw line
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David Amos
Methinks everybody knows I
don't believe one word any of them say Obviously that is why I ran
against all of them as an Independent N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks all my political foes know why I am looking forward to running in two elections next year N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fundy-royal-riding-profile-1.3274276
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks
everybody knows this story appeared in the Kings County Record on June
22, 2004 and that I have run for public office 5 more times since I
definitely mentioned natural gas then 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
David Amos
Methinks Ms Mitton and everybody else knows that my Mother is a Mitton from the Sackville area which is where I was born and raised until I was 15 because my Father was the County Administrator of Westmorland County When Little Louie centralized the government my Father moved us to Fredericton and became the the Supervisor of Taxation of this province util the day he died One of his political bosses was the Father of French Leutenant of the the PC Party. Mr Higgs certainly knows that after my Father died my Mother married and CoR party member who was once the Chief Electoral officer of New Brunswick N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks its high times that
folks quit pounding on the drums of war over the French versus English
nonsense and pay attention to how much money we ALL owe N'esy Pas?
@David Amos
Maybe you should tell that to your Anglo Friends...
Maybe you should tell that to your Anglo Friends...
@Marc Martin Methinks my French friends are not impressed with you either N'esy Pas?
Ernesto Rafael
Turf Bryan Gallant should be the first order of business.
Fred Dee
@Ernesto Rafael
That is up to the liberal party.
I am sure it will not take long for him to step down...………
That is up to the liberal party.
I am sure it will not take long for him to step down...………
David Amos
@Fred Dee Methinks the liberals would not be wise to go into the next election leaderless N'esy Pas?
Junkman George
@David Amos
Would it matter? They did the last election clueless.
Would it matter? They did the last election clueless.
@Junkman George Not really
Methinks everybody knows I know the ex RCMP dude who was driving their
campaign bus quite well. I have no doubt whatsoever that he filled them
in about who I was and what I have been up to since 1982 while they
toured the province during the last two elections I bet Chretien did too
N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
Irving's and big business are
happy they are going to be less taxed !! It a total victory for them.
The loser will be the average worker, get ready for cuts in education
and health. NB be ready to pay an extra taxe since we will be paying for
the loss of the corporate one. This Is what you get when you have CoR
party in power in NB.
Tony Chamberlain
@Marc Martin Funny the
Gallant government increased our taxes by 2% to pay down our debt and
yet they spent even more money. They still did the cuts to goverment
pensions. We have been worst off by the liberal government. It is about
time the english has a voice in this province with panb.
Shawn McShane
@Marc Martin NB is the highest taxed province in Canada...the highest taxed in all of North America and the debt keeps growing.
Marc Martin
@Tony Chamberlain
And if the Cons cut the second house taxe and lower taxes to big business who do you think will pay the price ?
* It is about time the english has a voice in this province with panb.*
It is about time the anti-French groups has a voice in this province with panb. I corrected your error.
And if the Cons cut the second house taxe and lower taxes to big business who do you think will pay the price ?
* It is about time the english has a voice in this province with panb.*
It is about time the anti-French groups has a voice in this province with panb. I corrected your error.
Marc Martin
@Shawn McShane
Maybe if the English would have let the government sell NB power to Quebec we wouldn't be in this trouble, you remember right ? I heard it so many time the English population didn't want to sell NB power to Quebec. We would have 4.5 less on our current depth not counting the million a day we are losing each time Point Lepreau goes offline, and how much will the dam costs us again ? Yeah ty to you and your friends fake name boy.
Maybe if the English would have let the government sell NB power to Quebec we wouldn't be in this trouble, you remember right ? I heard it so many time the English population didn't want to sell NB power to Quebec. We would have 4.5 less on our current depth not counting the million a day we are losing each time Point Lepreau goes offline, and how much will the dam costs us again ? Yeah ty to you and your friends fake name boy.
Rosco holt
@Shawn McShane
The issue is some (mostly big businesses) don't pay their fair share of taxes and receive huge subsidizes and freebies( more access to our natural resources, forgiven loans, low rates for utilities, etc....).
Someone has to pay.
The issue is some (mostly big businesses) don't pay their fair share of taxes and receive huge subsidizes and freebies( more access to our natural resources, forgiven loans, low rates for utilities, etc....).
Someone has to pay.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you should move back to Quebec if you are not already there N'esy Pas?
Tony Chamberlain
@Marc Martin According to you
any group who has a problem with the way bilingualism is implemented
they are anti french . Keep being blind and dismiss the issues. We will
have our say with our vote.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Tony Chamberlain, about 12% of the vote, that's it!
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Someone did not feed you yet Davis ? I have lived in NB all my life in fact my family is one of the first settled in NB.
Someone did not feed you yet Davis ? I have lived in NB all my life in fact my family is one of the first settled in NB.
Marc Martin
@Marguerite Deschamps
12% of anti-French I might add.
12% of anti-French I might add.
Marc Martin
@Tony Chamberlain
They way its implemented its the way it should be. Tell me again what rights you don't have that the French population has ?
They way its implemented its the way it should be. Tell me again what rights you don't have that the French population has ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Yea Right
Fred Dee
I have my doubts that the liberals will support anything....
They need to become a party of the people of NB, not just the FRENCH party!!
They need to become a party of the people of NB, not just the FRENCH party!!
reginald churchill
@Fred Dee -------agreed 100%
David Amos
@reginald churchill Me Too
Bob Smith
"The economic development
that has been shown to be associated with fracking is not all what it's
cracked up to be." Funny...the US has been doing extensive fracking
during the years the Liberals banned it and they seem to be doing just
fine, economically and environmentally. Wasn't quite the "sky is
falling/wells are drying up" scenario the anti frackers dished out to
farmers up here before....
Shawn McShane
@Bob Smith You don't hear
about the failures and payouts. Confidentiality clause. This is an
ironic one tho...Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson (who was secretary of
state for a while under Trump) joined an anti-fracking lawsuit,
Tillerson sat for a three-hour deposition and protested the project at a
town council meeting. He won't have it in his backyard.
David Amos
@Shawn McShane "Tillerson sat
for a three-hour deposition and protested the project at a town council
meeting. He won't have it in his backyard."
Methinks amazing things never cease N'esy Pas?
Methinks amazing things never cease N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
Yep, give Higgs enough rope so he can hang himself with it.
David Amos
@Rosco holt Methinks his
French Lieutenant rules the roost right now but that could change in a
heartbeat if the intruding Quebeckers keep it up N'esy Pas?
Joseph Vacher
give him a try? not like they had any other choice lols
David Amos
@Joseph Vacher I am giggling too
daryl doucette
Gee that's awful nice of the opposition to give the man that WON the election " a try"...
Robert Brannen
@daryl doucette
In a democratic system the "winner" of the election is that party which tallies the greatest number of votes. Democracy was founded on votes not seats.
In a democratic system the "winner" of the election is that party which tallies the greatest number of votes. Democracy was founded on votes not seats.
David Amos
@Robert Brannen "Democracy was founded on votes not seats."
Democracy is a myth in a dog eat dog world. The Powers That Be in all jurisdictions worldwide control all the political parties byway of the almighty buck. New Brunswick does not have the pollination of a medium sized city. Countless mayors have more political power than our Premier. However we have tremendous wealth in our natural resources any mayor and many other politicians should be jealous of. However methinks it is rather easy for the billionaire Irving and McCain Clans to control the politicians and exploit our resources to the max N'esy Pas?
Roy Kirk
Shale gas development is and
should remain a non-starter as long as the market price of gas is less
than $US5 per GJ. Work should be done on the file before that time to
establish a safe and well-regulated approach to shale gas exploitation
once the price is high enough to provide a decent direct return to the
province, which I'd suggest is 20% of the hub price or 1US$ per GJ,
whichever is greater.
David Amos
@Roy Kirk I agree about fair royalties however what are they going to do with the wastewater from the fracking?
Mario Doucet
Le Parti Liberal is now irrelevant. Good time to abolish the OLA.
Marc Martin
@Mario Doucet
Your the irrelevant one fake name boy.
Your the irrelevant one fake name boy.
David Amos
@Marc Martin So you say
Marc Martin
@David Amos
How is you conversation with the other Marc Martin going Davis? :)
How is you conversation with the other Marc Martin going Davis? :)
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you
know I am dealing with his outgoing political boss BTW it is Mr Amos to
you Everybody knows we are not friends N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
*you know I am dealing with his outgoing political boss *
This makes no sense...
*BTW it is Mr Amos to you *
for me to Say Mr. to him he must deserve it Davis.
*you know I am dealing with his outgoing political boss *
This makes no sense...
*BTW it is Mr Amos to you *
for me to Say Mr. to him he must deserve it Davis.
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you should say hey to your boss for me N'esy Pas?
SarahRose Werner
I agree that giving Higgs a
try is the mature thing to do in this situation. But he's going to be
walking a fine line. Each new throne speech, each new budget is going
to be a test of the other parties' willingness to work with Higgs and
the PC minority government.
Junkman George
@SarahRose Werner
I *suspect* Mr Higgs is too arrogant to get along with anybody other than himself.
I *suspect* Mr Higgs is too arrogant to get along with anybody other than himself.
David Amos
@Junkman George I don't *suspect* it I know it
herbie harris
Sherry Wilson is very
humorous they didn't support the throne speech because of the past 4
years what about the 4 before that higgs was a disaster as a finance
minister always fighting with mr alward and the caucus its the reason
why most of the caucus didn't support him at the leadership.. He will
survive the throne speech but not the first budget the peoples alliance
will finally see that they are puppets to higgs like the rest of his
caucus... Higgs will be out as leader by summer and we will be into
another election...
Junkman George
@herbie harris
You are being more than generous.......... I would not give him that long.
You are being more than generous.......... I would not give him that long.
David Amos
@Junkman George Nor I
Robert Brannen
Hoping that shale gas will be
an economic saviour for the New Brunswick economy is a mug's game, as
outlined in the linked article on the development of shale gas in the
U.S..
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/30/how-the-us-fracking-boom-almost-fell-apart
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/aug/30/how-the-us-fracking-boom-almost-fell-apart
David Amos
@Robert Brannen Methinks
everybody knows that ship has sailed but the Irving Clan wants the cheap
gas for their benefit Higgs claims it will help get the potash mine
running again but Potash was rolling long before Corridor ever came to
town. The Potash Mine will start up again if and when the world price
climbs high enough to make it pay with or without the assistance of
Higgs and his Irving and Corridor cohorts in the "Mean" time N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@David Amos Methinks i should
have read this earlier Obviously the potash dudes don't need out
natural gas now so the only leaves the Irving Clan in need of our
resources N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/nutrien-new-brunswick-closure-1.4893625
Nutrien permanently closes New Brunswick potash facility
Company will take $1.8B writedown
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 06, 2018 8:20 AM CT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/nutrien-new-brunswick-closure-1.4893625
Nutrien permanently closes New Brunswick potash facility
Company will take $1.8B writedown
The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 06, 2018 8:20 AM CT
Paul Bourgoin
Looks like Higgs was
instructed to reopen the controversial debate over shale gas development
in the province but by who? To benefit who? Also at what cost to our
Environment, Fish and Wildlife habitat and citizen populations!
Junkman George
@Paul Bourgoin
Can you guess? Who will benefit from shale gas? And a pipeline? Both things Higgs intends to revisit.
Can you guess? Who will benefit from shale gas? And a pipeline? Both things Higgs intends to revisit.
Marc Martin
@Paul Bourgoin
Of course he pro-big industry cutting their taxe will cutting everything else like healthcare and education he's also anti-French which will reflect on the next election.
Of course he pro-big industry cutting their taxe will cutting everything else like healthcare and education he's also anti-French which will reflect on the next election.
David Amos
@Junkman George "Can you guess? "
No need to guess Everybody know you are referring to the Irving Clan. No need to be afraid to state oh ye who CBC allows to post with a without with a real name
No need to guess Everybody know you are referring to the Irving Clan. No need to be afraid to state oh ye who CBC allows to post with a without with a real name
Tony Chamberlain
@Marc Martin Next election you will see more peoples alliance get elected. This is just the beginning and fairness will return.
Marc Martin
@Tony Chamberlain
Yeah right !!! Thank for the laugh !!
Yeah right !!! Thank for the laugh !!
Tony Chamberlain
@Marc Martin Trust me the last laugh is mine when we elected 3 peoples alliance MLAS and more to come. eh voila
Marc Martin
@Tony Chamberlain
Be honest, do you really think PANB will ever be in power in NB ?
Be honest, do you really think PANB will ever be in power in NB ?
Archie Levesque
@Marc Martin Very doubtful
they would ever form the government but I do believe you were on here
continuously before the election saying they wouldn't even elect 1
person
David Amos
@Archie Levesque Oh So true
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Be honest"
Methinks you should do so first N'esy Pas?
Methinks you should do so first N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@Archie Levesque
Actually I said they would elect one Kris A. but I didn't saw the 2 other coming.
Actually I said they would elect one Kris A. but I didn't saw the 2 other coming.
Marc Martin
@David Amos
I am always honest, you should try it sometime.
I am always honest, you should try it sometime.
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David Amos
@Marc Martin "I am always honest, you should try it sometime."
I am no liar
Methinks you should say hey to your fellow Quebeckers for me. If you ever do come down to Fundy feel free to look me up. Better yet why not put you name on ballot and run against me so you can debate me in public.?
Everybody knows his story appeared in the Kings County Record on June 22, 2004 and that I have run for public office 5 more times since 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
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David Amos
@David Amos Shame on CBC for blocking that reply
David Amos
@Marc Martin "I am always honest, you should try it sometime."
YEA RIGHT Methinks it was a small wonder that my reply was blocked N'esy Pas?
YEA RIGHT Methinks it was a small wonder that my reply was blocked N'esy Pas?
Pete Lang
Good luck to Mr. Higgs! Hope
he succeeds where so many others have not! As for shale gas...we don't
know if it will pay for itself yet, but maybe there will be a few
hundred jobs looking for it! Bonne chance!
David Amos
@Pete Lang Dream on
Brian Robertson
Only because it would be
political suicide if the opposition forced another election on New
Brunswickers this soon. But, give it a year. By then, the Liberals will
be so desperate to get back in power, that they will try anything.
Marc Martin
@Brian Robertson
The Liberals are stronger now after CoR leader Higgs united with the anti-French party. Let there be another election you will see.
The Liberals are stronger now after CoR leader Higgs united with the anti-French party. Let there be another election you will see.
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David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks most
folks have your number by now Hence you should quit beating the drum and
fanning the fires of contempt between the French and English in New
Brunswick because you are only making matters worse for your beloved
liberals N'esy Pas Mr Quebecker???
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Who pulled on your chain today Davis? I don't think my posts create any divide more then any other person on this website. Its a free country I am allowed to post my opinion N'esy Pas Mr American ?
Who pulled on your chain today Davis? I don't think my posts create any divide more then any other person on this website. Its a free country I am allowed to post my opinion N'esy Pas Mr American ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks you are replying to a ghost N'esy Pas"
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Are you saying your using a fake name Davis ?
Are you saying your using a fake name Davis ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks CBC and
everybody else knows that I only post in my true name Its not rocket
science to understand that there would be no point for me to act
politically anonymously like Quebeckers do N'esy Pas/
Robert Brannen
On the panel, PC Sherry Wilson, the MLA for Moncton Southwest, echoed her leader's views.
"Mr. Higgs was not against the throne speech as such," she said. "We did not have confidence that Mr. Gallant could manage the government." ---- CBC
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It appears that the Liberals are being led by the bigger of the two leaders.
"Mr. Higgs was not against the throne speech as such," she said. "We did not have confidence that Mr. Gallant could manage the government." ---- CBC
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It appears that the Liberals are being led by the bigger of the two leaders.
David Amos
@Robert Brannen Bigger what?
Robert Brannen
@David Amos
A man of greater character. The bigger man of the two.
A man of greater character. The bigger man of the two.
David Amos
@Robert Brannen Methinks you
don't know the Mr Higgs I know. Trust that many of my political foes
know that the only thing he and his buddies Cardy Lamrock and Northrup
are good for is to send me Butter Tarts to feed a stray cat I named
after him. Anyone can "Mr Higgs" "Butter Tarts" to verify what I state
is true N'esy Pas?
Matt Steele
Higgs certainly has a tough
job to do after Brian Gallant and his U de M buddies practically
destroyed the Province through mismanagement . Luckily Higgs does not
need the Liberals or the Green Party's support as the PCs 22 seats and
the Peoples Alliance 3 seats total 25 . Higgs will have to move fairly
quickly as the Province is in crisis on a number of issues ; and the
province's credit rating is in danger of being downgraded as the
Provincial debt spins out of control due to Gallants wasteful spending ;
and excessive tax scams .
David Amos
@Matt Steele How many did your beloved NDP win?
Samuel Porter
A good start would be to fire
the head of NB power, and get someone running the outfit who has
actually dealt with a personal multi-day power outage. Then maybe you
would cut some trees before you give yourself and your harem a raise.
David Amos
@Samuel Porter Why stop at the head?
Ray Bungay
@Samuel Porter That would be
nice! Today Thomas said getting power back after storms like Arthur is
much better. Tell that the 20+K customers still in the dark! Some of his
managers should also either be shown the door or forced to takepay cuts
to say I’m sorry!
Marguerite Deschamps
@Ray Bungay, the result of global warming!
Marc Martin
@Samuel Porter
I actually agree with this.
I actually agree with this.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Yea Right
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks the cat
must have got your tongue all of a sudden Perhaps it was my latest
phone call that done the trick N'esy Pas?
Ray Bungay
I address this to three
greenparty MLAs. If fracking is a concern then I implore you to think
seriously about the state of the NB debts, select areas to allow
fracking could be a god send as well as select mining and forestry that
could easily turning around the money issues of NB. The “green” economy
will arrive indue course but I don’t “green ” industries beating down
the doors, maybe 25 years from now but not today!
David Amos
@Ray Bungay The potash mine is history so Higgs lost that angle
Junkman George
@David Amos
Maybe Higgs could buy that mine and operate it? What could possibly go wring?
Maybe Higgs could buy that mine and operate it? What could possibly go wring?
David Amos
Methinks its high times that
folks quit pounding on the drums of war over the French versus English
nonsense and pay attention to how much money we ALL owe N'esy Pas?
Marc Martin
@David Amos
Maybe you should tell that to your Anglo Friends...
Maybe you should tell that to your Anglo Friends...
David Amos
@Marc Martin Methinks my French friends are not impressed with you either N'esy Pas?
Higgs in midst of fast transition, cabinet to be sworn in this week
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Doug Leblanc
Hopefully Higgs reviews the
health department and tourism as it appears some civil servants were
acting in a partisan manner in regards to water quality at Parlee Beach
and liberal retirement projects
David Amos
@Doug Leblanc Don't hold you
breath waiting for that to happen, Methinks his French Lieutenant would
bail on Higgs immediately if he did such a thing against his pals N'esy
Pas?
Gerry Ferguson
A breath of fresh air in New Brunswick for sure. Hope he can straighten out a few messes.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Gerry Ferguson, a breath of polluted air is what we will get!
@Marguerite Deschamps Methinks many folks smell a lot of methane coming from your general direction N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, ah and I thought most of that methane came from the Sait John area?
John Young
Mr Higgs - Do whatever is necessary to balance the books.
Budget will NOT balance itself!
Budget will NOT balance itself!
Marguerite Deschamps
@maude windsor, you cannot ignore 33% of the population and hope to remain in power.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Methinks ignoring the other 67% has worked for like charm for a long
time Its time for the worm to turn N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos that 67% you are talking about has always been very well taken care of and still is.
Marc Martin
@maude windsor
I think the hospital for *special* people are looking for you, you fit the right description.
I think the hospital for *special* people are looking for you, you fit the right description.
David Amos
@Marc Martin "I think the hospital for *special* people are looking for you, you fit the right description."
Methinks you are cyber stalking the lady N'esy Pas?
Methinks you are cyber stalking the lady N'esy Pas?
maude windsor
Higgs you can be another
ralph klein who was able to get voters onboard to save the province
after debt grew too high...it takes getting everyone onboard to pay down
the debt. Higgs has to amglmate the 2healthcare systems, the 2education
k-12 systems, privatize school bus operations, support saint john to
bring back its economic engine as only english speaking city designed to
attract businesses. fyi french language is no benefit to todays
business. privatize all registries, review history curriculum in
k-12....bring patridge island into restored historic place...take
universities french to graduate curriculum..focus on making maritime
universities provide a higher academic level (which they do not have
today-especially UofM) privitatization of senior health services &
homes..all unified under one governing council (today french speaking
homes&people have more rights to services)....MAKE NEW BRUNSWICK
EQUAL AGAIN!........make sure mr Higgs , that your cabinet focuses on
areas of province that won you the election...give
loyalists/irish/scots.military heritage the most numbers of cabinet
appointees. make sure all french appointees to cabinet are from acadian
heritage..not people who come from quebec ...KEEP NEW BRUNSWICK EQUAL
AGAIN!.
Marguerite Deschamps
@maude windsor, a sure recipe to go down on a nonconfidence vote.
Marc Martin
@maude windsor
I think you should move in an English only province, all the things you mention will not happen.
I think you should move in an English only province, all the things you mention will not happen.
David Amos
@Marc Martin "I think you should move in an English only province, all the things you mention will not happen."
Methinks many would agree that you should keep your Quebecker politics in the French only province N'esy Pas?
Methinks many would agree that you should keep your Quebecker politics in the French only province N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, we prefer a
bilingual province such as New Nouveau-Brunswick given that we are
fluent in both official languages and are not confined to "N'esy Pas"
... whatever that means.
Matt Steele
Higgs has a very tough job ,
with a lot of hard decisions to make . One of his priorities should be
looking at the early french immersion program , and the mess that
Gallant made of it . Anglophone students should be taught in English
only for K through to the end of grade 4 ; and only start learning
french in grade 5 . The N.B. Education system is in crisis with the
lowest standardization test scores in Canada ; and the french immersion
program is a big part of that problem .
Marc Martin
@Matt Steele
Jim Irving is that you ?
Jim Irving is that you ?
David Amos
@Marc Martin "Jim Irving is that you ?"
Methinks that even a Quebecker must know that the Irving Clan would never support the NDP let alone accuse Jimmy of pretending to be an NDP N'esy Pas?
Methinks that even a Quebecker must know that the Irving Clan would never support the NDP let alone accuse Jimmy of pretending to be an NDP N'esy Pas?
David Amos
I have been arguing Higgs since he was the Finance Minister about how to pay off our debt, balance the budget and provide more services with less taxes. I have explained here in the comment sections blogged about it and even argued Higgs about in in public in 2015 after one of my debates with his buddy Rob Moore. This year explained to an audience as i debated his buddy Bruce Northrup during this election and said it in a 3 minutes speech on Rogers TV not long afterwards. Not one soul can argue it or even try to the solution just that simple. The awful truth is nobody cares. Hence we get the governments we deserve. N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
Higgs like every Prime
Minister before him will talk rough and tough but at the end of the day
will serve those who financially supported his election campaign.
Leaving New Brunswick residents footing the provincial subsidies,
operation costs and the expanding Provincial DEBT!!
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin YUP
David Amos
I wonder who is gonna be Minister of Finance Higgs or Cardy? And Attorney General Flemming or Anderson?
Marguerite Deschamps
Higgs, Flemming, Fitch, Cardy etc... same old bunch that we kicked out of office in 2014. What else is new?
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps
Everybody knows Cardy never won a seat until now Methinks Quebeckers
playing politics in New Brunswick should do their homework N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, which Quebecker
are you talking about? - Cardy has been around for a while switching
from NDP to CONservative trying to get elected.
Bob Smith
Whoever takes on Finance, they have to be better than Cathy Rogers, the most unqualified person to ever hold the job.
David Amos
@Bob Smith Methinks I should
agree that Higgs does not have to look a hard to find someone to be her
better. Everybody knows my pick of litter would be the turncoat Mr
Cardy N'esy Pas?
Buford Wilson
Blaine is wasting no time in taking charge of the situation.
As he confronts the enormous task of turning around the dire economic outlook.
The pride is back in New/Nouveau-Brunswick.
As he confronts the enormous task of turning around the dire economic outlook.
The pride is back in New/Nouveau-Brunswick.
David Amos
@Buford Wilson Speak or yourself Methinks many folks are disgusted by the malicious nonsense N'esy Pas?
Brian Gallant urged to ask for Liberal leadership review to 'clear air'
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Harold Fitzgerald
Maybe Gallant can be replaced with a leader that realizes NB has English as well as French residents
Alex Forbes
@Paul Bourgoin Unfortunately
the French get a disproportional amount of government funding. But they
know where their money comes from.
David Amos
@Alex Forbes As do we all
Joseph Vacher
lol i can't believe that he
thinks he lost the election for not promoting bilingualism enough. He
should know that he lost because he ignored the majority of the province
to please a special interest group.
you made the last 4 years about language, and it came back to bite you in the a$$
all you did was split the province even further
you made the last 4 years about language, and it came back to bite you in the a$$
all you did was split the province even further
David Amos
@Joseph Vacher Methinks many
would agree he lost because he and his backroom boys figured they world
play the French vs English card and split the vote on the right. and it
backired on him bigtime N'esy Pas?
Matt Steele
Brian Gallant had two primary
goals as Premier ; one was to fill his own pockets with taxpayer cash
via travel and expense accounts ; and the second was the total
frenchification of N.B. . After his conduct over the past 4 years ; and
especially over the last couple of months , Gallant has proven to be a
total write off as Premier , and has ZERO chance of ever being Premier
again . Gallant's political career is finished .
David Amos
@Matt Steele So says the NDP
AJ Maisey
If it is the Liberals wish to alienate every Anglophone in this province then keep him as leader.
Dan Lee
@AJ
Every Anglo[phone???........man a few hospital have a room for you......
Every Anglo[phone???........man a few hospital have a room for you......
David Amos
@Dan Lee A French or an English one?
Dan Lee
@David Amos
hmmm...hmmm probably an ex Cor......put him to bed in Saint John
hmmm...hmmm probably an ex Cor......put him to bed in Saint John
AJ Maisey
@Dan Lee Half English, half Acadian according to DNA. I can go to any hospital my friend and will gladly speak English.
James Johnstone
Brian Gallant lost the
election. He was rejected by the voters in New Brunswick. When will he
understand he is finished and just go away? You can fool some of the
people some of the time but karma will get you in the end. It will be
interesting to see how long Blaine Higgs lasts, he has one foot in and
isn't even premier yet.
David Amos
@James Johnstone Methinks many agree that Mr Higgs won't last long as Premie either N'esy Pas?
Alex Forbes
What benefits are there of
bilingualism? Two health care and educational systems. Longer wait
times. Longer and more expensive labels on food products. More expensive
to do business and government with translation and translators.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Alex Forbes, let's make everything French then!
Alex Forbes
That isn't even an exhaustive list of the detriments.
Alex Forbes
@Marguerite Deschamps If they were the majority, I would agree...
Evelyn Gaudreau
@Alex Forbes would you really? Tell that to the anglos in Québec and see what they say.
@Alex Forbes, be careful what you wish. Let 2% of the population of Quebec move here and the French would be the majority.
reginald churchill
@Marguerite Deschamps ------the rest of the real world working language is English.
Marguerite Deschamps
@reginald churchill, if you think so.
@Evelyn Gaudreau we should give them just as much respect as we get when in quebec, see how they like that
Joseph Vacher
@Marguerite Deschamps math skills are not strong with this one
Marguerite Deschamps
@Joseph Vacher, 3.25% then:
Population of Quebec: 8.18 million
Population of New Brunswick: 754 thousand
265 850 + 242 000 = 507 850 to 505 180.
Population of Quebec: 8.18 million
Population of New Brunswick: 754 thousand
265 850 + 242 000 = 507 850 to 505 180.
Fred Brewer
@Marguerite Deschamps
If you Google the Top Ten Languages in the world, English is third most common and French is not on the list. So I agree with Reginald and it is a fact that English is accepted as the international language for business.
If you Google the Top Ten Languages in the world, English is third most common and French is not on the list. So I agree with Reginald and it is a fact that English is accepted as the international language for business.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Let 2% of the population of Quebec move here and the French would be the majority
Methinks many would agree that far too many moved down here for the cushy government jobs many moons ago N'esy Pas?
Methinks many would agree that far too many moved down here for the cushy government jobs many moons ago N'esy Pas?
Marguerite Deschamps
@Fred Brewer, third is not
first and not even second. However the more language one speaks the
better. One is quite handicapped in this world with only one language
when some in Europe speak 4,5 even up to 12. Quite embarrassing!
Fred Brewer
@Marguerite Deschamps
So do you want Chinese as our only official language? Chinese is the language spoken by the most people in the world. Or to be fair, perhaps we take the top three languages, Chinese, English and Hindustani as NB's official languages. We would hardly be handicapped if we all spoke the most popular languages of the world.
So do you want Chinese as our only official language? Chinese is the language spoken by the most people in the world. Or to be fair, perhaps we take the top three languages, Chinese, English and Hindustani as NB's official languages. We would hardly be handicapped if we all spoke the most popular languages of the world.
Alex Forbes
@Evelyn Gaudreau The Anglophones in Quebec have no guaranteed rights like Francophones do in NB
Marguerite Deschamps
@Fred Brewer as I am sure you speak all these languages eh?
David Amos
@Alex Forbes "The Anglophones in Quebec have no guaranteed rights like Francophones do in NB"
Oh So True
Oh So True
Marguerite Deschamps
I will tell you what the
problem is with Gallant; his name. Not too many Premiers with such a
name had a lot of success down south, even when they won the election.
It dates way back from Peter John Veniot, Jos Daigle, Camille Theriault,
even Louis Robichaud struggled to get votes south of Moncton.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps Yea Right
Marguerite Deschamps
@David Amos, right!
Paul Bourgoin
Brian, you are lucky it is not the month of March, if you wonder why, ask Cesar! POLITICS : - (
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin The Ides of
March crossed my mind as well Methinks the lawyer Mr Richard wants folks
to forget that he took a cushy job from Bernie Lord years ago for his
benefit and that of Conservatives not his party N'esy Pas?
Doug Leblanc
He was a pathetic premier.
Parlee Beach, property tax scandal, health contracts, carbon tax,
conflict of interest concerns etc. Then he lost the election and
dragged it out for 2 months for purely selfish reasons. At the last
minute it sounded like he was encouraging MLA’s with promises of money
for their riding to vote a certain way. Pathetic. He needs to go back
to tennis.
Fred Brewer
@Doug Leblanc
I agree but you missed a lot on your list.
How about the firing of Dr. Cleary?
Caraquet Shipyard?
People dying while waiting for ambulances?
NB government hiring a private company to make sure Irving gets best tax deal possible on LNG plant?
His failure to revoke the Cons sweetheart forestry deal?
Not taking responsibility for the property tax fiasco?
There is a lot more, but this is just what springs to mind. Anyone else please feel free to continue the list.
I agree but you missed a lot on your list.
How about the firing of Dr. Cleary?
Caraquet Shipyard?
People dying while waiting for ambulances?
NB government hiring a private company to make sure Irving gets best tax deal possible on LNG plant?
His failure to revoke the Cons sweetheart forestry deal?
Not taking responsibility for the property tax fiasco?
There is a lot more, but this is just what springs to mind. Anyone else please feel free to continue the list.
David Amos
@Fred Brewer Survey Says?
Jack Forester
@Fred Brewer I must also add
that Brian and his crew also reneged on the promise of significant
tuition rebates for university students who were already enrolled, and
stayed in NB for at least a year after graduation. Oh right, then they
gave that money to select other people to go to university but they said
the two actions weren't linked. Ya right!.
Anne Bérubé
@David Amos Well, the results have proven all those facts.
Layton Bennett
Politically speaking, having a
leadership review/race right now, is suicide. Higgs will only be able
to maintain the confidence of the House for so long. Once he loses it,
we go to an election and the Liberals will have no leader, Higgs will
run essentially unopposed. OR... the Liberals will end up backing
whatever Higgs puts forward because they can't run an election with an
interim leader. Neither situation will end well for the province.
Gallant would be better served by listening to the majority of the people who are tired of being served by a person whose English is comparable to baby talk, while they are not even 'qualified' for a government job. The staggering majority of the civil service in this province is francophone, many of them can barely speak English, but are considered 'bilingual'. The untenable situation must change, but not at the expense of selling our province for pennies to billionaires
Gallant would be better served by listening to the majority of the people who are tired of being served by a person whose English is comparable to baby talk, while they are not even 'qualified' for a government job. The staggering majority of the civil service in this province is francophone, many of them can barely speak English, but are considered 'bilingual'. The untenable situation must change, but not at the expense of selling our province for pennies to billionaires
David Amos
@Layton Bennett I agree
Bernard McIntyre
I didn't think it was up to
Gallant to ask. I thought it was in the liberal constitution for it to
happen automatically if the leader does not win or get a majority. So
are the liberal's not going to abide by their own constitution?
David Amos
@Bernard McIntyre Methinks
they would not be wise to at this point in time There could be another
election in short order and the caucus has already pledged their loyalty
because of that possibility N'esy Pas?
Bernard McIntyre
@David Amos it doesn't matter what the caucus says. it's the Liberal Association that has to make that decision.
Lou Bell
Over 50 years of failed
benefits of bilingualism , and Gallant wants to tell us more . Time to
give his head a shake ! Other provinces and territories are doing
just fine , in fact BETTER than we are ! It's jobs , jobs, jobs ,
nothing else ! About time the best and brightest were hired as number
one priority . 50 years OF FAILURE is not the answer !!
David Amos
@Lou Bell Methinks Higgs and his French Lieutenant ain't gonna brighten your new year if he last that long N'esy Pas?
Jim Cyr
Are you not entertained???!!
David Amos
@Jim Cyr I certainly am
Jack Forester
Never mind the leadership
review (I think we just had one). Instead, I think we should all see a
forensic audit of NB gov't spending by the purposefully underfunded AG
office. Lets see what they were all hiding once and for all before the
shredders get busy. Mr. Higgs, please increase the funding to the NBAG's
office so they can finally do the work that's needed.
David Amos
@Jack Forester I concur
Richard Dunn
Brian will be remembered for being very good at math. It has been said that......
He multiplied our misery
He divided the province
He subtracted the number of young people staying in NB
and he added to the debt
And we only thought he was good at tennis......
He multiplied our misery
He divided the province
He subtracted the number of young people staying in NB
and he added to the debt
And we only thought he was good at tennis......
David Amos
@Richard Dunn Very well put sir
Blaine Higgs set to resurrect debate over shale-gas development
Premier-designate says a PC minority will also focus on softwood lumber agreement, health-care wait times
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David Amos
"Blaine Higgs set to resurrect debate over shale-gas development "
Interesting title I wonder if anyone recalls where I often run for public office and what I said back in 2004 about natural gas etc ? Does anyone recall my encounters with Bruce Northrup during this last election?
This story appeared in the Kings County Record on 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
Robert Edward Cox
The usual "Irving hugs and
kisses" by this journalist, using "shale gas" as a euphemism for
fracking. "More than 8,600" customers is a joke, right? Hoping for
"more" to be considered as "a very large amount" or something? Writers
from New Brunswick should always mention that it is "Irving country".
David Amos
@Robert Edward Cox Writers from New Brunswick should always mention that it is "Irving country"
Methinks you forgot the McCain Clan that the federal Minister of Finance married into N'esy Pas?
Methinks you forgot the McCain Clan that the federal Minister of Finance married into N'esy Pas?
Rosco holt
@David Amos
NB is mostly an Irving country these days.
NB is mostly an Irving country these days.
Greg Smith
Explore shale gas for the
benefit of 8,600 customers, in a province with a population of 750,000.
So we're considering doing this for 1% of the province's population? Not
even a week in office and you can already hear Higgs depositing that
Irving money into his own piggy bank. Despicable.
David Amos
@Greg Smith Methinks we
should give the devil his due he said he would do this during the
election Hence we get the government we deserve N'esy Pas?
Joseph Vacher
and that's how you guarantee another 1 term government...... do you not remember why you lost the election in 2014
David Amos
@Joseph Vacher Apparently not
Neil MacLean
I believe Mr. Higgs does have
the good of the province at heart and I do believe he is a more
principled person than his predecessor. But with respect to shale gas he
seems to have a blind spot, if not to the public health and safe water
supply issues, then very much to the voodoo economics of the shale gas
business which has been studied a lot and just isn't profitable. It has
largely profited by industry executives bamboozling shareholders,
misrepresenting reserves and economics even as they destroy roads and
create all sorts of other damage including air quality, health impacts
not to mention worsening global warming through heightened stray
emissions of methane. Higgs is no doubt intelligent but with respect to
shale gas he seems to suffer willful blindness brought on by an
overwhelming desire to find some kind of non-existent economic magic
from a rascal industry.
Bob Smith
@Neil MacLean I believe you
are erroneous and biased in your viewpoint. If it was such a scam,
please explain the fracking that has been undertaken in the United
States in multiple areas. I understand this might undermine the extreme
points you have raised but please rationalize this...
David Amos
@Bob Smith Why should he?
Alex Forbes
I would like to know what the
benefits to the province are. Will we live like Albertans with low tax
rates? Will the royalties be used to pay down our onerous debt? Give me
some numbers then I will consider it.
David Amos
@Alex Forbes 'Give me some numbers then I will consider it."
We get hardly any royalties at all
We get hardly any royalties at all
Michael durant
Definitely a good idea to
ressurect energy east and hold trude to account by asking just one
question, why does he insist energy east need account for both upstream
and downstream carbon emmissions when oil being imported into this
country is not subject to those additional costs?
David Amos
@Michael durant Good point
daryl doucette
The " Royalty Rate" should be
at least 50 %. If big oil does not like it, tough. The average joe is
sick and tired of government " giving away" our resources to
billionaires here in Canada.
David Amos
@daryl doucette "The average joe is sick and tired of government " giving away" our resources to billionaires here in Canada"
Me Too
Me Too
Paul Bourgoin
Now that New Brunswick's
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs has been Crowned as our
Premier it looks like he also has received his instructions abolish the
NB moratorium on shale gas exploration. : - ( What a sad environmental
decision that would be for New Brunswick environment!!
Bob Smith
@Paul Bourgoin Ok, so here's
the counter to this point. Rather than scream "No!" that anti frackers
love to shout when the media is present, present an alternative source
of income that will help this province AND makes financial sense at the
same time. Present your plan to business and government as the people in
this province need action and not words to make things better.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Bob Smith, one thing for sure; fracking is not the plan that will save New Brunswick.
I suggest investing in high tech jobs and artificial intelligence for one.
I suggest investing in high tech jobs and artificial intelligence for one.
Rosco holt
@Bob Smith
You're a fool if you believe that fracking will create thousands of jobs and bring prosperity to the province.
You want to make things better for the province.
Stop subsidize, if a business can't operate on it's own, let it fail.
Get big businesses pay their fair share of taxes.
Remove obsticles placed on small medium businesses.
Use our natural resources to create jobs for NBers and not feed manufacturing in other jurisdictions.
Prioritizes NB companies on everything except when there isn't a business offering that service.
Having politicians held accountable for their decisions.
Having government dealings with businesses fully transparent, no hiding behind privacy laws because of corporate secrets.
You're a fool if you believe that fracking will create thousands of jobs and bring prosperity to the province.
You want to make things better for the province.
Stop subsidize, if a business can't operate on it's own, let it fail.
Get big businesses pay their fair share of taxes.
Remove obsticles placed on small medium businesses.
Use our natural resources to create jobs for NBers and not feed manufacturing in other jurisdictions.
Prioritizes NB companies on everything except when there isn't a business offering that service.
Having politicians held accountable for their decisions.
Having government dealings with businesses fully transparent, no hiding behind privacy laws because of corporate secrets.
Bob Smith
@Marguerite Deschamps What
jobs..? You can put a buzz word or phrase like that out any day, any
time but without details or substance, it lacks as an alternative. As I
say, it's easy to yell "No!" than give a viable alternative.
Colin Seeley
@Marguerite Deschamps
Of course you would. Have you seen where high tech jobs are located?
Of course you would. Have you seen where high tech jobs are located?
Marguerite Deschamps
@Colin Seeley, so; they are available to anyone who is qualified!
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps "I suggest investing in high tech jobs and artificial intelligence for one."
Methinks that could be because you are the one with "artificial intelligence" particularly about politicking in New Brunswick N'esy Pas?
Methinks that could be because you are the one with "artificial intelligence" particularly about politicking in New Brunswick N'esy Pas?
David Amos
@Colin Seeley "Have you seen where high tech jobs are located?"
Fat Fred City and Beantown
Fat Fred City and Beantown
Marguerite Deschamps
If the New Brunswick boss tells him that fracking is in; then fracking is on.
David Amos
@Marguerite Deschamps True
Jason Kincade
Who likes earthquakes?!?
I know... I must be a zany conspiracy theorist.
I know... I must be a zany conspiracy theorist.
David Amos
@Jason Kincade "I must be a zany conspiracy theorist"
Methinks everybody knows that my political foes say that of me too N'esy Pas?
Methinks everybody knows that my political foes say that of me too N'esy Pas?
Samuel Porter
I guess he's toast too. Why is it that everyone thinks you need to trash the ground to make a living?
David Amos
@Samuel Porter Not everybody
Samuel Porter
#1 job for Higgs should be to
fire the head of NB power and put someone in that job that realizes
that electricity in NB is not a privilege, but a matter of life and
death in the winter. Spend your profit on cutting trees, not paying
bonuses.
David Amos
@Samuel Porter Why stop at the just the top dude?
Dan Lee
im a fisherman....keep your......polluted water out of my area......
@Dan Lee Its everybody's area
Rosco holt
@David Amos
Except for the area's property owners wells, which most likely be destroyed(drained or polluted).
Except for the area's property owners wells, which most likely be destroyed(drained or polluted).
Layton Bennett
Dark times ahead in this province.
David Amos
@Layton Bennett Methinks its
already been dark a few times since the wind blew across the province
and the power has been out for quite sometime in the Fredericton area
since so a lot of folks are still in the dark N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
As the rest of Canada
develops and lives off their resources , New Brunswick has become a "
have not " province . As our young people move away to all the better
jobs elsewhere in Canada , there are those who have nothing better to
do than to whine and criticize those who look to move our province
into a " have province ". They have all kinds of questions , but
absolutely NO ANSWERS ! Fracking may be problematic, but there are so
many other resources to develop , and the " professional whiners " ( a
minority in fact ) will do their best to hinder any and all development .
June Arnott
@Lou Bell kill more people! Frack and poison more water !
Rosco holt
@Lou Bell
If we had royalties the province might have some money, but politicians gave it all away a long time ago.
If we had royalties the province might have some money, but politicians gave it all away a long time ago.
David Amos
@June Arnott Relax and enjoy
the circus Higgs yaps too much to keep his mandate for very long. Watch
his French Lieutenant bail on him in the near future.
Marguerite Deschamps
No fracking way!
Ernesto Rafael
@Marguerite Deschamps - No chiac way!
David Amos
@Ernesto Rafael Methinks the lady doth protest too much about our chiac N'esy Pas?
Joe campbell
I want to give an honest view
from someone from New Brunswick who has worked in this business for 30
years. There is both pro's and con's.1. Shawn Graham and the Liberals
brought SWN into New Brunswick and SWN bragged about the sweet deal
with low royalities based on what they paid in the US. 2. Corridor has
invested over a half a Billion dollars in the Sussex area in a small
land area. 3. When we did the geochemistry work we hired local First
Nations, geoligist students from UNB an even Green MLA Kevin Arseneau
and everyone became good friends.4. I convinced the US company to suport
local and we stayed at Ponds Chalets and everyone in the area loved us,
the areas that looked promising were places were Irving had logged out
and we had good access.5.There is no rocket science to exploration and
New Brunswick could set strong rules and we could do this in a good way.
David Amos
@Joe campbell Where are you going to get rid of the fracking wastewater?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hydraulic-fracturing-wastewater-municipal-ban-1.3849952
Fracking wastewater to be banned from municipal treatment systems
Province to introduce legislative changes to force industry to look elsewhere for wastewater disposal
CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2016 2:12 PM AT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/hydraulic-fracturing-wastewater-municipal-ban-1.3849952
Fracking wastewater to be banned from municipal treatment systems
Province to introduce legislative changes to force industry to look elsewhere for wastewater disposal
CBC News · Posted: Nov 14, 2016 2:12 PM AT
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pcs-cities-municipal-powers-promises-1.4894212
Cities optimistic PCs will follow pledges of greater municipal power
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Ernesto Rafael
Whether needed or not, I have
always found it odd that translation was mandatory during council
meetings. Cut and paste in the google url window, eh voila Godin :-)
David Amos
@Ernesto Rafael Methinks
everybody knows they would not bother to read it because the deal had
already been made in the backroom before the council meeting began N'esy
Pas?
Lou Bell
Perhaps the cities could
also look at how they could contribute to infrastructure their citizens
use in the outlying municipalities . And perhaps a rebate for all the
business done by outsiders in their cities . After all , in spite of
what they may think ,the cities AREN'T the center of the universe !
@Lou Bell It that were permitted how is the Mayor in Saint John gonna save any money for his dental work?
Michael durant
We got to at least balance
our provincial budget. That has to be priority number one, priority
number two is building the old age homes we need so our hospitals can be
hospitals once again.
David Amos
@Michael durant YUP
Norman Albert Snr
"Saint John councilors vote themselves a 10% pay increase. !!!!"
#METOO I want a raise. Criminal intent??
#METOO I want a raise. Criminal intent??
David Amos
@Norman Albert Snr Go Figure
Norman Albert Snr
"Cities optimistic>>>>>>>>>>>>""
How does an in-animated object show optimism or disappointment?
Is this for the next do over. CBC loves Blaine?
How does an in-animated object show optimism or disappointment?
Is this for the next do over. CBC loves Blaine?
David Amos
@Norman Albert Snr Methinks CBC loves the circus as much a I do N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
New Brunswick a have not
province can't grow money, our Crown forests are being harvested
faster than what nature can keep up with . Our wildlife and fish
populations are disappearing at the same speed that our crown land
wildlife habitat is being over harvested. Our Forest can't grow faster
than Natures speed. Our Children are moving out west to survive and
Premier Higgs wants to go back to the idea of Fracking will be lucrative
for US. What he forgets to mention is that our drinking water like all
over the world where when the Fracking profits were gone the local
populations were drinking water that could burn. Premier Higgs you have
quite a mess to clean up and may God Bless You while you do it!!
David Amos
@Paul Bourgoin "Premier Higgs you have quite a mess to clean up and may God Bless You while you do it!!"
Dream on
Dream on
Buford Wilson
Blaine is on it.
The pride is back.
The pride is back.
Roland Godin
@Buford Wilson
Pride, an emotion from the intelligent brawn side of the brain, nothing new it's past on for generations by our fore mother and father and inflates politicians egonomics 101...et voilà.
Pride, an emotion from the intelligent brawn side of the brain, nothing new it's past on for generations by our fore mother and father and inflates politicians egonomics 101...et voilà.
Norman Albert Snr
@Buford Wilson When does he do the "walk on water" Thing?
What's another flunky when you have a closet full.
What's another flunky when you have a closet full.
Marguerite Deschamps
@Norman Albert Snr: "When does he do the "walk on water?"
- When it freezes over in January.
- When it freezes over in January.
David Amos
@Buford Wilson Proud of what?
Stanley Beemish
@Buford Wilson
Well, Blaine might be "on it" and the "pride" might be back for you and him, but TMI for most of us. Thanks for sharing tho Buffy!
Well, Blaine might be "on it" and the "pride" might be back for you and him, but TMI for most of us. Thanks for sharing tho Buffy!
Ernesto Rafael
@Buford Wilson - Straight if I
am not clear, I understood "pride" was in reference of pride of lions
and that you were back on the team of cats, that being Irvings.
Mario Doucet
Moncton wants the power to suck tax dollars from outlying communities to pay for their over the top projects.
Axel Roosevelt
@Mario Doucet
Hard to suck tax dollars out of people on EI 9 months of the year.
Hard to suck tax dollars out of people on EI 9 months of the year.
David Amos
@Axel Roosevelt They do it all the time
Rosco holt
"Adam Lordon, Miramichi mayor
and president of the Cities of New Brunswick Association, says the
group wants the province to look at how people who live outside
municipal boundaries could help pay for the services they use in urban
areas. (CBC)"
Rural communities are already paying for urban stupidity and they want to make them pay more. Screw Lordon.
Rural communities are already paying for urban stupidity and they want to make them pay more. Screw Lordon.
David Amos
@Rosco holt Welcome to the Circus
Stanley Beemish
Tax and spend? Hmmm, where have I heard that before?
David Amos
@Stanley Beemish Ottawa perhaps?
Stanley Beemish
Hahahahahahaahahah
David Amos
@Stanley Beemish Me Too
Miles Long
Don't be surprised if they download a lot of costs to the municipalities.
David Amos
@Miles Long I won't be
Shale gas exploration could get green light by Christmas, says MLA
Progressive Conservative Bruce Northrup says moratorium would be lifted in areas where there is public support
Bruce Northrup, the Progressive
Conservative MLA for Sussex-Fundy-St Martins, said the PCs will make a
move to lift the moratorium on shale gas exploration by Christmas in
areas where there is public support.
The controversy over fracking in New Brunswick last came to a head in October 2013, when 40 protesters were arrested and five police cars were burned in Rexton. A temporary moratorium was put in place, then made permanent under Brian Gallant's Liberal government.
Premier-designate Blaine Higgs has said he is willing to open the debate surrounding the natural resource.
Higgs expects he and his cabinet will be sworn in on Friday, a week after the Liberals were defeated on a confidence vote.
On Tuesday, Northrup, a former minister of natural resources, one-upped Higgs on the shale gas issue by providing a timeline.
"We will have to go through the process through the legislation and I'm hoping we'll be able to do that before Christmas," he said.
"We lift the moratorium and be in constant contact with Corridor Resources and look at that in the future and start it as soon as we can, as soon as possible."
Protesters against shale gas exploration faced a line of police officers in Rexton in October 2013. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)
Northrup said his constituents support hydraulic fracking, and there are others in favour as well.
The controversy over fracking in New Brunswick last came to a head in October 2013, when 40 protesters were arrested and five police cars were burned in Rexton. A temporary moratorium was put in place, then made permanent under Brian Gallant's Liberal government.
Higgs expects he and his cabinet will be sworn in on Friday, a week after the Liberals were defeated on a confidence vote.
On Tuesday, Northrup, a former minister of natural resources, one-upped Higgs on the shale gas issue by providing a timeline.
"We will have to go through the process through the legislation and I'm hoping we'll be able to do that before Christmas," he said.
"We lift the moratorium and be in constant contact with Corridor Resources and look at that in the future and start it as soon as we can, as soon as possible."
"The Boiestown-Doaktown area, they've seen the exploration on their area where the motels were full and the restaurants were full."
Northrup was quick to add that fracking will only be welcome in communities where there is public support.
But activist and anti-shale gas protester Willi Nolan-Campbell disagrees with Northrup, arguing people in New Brunswick were clear during what she called "the fracking wars" five years ago.
"Does this new minority government have that evidence because all I'm seeing is the case against fracking getting worse and worse as the years go by," she said.
"Why would they ever bring up fracking in New Brunswick? It's ridiculous."
"I don't see how there could possibly be a place in the province where there's not going to be somebody downstream or close by that is not interested."
And if a PC government does lift the ban, Nolan-Campbell said protesters will organize again. This time they'll be even better at it, she said.
Higgs has said he is open to loosening restrictions imposed by the Liberal government but has not discussed a timeline.
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Opposition parties open to giving a Blaine Higgs government a try
MLAs from 3 parties say they believe in co-operation, although they could draw line
MLAs from three parties have signalled they are willing to consider supporting a Progressive Conservative government and won't dismiss a new throne speech without at least listening to it.
"I am concerned about certain things I'm hearing, but I hope that we can work together to make sure that we do prioritize those things," Megan Mitton, the Green MLA for Tantramar-Memramcook, said Tuesday on Information Morning Moncton
Members of all four political parties in the legislature appeared on a panel to discuss recent political events in New Brunswick after no party won a majority in the September election.
Premier Brian Gallant and his Liberals have already lost a confidence vote in the House, and Blaine Higgs will now give governing a try.
But if a PC government is to survive a confidence motion on its upcoming throne speech, it will need the support of at least one other party.
"I believe that we can have no problem working together on the common issues that we have," she said.
'Not going to close the door'
This is a courtesy, he said, that Higgs didn't extend to the Liberals when they presented their vision for the province two weeks ago.
"We're not going to close the door like we got from Mr. Higgs," McKee said.
"He didn't want to even see our speech from the throne before deciding whether to support it or not."
Higgs told reporters on Oct. 17, six days before Gallant's throne speech was presented, that his party would not support the speech, regardless of what it contained.
"It's not about the throne speech," HIggs said at the time. "This is about the last four years of a government that has failed our province. … It doesn't matter what the throne speech says."
The PCs and the Alliance brought down the government when the throne speech came to a vote last Friday.
"Mr. Higgs was not against the throne speech as such," she said. "We did not have confidence that Mr. Gallant could manage the government."
Still, Wilson stressed the need for collaboration.
"We're going to have to work together, which we should have been doing all along," Wilson said.
"That way you do come up with the best solutions."
Shale gas development
McKee said he was in favour of retaining the moratorium on shale gas development and expected the party would remain opposed to fracking.
"The Liberal platform was to continue the ban, or moratorium, on fracking," said McKee.
"I would submit that our caucus would continue with that position."
Information Morning - Moncton
Local MLAs discuss the next minority government
Wilson said new regulations would be put in place and only areas that actively wanted development would have it.
"We want to develop natural gas in the areas people want it," said Wilson.
"Sussex wants it. They need the jobs. We need natural gas."
That assurance didn't assuage Mitton's concerns because, she said, the impact of shale gas development isn't restricted by riding boundaries.
"Watersheds go across borders and so does the air," she said.
Megan Mitton says she has concerns over what impact shale gas development could have on the environment. (Pierre Fournier/CBC News)
"The economic development that has been shown to be associated with fracking is not all what it's cracked up to be."
Conroy didn't dismiss outright the idea of shale gas development but did have concerns about the process.
"We believe economically it will help," said Conroy.
"But it has to be with absolute assurance that there's nothing to harm the environment."
Higgs said he hopes he and his cabinet will be sworn into office on Friday and said a throne speech should be coming later in November.
"We want to develop natural gas in the areas people want it," said Wilson.
"Sussex wants it. They need the jobs. We need natural gas."
That assurance didn't assuage Mitton's concerns because, she said, the impact of shale gas development isn't restricted by riding boundaries.
"Watersheds go across borders and so does the air," she said.
Conroy didn't dismiss outright the idea of shale gas development but did have concerns about the process.
"We believe economically it will help," said Conroy.
"But it has to be with absolute assurance that there's nothing to harm the environment."
Higgs said he hopes he and his cabinet will be sworn into office on Friday and said a throne speech should be coming later in November.
With files from Information Morning Moncton and Jacques Poitras
Higgs in midst of fast transition, cabinet to be sworn in this week
PC leader plans to balance budget by 2020-21, avoid credit rating downgrade
Blaine Higgs and his Progressive Conservative cabinet will be sworn into office Friday.
Higgs confirmed the day on Monday and said the fast transition to power, just one week after Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal government lost a confidence vote, will allow him to get down to work promptly.
"Our
target is still on track for what we said in terms of a quick plan, a
quick move to government," the premier-designate told reporters during a
break in briefings from the civil service. "I'm excited about that."
The PC leader spent part of the weekend and most of Monday getting presentations from public servants, including on the state of the province's finances.
That followed his visit to Government House on Friday, where Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau asked him to form a government following the Liberal defeat.
"For me, this is the exciting part. This other stuff, I didn't find very exciting," he said, referring to the election campaign and its aftermath. "And it wasn't what I came to do. What I came to do was work with people to get results. So for me now, it's the fun part."
Higgs said he didn't learn anything about the province's finances in his transition briefings that was any worse than what he'd been expecting.
But he said he is still alarmed that government spending is growing at more than twice the rate of inflation.
He said his goal remains to balance the budget by the 2020-21 fiscal year and persuade bond rating agencies to not downgrade the province's credit rating.
"I want to stop the bleeding."
A credit downgrade would lead to higher borrowing costs, which would in turn mean larger interest payments on the government's debt.
Higgs
will need the support of at least one other party in the legislature
for his minority government to pass a throne speech and, eventually, a
budget.
The PCs hold 22 of 49 seats. The three People's Alliance MLAs have said they'll vote to keep the Tories in office for at least 18 months.
Higgs said the current fiscal year looks like it will end up where the Liberals budgeted, but some of their projects will only come to fruition — and hit the books as an addition to the debt — in 2021 or 2022.
He did not say whether he'd cancel any of them.
"We haven't got into the details of projects. We've just gotten into the overview."
He's asking the civil service to go through where the new spending is going and tell him and his team whether it's needed.
Premier-designate Higgs speaks to reporters on Monday. He and his cabinet are scheduled to be sworn in Friday. (CBC)
"Now
if there are new programs that are getting results, and we're seeing
that, and they can validate that, OK, there it is — you've got a
justification," he said. "But we aren't at that phase yet."
The premier-designate said he'll rely on the advice of civil servants as he takes office.
"I don't come with a pre-packaged solution. I come with a plan on how to engage with people to help us fix the province."
He also said laughingly that, given his own four years as finance minister and his keen interest in the province's books, he asked during his briefings whether he could take on the cabinet position himself while premier.
"I thought, 'Why couldn't I do both?' I said, 'I could do that.' But I don't think that'll be the path forward. Let's just say it'll be good for me to be close to my finance minister."
Higgs also said he would stick with his promise to develop a solution to the problem of ambulance response delays within a week of taking office.
The
PC leader wouldn't give many clues about who his cabinet choices will
be, though he said he will look at which MLAs will be able to speak in
both English and French.
"Being able to communicate to all the voters will indeed be an important part of our government, so that obviously is a consideration," he said.
Higgs also said he expects to see political staffers in Gallant's office depart by Friday, but other than that he is not planning a major house cleaning of people hired by the Liberals.
"I just want to know that people have a commitment to New Brunswick and they're not going to play politics with me. That's all I want to know. I often give people the benefit of the doubt, and I want to do that here."
Higgs confirmed the day on Monday and said the fast transition to power, just one week after Premier Brian Gallant's Liberal government lost a confidence vote, will allow him to get down to work promptly.
The PC leader spent part of the weekend and most of Monday getting presentations from public servants, including on the state of the province's finances.
That followed his visit to Government House on Friday, where Lt.-Gov. Jocelyne Roy Vienneau asked him to form a government following the Liberal defeat.
"For me, this is the exciting part. This other stuff, I didn't find very exciting," he said, referring to the election campaign and its aftermath. "And it wasn't what I came to do. What I came to do was work with people to get results. So for me now, it's the fun part."
Alarmed at government spending
Higgs said he didn't learn anything about the province's finances in his transition briefings that was any worse than what he'd been expecting.
But he said he is still alarmed that government spending is growing at more than twice the rate of inflation.
He said his goal remains to balance the budget by the 2020-21 fiscal year and persuade bond rating agencies to not downgrade the province's credit rating.
"I want to stop the bleeding."
A credit downgrade would lead to higher borrowing costs, which would in turn mean larger interest payments on the government's debt.
The PCs hold 22 of 49 seats. The three People's Alliance MLAs have said they'll vote to keep the Tories in office for at least 18 months.
What to do with Liberal projects?
Higgs said the current fiscal year looks like it will end up where the Liberals budgeted, but some of their projects will only come to fruition — and hit the books as an addition to the debt — in 2021 or 2022.
He did not say whether he'd cancel any of them.
"We haven't got into the details of projects. We've just gotten into the overview."
He's asking the civil service to go through where the new spending is going and tell him and his team whether it's needed.
The premier-designate said he'll rely on the advice of civil servants as he takes office.
"I don't come with a pre-packaged solution. I come with a plan on how to engage with people to help us fix the province."
Cabinet clues
He also said laughingly that, given his own four years as finance minister and his keen interest in the province's books, he asked during his briefings whether he could take on the cabinet position himself while premier.
"I thought, 'Why couldn't I do both?' I said, 'I could do that.' But I don't think that'll be the path forward. Let's just say it'll be good for me to be close to my finance minister."
Higgs also said he would stick with his promise to develop a solution to the problem of ambulance response delays within a week of taking office.
"Being able to communicate to all the voters will indeed be an important part of our government, so that obviously is a consideration," he said.
Higgs also said he expects to see political staffers in Gallant's office depart by Friday, but other than that he is not planning a major house cleaning of people hired by the Liberals.
"I just want to know that people have a commitment to New Brunswick and they're not going to play politics with me. That's all I want to know. I often give people the benefit of the doubt, and I want to do that here."
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Brian Gallant urged to ask for Liberal leadership review to 'clear air'
Another prominent party member calls for review after Liberals lose confidence of legislature
Another prominent New Brunswick Liberal is calling for a review of Brian Gallant's leadership of the provincial party.
"If he decides that he wants to stay, if I were him, I would insist on a leadership review," said Bernard Richard, longtime party insider, former MLA and cabinet minister and New Brunswick's former ombudsman and child and youth advocate.
Richard returned to New Brunswick in late August after working for a little over a year as British Columbia's representative for children and youth.
Richard said there have been questions for two or three years now about some of Gallant's decisions.
"The fact that he has isolated himself ," Richard said. "He talked about that ... and that was the case.
He was consulting less and less — more isolated advice by a very limited number of advisers and insiders."
"Even members of his caucus have told me that they, in the last campaign, had difficulty campaigning in some parts of the province while mentioning Mr. Gallant by name."
Richard said he wouldn't speculate on whether Gallant would survive a leadership review and noted the Liberal defeat in the legislature was "by the narrowest margin possible," but he still feels it's a necessary process.
Richard's comments echo those made by current MLA and former cabinet minister Roly MacIntyre last week.
MacIntyre said the party's poor showing in southern New Brunswick requires a look at whether Gallant should remain at the helm.
He said so despite a pledge of loyalty to Gallant made by all 20 Liberal MLAs.
Gallant admitted on Friday that he had made some mistakes.
"I blame myself for some of it, and I regret some things that I think now I could have done better," he said.
He apologized for not doing more as premier to unite the province, specifically by promoting bilingualism and addressing concerns about it, and reiterated his commitment to protecting minority rights.
"As long as I'm leader, our party is always going to stand up for the rights of all New Brunswickers, including linguistic rights," he said in French.
Gallant
spoke to the news media before going into Government House on Friday to
offer his resignation to the lieutenant-governor. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Gallant said he would take some time to consider his future and what's best for the party and asked for patience.
"I can tell you I'll be a part of moving this province forward in some shape or form, and it may very well be as the leader of the Opposition."
"There's lots of reasons as to why one could say that I should decide to stay.
"But certainly I just want to make sure that we take some time and honestly rest up a little bit so I have a bit of a clearer head making these very important decisions."
Liberal Party rules say the party's board of directors must decide within three months of an election in which the party "has not formed a government" whether to schedule a leadership review.
CBC's Journalistic Standards and Practices"If he decides that he wants to stay, if I were him, I would insist on a leadership review," said Bernard Richard, longtime party insider, former MLA and cabinet minister and New Brunswick's former ombudsman and child and youth advocate.
Richard returned to New Brunswick in late August after working for a little over a year as British Columbia's representative for children and youth.
Even members of his caucus have told me that they, in the last campaign, had difficulty campaigning in some parts of the province while mentioning Mr. Gallant by name.- Bernard Richard, former MLA and ombudsmanBut he said during an interview on Information Morning Fredericton on Monday that he kept in touch with friends in New Brunswick while he was away.
Richard said there have been questions for two or three years now about some of Gallant's decisions.
"The fact that he has isolated himself ," Richard said. "He talked about that ... and that was the case.
He was consulting less and less — more isolated advice by a very limited number of advisers and insiders."
"Even members of his caucus have told me that they, in the last campaign, had difficulty campaigning in some parts of the province while mentioning Mr. Gallant by name."
Richard said he wouldn't speculate on whether Gallant would survive a leadership review and noted the Liberal defeat in the legislature was "by the narrowest margin possible," but he still feels it's a necessary process.
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Richard's comments echo those made by current MLA and former cabinet minister Roly MacIntyre last week.
MacIntyre said the party's poor showing in southern New Brunswick requires a look at whether Gallant should remain at the helm.
MLAs pledged their loyalty
He said so despite a pledge of loyalty to Gallant made by all 20 Liberal MLAs.
Gallant admitted on Friday that he had made some mistakes.
"I blame myself for some of it, and I regret some things that I think now I could have done better," he said.
He apologized for not doing more as premier to unite the province, specifically by promoting bilingualism and addressing concerns about it, and reiterated his commitment to protecting minority rights.
"As long as I'm leader, our party is always going to stand up for the rights of all New Brunswickers, including linguistic rights," he said in French.
Lots of reasons to stay on
"I can tell you I'll be a part of moving this province forward in some shape or form, and it may very well be as the leader of the Opposition."
"There's lots of reasons as to why one could say that I should decide to stay.
"But certainly I just want to make sure that we take some time and honestly rest up a little bit so I have a bit of a clearer head making these very important decisions."
Liberal Party rules say the party's board of directors must decide within three months of an election in which the party "has not formed a government" whether to schedule a leadership review.
Blaine Higgs set to resurrect debate over shale-gas development
Premier-designate says a PC minority will also focus on softwood lumber agreement, health-care wait times
Premier-designate Blaine Higgs expects his new minority government will start talking about issues that have been avoided lately or seemed settled, including shale gas development.
The Progressive Conservative platform for the election last month called for allowing resource development in areas such as Sussex where there's public support for it.
Higgs feels this is a compromise approach to shale gas.
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"But to keep saying no to economic development at a time when we're going to see in the next year or two the gas prices significantly increase because we're going to be bringing everything in from the U.S. We just keep saying, 'No' and expect we can tax people more."
New Brunswick is the largest consumer of natural gas in the Maritimes, with more than 8,600 homeowners, businesses and government buildings using the fuel.
Shale gas an election issue
Shale gas was a bigger issue in the 2014 provincial election won by the Liberals under Brian Gallant.
His government was defeated in a confidence vote on Friday, almost six weeks after another provincial election.
The Liberals kept a moratorium on shale gas exploration, which had provoked protests by First Nations groups and others, culminating in a violent clash in Rexton in the fall of 2013.
Fracking is the process of injecting fluids — like propane or mixtures of water, sand and chemicals — at high pressure deep into underground shale formations containing natural gas. The process forces cracks to open in the rock allowing the gas to be extracted.
Although he'd rather lead a majority government, he said he's excited about getting down to work on issues.
"We may not agree on all the solutions and how we get there, but once we know there is an opportunity to fix, we have to find a solution," he said.
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Higgs said
he also wants to address wait times in health care and possibly try to
revive the Energy East pipeline proposal, since Ontario and Quebec,
where there was opposition to the now-dropped project, both have new
governments.
"My goal is to serve the entire province and my goal is to show that through actions," he said. "I can talk about a lot of things but it's through actions."
Cannabis NB retail model
"It's implemented, the stores are built," he said. "But we think it's the most expensive retail model you could possibly have."
With files from Information Morning Fredericton
Cities optimistic PCs will follow pledges of greater municipal power
The PC Party's platform had several commitments for cities, including support for a hotel tax
Municipal leaders are hopeful the
incoming provincial government delivers on promises to provide community
governments greater power.
Adam Lordon, mayor of Miramichi and president of the Cities of New Brunswick Association, said he's optimistic the Progressive Conservatives will act on reforms the group representing the province's eight cities have sought.
Several
Moncton council members also spoke Monday about their hopes for change,
including a share of cannabis tax revenue and a hotel room tax. The
levy on hotel room bills can be applied if approved by the regional
marketing authority, but politicians and tourism groups have pushed for
it to be made mandatory.
Mayors from New Brunswick's eight cities outlined their wants from the next provincial government in August. (Connell Smith/CBC)
Moncton's
mayor and deputy mayor both pointed to the city's loss of the Brier
men's curling championship as an example of the need for a hotel tax
that could generate revenue to bid on large events.
"This would allow Moncton to be competitive in attracting large events without depending so heavily on taxpayer dollars," Coun. Greg Turner said. "Hopefully we can lobby and work with them to see this come to fruition."
PC Leader Blaine Higgs told Saint John councillors Aug. 20 that the party is "committed to municipal tax reform" and expressed an openness to sharing cannabis revenue.
Former Liberal minister Rick Doucet speaks with Saint John Mayor Don Darling prior to a council meeting in August. (Joseph Tunney/CBC)
The party's election platform is sprinkled with commitments that echoed demands from the province's cities.
It included support for a hotel tax, looking at what provincial regulations should instead be controlled by municipalities and overhauling the Local Governance Act to give communities more powers over taxation and assessment.
The act, passed by the Gallant Liberals, replaced the decades-old Municipalities Act and came into force at the start of this year.
Lordon said it was a welcome change, but "we didn't think it went quite far enough."
The PCs also promised to gradually end double taxation. Non-owner occupied properties such as apartment buildings or cottages are taxed municipally and by the provincial government, something landlords have sought to end.
The platform also committed to establish "provincial standards for rental properties." The party pledged to give municipal governments power to enforce those standards through expropriation, renovations or demolition of problem properties.
The platform also supports "regionalization."
Moncton Coun. Blair Lawrence on Monday said he wants the province to look at that.
"Whether or not that's a political regionalization, we need to think more and more about economic regionalization," Lawrence said. "At every step of the way, when there's an opportunity, the regions need to get together."
Unsaid, though, was the contentious 'a' word: amalgamation.
Adam
Lordon, Miramichi mayor and president of the Cities of New Brunswick
Association, says the group wants the province to look at how people who
live outside municipal boundaries could help pay for the services they
use in urban areas. (CBC)
Lordon said it's
too soon to say whether amalgamation of more than 300 cities, towns,
villages and unincorporated local service districts will be pushed by
the province.
He said the province faces a number of structural issues, including the local governance model.
He said the association wants a "conversation" about how people outside municipal boundaries could help pay for services they use inside those communities, such as city roads.
But there was also concern expressed Monday in Moncton about whether equalization payments the city receives may face cuts as the PCs seek to balanced the provincial budget.
The city received $6.9 million worth of equalization and core funding grants from the province in 2018.
"If there's higher pressure on health care or other requirements — affordable housing, things like that — money may go there, thereby less money goes to the cities whether through equalization or other areas they may support," Gregg Houser, Moncton's acting chief financial officer, told reporters after the council meeting.
Gregg
Houser, Moncton's acting chief financial officer, says there's a
concern payments the city receives from the province may face cuts as
the PCs seek to balance the budget. (Kate Letterick/CBC)
This week, Higgs reiterated a pledge to return to a balanced budget by the 2020-21 fiscal year.
The new cabinet is expected to be sworn in Friday with a Throne Speech outlining the new government's plans on Nov. 20.
A request for information from a party spokesperson was not returned Tuesday.
Adam Lordon, mayor of Miramichi and president of the Cities of New Brunswick Association, said he's optimistic the Progressive Conservatives will act on reforms the group representing the province's eight cities have sought.
"This would allow Moncton to be competitive in attracting large events without depending so heavily on taxpayer dollars," Coun. Greg Turner said. "Hopefully we can lobby and work with them to see this come to fruition."
PC Leader Blaine Higgs told Saint John councillors Aug. 20 that the party is "committed to municipal tax reform" and expressed an openness to sharing cannabis revenue.
It included support for a hotel tax, looking at what provincial regulations should instead be controlled by municipalities and overhauling the Local Governance Act to give communities more powers over taxation and assessment.
The act, passed by the Gallant Liberals, replaced the decades-old Municipalities Act and came into force at the start of this year.
Lordon said it was a welcome change, but "we didn't think it went quite far enough."
The PCs also promised to gradually end double taxation. Non-owner occupied properties such as apartment buildings or cottages are taxed municipally and by the provincial government, something landlords have sought to end.
The platform also committed to establish "provincial standards for rental properties." The party pledged to give municipal governments power to enforce those standards through expropriation, renovations or demolition of problem properties.
The platform also supports "regionalization."
Calls for 'regionalization'
Moncton Coun. Blair Lawrence on Monday said he wants the province to look at that.
"Whether or not that's a political regionalization, we need to think more and more about economic regionalization," Lawrence said. "At every step of the way, when there's an opportunity, the regions need to get together."
Unsaid, though, was the contentious 'a' word: amalgamation.
He said the province faces a number of structural issues, including the local governance model.
He said the association wants a "conversation" about how people outside municipal boundaries could help pay for services they use inside those communities, such as city roads.
Funding concerns
But there was also concern expressed Monday in Moncton about whether equalization payments the city receives may face cuts as the PCs seek to balanced the provincial budget.
The city received $6.9 million worth of equalization and core funding grants from the province in 2018.
"If there's higher pressure on health care or other requirements — affordable housing, things like that — money may go there, thereby less money goes to the cities whether through equalization or other areas they may support," Gregg Houser, Moncton's acting chief financial officer, told reporters after the council meeting.
The new cabinet is expected to be sworn in Friday with a Throne Speech outlining the new government's plans on Nov. 20.
A request for information from a party spokesperson was not returned Tuesday.
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