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Methinks Minister Steeves must recall our conversation as I ran against Higgy et al in 2018 He cannot deny what I said on how to deal our debt and budgets was recorded by the media in Moncton N'esy Pas?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/province-records-surplus-last-year-1.5762338
New Brunswick manages to see $48.7M surplus in 2019-20
Surplus recorded despite millions in pandemic spending
Finance Minister Ernie Steeves said the province recorded a surplus in 2019-2020, despite millions in COVID-19 related spending in the final two weeks of the fiscal year. (Radio-Canada)
There was a glimmer of good fiscal news for New Brunswick Wednesday when the provincial government revealed it was able to salvage a budget surplus last year despite a burst of COVID-19 spending in its final days.
The province recorded a surplus of $48.7 million in 2019-20 — below an optimistic pre-pandemic projection, but still higher than what was originally budgeted and far better than the huge deficit this year.
"The last eight months have been just a whirlwind, and the budget released back in March does seem like a hundred years ago, and this of course is even further," said Finance Minister Ernie Steeves.
"But yeah, it is a good news story. Anytime you can get a surplus, anytime you can pay down some money on the budget, that's a great news story."
The figures include a $38.6-million reduction in the province's net debt, the first time it has been reduced in 13 years and a bright spot given the subsequent COVID-19 budget crunch.
"If we hadn't done that, it would have been $36 million deeper in the hole now," Steeves said. "Does it soften it? I don't know. It was a good accomplishment."
Steeves forecast a modest surplus of $23.1 million in his first budget in early 2019.
But by February of this year, a revenue windfall had improved the projection to $97.8 million.
Then COVID-19 hit, adding millions in new spending to the bottom line in the final two weeks of the fiscal year.
A one-time $900 New Brunswick Workers Emergency Income Benefit was announced March 24 and its $42 million expense was tacked on to the 2019-20 books.
Even with that added expense, the government trimmed other spending and ended up with its $48.7 million surplus, according to final figures verified by Auditor-General Kim MacPherson.
The picture in the current 2020-21 fiscal year is considerably bleaker. Pandemic spending wiped out many of the assumptions that Steeves used for his 2020-21 budget, which he introduced just days before the province went into its first COVID-19 lockdown.
Steeves had budgeted a $92.4 million surplus, but in June, he told a committee of MLAs that crashing revenue and soaring expenses had wiped that out, leaving the province on track for a $343 million deficit this year.
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David Amos
Methinks
Minister Steeves must recall our conversation as I ran against Higgy et
al in 2018 He cannot deny what I said on how to deal our debt and
budgets was recorded by the media in Moncton N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Methinks
anyone can find the following Much to Higgy's spin doctor's chagrin I
did not look like a "Dirty Santa" to most folks N'esy Pas?
2018 New Brunswick Provincial Election Saint John Region Candidate Messages
David Amos
Methinks Mayor Don Darling won't be happy to hear this news N'esy Pas?
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: Methinks no one cares about your opinion N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Tim Biddiscombe: Methinks its blatantly obvious that you dubious dudes in Fat Fred City certainly do N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Why else woul your buddy Cardy send me butters tarts in the mail as
soon as he left the NDP in tatters and became Higgy's Chief of Staff ?
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: None named David Amos..for a reason ;)
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: You got embarrassed in the election you were in. Admit it.
David Amos
Reply to @Tim
Biddiscombe: Methinks desperate spin doctors in Fat Fred City post
desperate things before doing their homework. Everybody knows in the 7
elections I ran in not once did I think I had a ghost of chance to get
elected. They all know that I ran to support my litigation on behalf of
my Clan just like I said I would do in the words of a lawsuit against
legions of Yankee lawyers in Beantown in 2002. Hell I even told Stevey
Boy Murphy that on live CTV when I ran in Fat Fred City during the
Yuletide season of 2005 Too Bad So Sad nobody informed you of that
simple fact because you are far too lazy to check my work that is easily
available on the internet N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: hes not too lazy to check your work hes just like the rest of us in the fact that no one cares!
Addie
lingley
Yeah,
you all start clapping for the great news we have some money left over
shows pure disdain for people living in poverty and we here in Miramichi
went without a new bridge for over 4 years, the Anderson bridge is the
main highway to Fredericton and everywhere else and we put up with one
lane and stop lights and waiting to cross all the time , we are too
nice in this province for what we got to put up with period. First off
it is our money not your money, tax payers money, so start looking after
the people in the province.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Addie
lingley: Do you pay off your debts or just spend any extra you have on
yourself ? That's just how life is , you buy something , you pay for it
!
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Addie lingley:
That is not the plan. The Conservative plan is to simply ignore bridge maintenance to save money, and then, in 5 years or so, when the bridge is about to fall down, pay someone, who is party faithful, BIG bucks to build a new one.
That is not the plan. The Conservative plan is to simply ignore bridge maintenance to save money, and then, in 5 years or so, when the bridge is about to fall down, pay someone, who is party faithful, BIG bucks to build a new one.
David Amos
Reply to @Addie lingley: I concur
David Amos
Content disabled
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Yup
David Amos
Reply
to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks Higgy et al must know why I would be all over
any talk about money and politicking like a dirty shirt N'esy Pas?
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: based on what prior actions leads you to believe this, right, nothing, as expected.
Wilson
Rose
That
just means that the government took more of your money than they needed
to. The government got a headline for the $48 million. What did you
get?
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Wilson
Rose: so if they have a surplus, they are taking too much, if they have a
deficit then they are screwing up spending our money. What we get is
taxes that will not go through the roof to pay for things we could not
afford and interest on our debt.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Wilson
Rose: I got LESS DEBT and less cost of servicing that debt ! Something
we haven't gotten for the last 13 years !!! You did too !!!!!!!!!!!!!
David Amos
Reply to @Wilson Rose: Zip
David Amos
Reply to @Wilson
Rose: However methinks my property taxes went up so hat Higgy et al
could have more money to spend with their friends N'esy Pas?
Billy
Buckner
Reply to @David Amos: property taxes aid the municipalities.
David Amos
Reply to @Billy
Buckner: Methinks you should ask my MLA the former cabinet Minister Mr
Wetmore why Higgy took over the control my rural municipality over the a
dumb dispute about garbage and dumps of all things N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @David Amos:
Province helps mend rift between communities after service commission dissolved
Board serving 18 towns and rural communities in Sussex-Hampton dissolved last month amid budget dispute
Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2019
Province helps mend rift between communities after service commission dissolved
Board serving 18 towns and rural communities in Sussex-Hampton dissolved last month amid budget dispute
Connell Smith · CBC News · Posted: Mar 11, 2019
Ken Dwight
How
many people had to suffer to obtain that number DJ Ernie? NB social
assistance system remains the worst in the country @ $542 a month to
survive on. Try paying rent on that. Try feeding yourself on that. No
one knows when something catastrophic is going to happen to us where we
would need to go on assistance. Hence the sheer amount of homeless
people we see EVERYWHERE. We have an opioid crisis that is buried in the
news by concerns of covid-19. This crisis hasn't gone away, in fact
it's gotten worse.
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Ken Dwight:
- Trudeau is creating a welfare state, everyone is being paid well
these days not to work. The gov't would love to pour millions upon
millions into everything but that is not possible. The opioid crisis is
not the fault of the gov't, but once again people will look to them to
clean it up.
Ken Dwight
Reply to @Billy Buckner: Trudeau has nothing to do with provincial politics or provincial 'welfare checks' Ringo.
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Ken Dwight:
free money is available for many right now. I never said Trudeau had
anything to do with our politics, when I stated gov't above I meant the
gov't of NB, and my name is not Ringo although I always loved the
Beatles.
David Amos
Reply to @Ken Dwight: Methinks you should think again N'esy Pas?
Anne Bérubé:
Reply
to @Ken Dwight: A lot of people on social assistance could work, move
away where jobs are if they need to. Stop living on 'the land' while
getting welfare, get living.
Alex Butt
Wonder
if that is because they do not know how weeks in they year there is, or
because they do not fix the roads or infrastructure, hire doctors
etc???
Paul Estey
Reply to @Alex Butt:
well, unlike many who see this as a negative, I view it in aa very
positive light. Yes, we may not get everything right now, but if we
continbued down the same path we were with deeper deficits, more debt,
then at some point we would not be able to afford anything. We have to
continue to pay down our debt rather than continuing to increase it..
After all we are accountable to pay it back at some point. I dont
understand what people dont get about the simple principle of borrowing
money and paying it back!
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Paul Estey: if you want to see what uncontrolled spending looks like check out Ottawa.
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Estey:
Methinks we crossed paths bigtime In 2007 At least you never denied
that you were once a member of the Fat Fred City Finest when I ran in
the election of the 39th Parliament N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: How'd that work out ? How many votes did you get ? We'd all love to hear your results !
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell:
Methinks your meighbour Mr Cardy knows it all Why not ask him as the
next time he and your hero Higgy share butter tarts and blue koolaid
with you and their infamous blogger buddy in Fat Fred City? Trust that I
know you would never vote for me or the NDP dude he flew in from Egypt
to assist in the aforesaid election. Hence there is no need to tell you
anything N'esy Pas
Paul Bourgoin
New
Brunswick fish and wildlife on Crown land is taking a beating and
future generations are being duped while Industry who transform our
Crown Land forest into tree farms and bank our profits in their BANKS!
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: Methinks you know why I definitely do agree N'esy Pas?
Paul Bourgoin
New
Brunswick manages to see $48.7M surplus in 2019-20, Sounds good but one
wonders how much of that money was generated by our forest's, hunting,
fishing, the naturalists also tourism?
Also, were there any forestry subsidies given to industry?
How many DNRE Biologists remain if any? How many DNRE Forest Rangers remain performing wildlife protection, wildlife Habitat and forestry management?
How many hunters and Fishermen Remain in New Brunswick?
What about Stumpage Fees $$$ From Crown Land, Forestry Jobs UP or DOWN?
Also, were there any forestry subsidies given to industry?
How many DNRE Biologists remain if any? How many DNRE Forest Rangers remain performing wildlife protection, wildlife Habitat and forestry management?
How many hunters and Fishermen Remain in New Brunswick?
What about Stumpage Fees $$$ From Crown Land, Forestry Jobs UP or DOWN?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Paul
Bourgoin: Liberals had 130 million uNDISCLOSED dollars pegged for their "
Phonie Games " !! How many people knew about them and WHO KNEW ??? Why
wasn't that included in the Liberal budget ? There was an election going
on . Why didn't the Liberals disclose their plan ? How many Anglophones
knew about it and why weren't ALL NBers notified ? How was the money
going to be repaid ?
David Amos
Reply to @Paul
Bourgoin: Methinks I should wish you luck dealing with little Lou again
today as she continues to pound out her pet beef about "Phonie Games"
for Higgy's benefit in lieu of taking a much needed nap N'esy Pas?
Greg Miller
Sounds
like by credit card balance! When you are in "cabin fever" mode
avoiding the Covid as much a possible there's less expenditure to
accompany boredom. Kudos to the Provincial Government and let's hope
they use the money wisely given the medical situation we're in.
David Amos
Reply to @Greg Miller: Methinks you should read some news about Higgy and hospital beds etc N'esy Pas?
Greg Miller
Reply to @David Amos: Like that wasn't a problem before he came in along with 130 million wants for the Francophone Games?
David Amos
Reply to @Greg Miller: Methinks you and little Lou will get on like a house on fire again today N'esy Pas?
Billy
Buckner
This
is why we re-elected the PCs and put them in a position of a majority,
because they are fiscally responsible and they DO NOT spend money we do
not have. Unfortunately that is NOT what is happening in Ottawa where
Trudeau has put our finances in a mess for decades, just like his father
did.
Jason Inness
Reply to @Billy
Buckner: Oh please. PC's have overspent in the past just like the
Liberals. You do remember Alward, right? Added more to the provincial
debt than Gallant did. I am glad that this government hasn't decided to
shovel money out the door using the Covid excuse, but let's not
re-write history here. :)
Billy
Buckner
Reply to @Jason Inness: I am not concerned about what Alward did, I am concerned with what this gov't is doing.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Billy Buckner:
Don't worry, Higgs won't let you down, and like most CONServative governments, he will spend more trying to save a buck, than if he just went out and spent that buck.
Don't worry, Higgs won't let you down, and like most CONServative governments, he will spend more trying to save a buck, than if he just went out and spent that buck.
Billy
Buckner
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: how does one spend money to save money?
Paul Bourgoin
What about the
disappearance of thousands of NB Forestry jobs on Crown land in New
Brunswick also the financial spin-off? Harvesting faster then the
forest can sustain! The destruction of fish and wildlife populations,
habitat who's decline is unnoticed, un-managed. The layoff 's of our
Biologists management Team, our forest Rangers , our eye's in our
Forest have been laid off and some fired.
New Brunswick fish and wildlife on Crown land is taking a beating and future generations are being duped while Industry who transform our Crown Land forest into tree farms and bank our profits in their BANKS!
New Brunswick fish and wildlife on Crown land is taking a beating and future generations are being duped while Industry who transform our Crown Land forest into tree farms and bank our profits in their BANKS!
Mike Chiasson
Reply to @Billy
Buckner: I couldn't agree with you more, and anyone that feels that the
freebies that are being handed out from Ottawa will not come back and
bite us in the long term, think again. To be honest, I fear more the
massive deficit and impacts it will have on our future generations, our
ability to maintain health care, social programs and infrastructures
than the actual COVID itself.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Paul Bourgoin: That hasn't happened in just the last 2 years ! That started at least 30 years ago .
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Yup
David Amos
Reply to @Billy
Buckner: Methinks Mr Tibbs may say that you missed his point but I think
you understood him and wish to argue it N'esy P
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Billy Buckner:
Actually it is very easy to spend money to save money. Here: I will give you an example. You own a fleet of very tired pick-up trucks that are due to be replaced. You decide to save money by not buying new trucks this year. So you waste more money fixing those trucks than the payment would be on new ones, and to add to the gross stupidity, next year those very same trucks cost $6000 more.
But I excuse you, being a Conservative has it's challenges.
Actually it is very easy to spend money to save money. Here: I will give you an example. You own a fleet of very tired pick-up trucks that are due to be replaced. You decide to save money by not buying new trucks this year. So you waste more money fixing those trucks than the payment would be on new ones, and to add to the gross stupidity, next year those very same trucks cost $6000 more.
But I excuse you, being a Conservative has it's challenges.
Billy
Buckner
Reply to @Terry Tibbs:
well you just gave an example of spending money did not save money so
it appears the only one with challenges is you, and they appear to be
mental. Can you give an example of where the PCs spent money to save
money but there was a better option? This is normally when I get
crickets from Liberal supporters because they never seem to be able to
back up the nonsense they post online. I can give you a federal example
of such a case though involving the Canadian Infrastructure Bank if you
want to know what proof looks like. Hang in there, the nurse will be
by shortly to change your diapers.
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Billy Buckner:
Generally PCs don't know how to spend money to save money, because they are, by and large, too short sighted.
The only time a PC might spend money because they *think* they are saving money is at Costco for a membership.
BTW I am not a Liberal supporter, so, yet again, your perceptions are wonky.
Generally PCs don't know how to spend money to save money, because they are, by and large, too short sighted.
The only time a PC might spend money because they *think* they are saving money is at Costco for a membership.
BTW I am not a Liberal supporter, so, yet again, your perceptions are wonky.
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: "But I excuse you, being a Conservative has it's challenges."
Surely you jest
Surely you jest
Billy
Buckner
Reply to @Terry
Tibbs: sorry, you are not a Liberal supporter, you just act like one, so
that is not a positive either. I still got crickets for a response
when proof was asked for, not surprising.
David Amos
Reply to @Billy Buckner: What am I chopped liver?
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @David Amos:
No "jest". To take up the CONServative credo requires either of 2 things, you have just had a lobotomy, or you are bound and determined to act like you just did.
In NB we have an "all inclusive" government and not in a good way.
A morning radio personality for a Finance Minister?
No "jest". To take up the CONServative credo requires either of 2 things, you have just had a lobotomy, or you are bound and determined to act like you just did.
In NB we have an "all inclusive" government and not in a good way.
A morning radio personality for a Finance Minister?
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Methinks you should check my work today N'esy Pas?
Paris McSchnitzel
Looks like we found where all the cerb scam money was ending up... New Brunswick
David Amos
Reply to @Paris McSchnitzel: Methinks many would disagree and affirm that we will never know where it all went N'esy Pas?
Gabriel
Boucher
This
is old news. It was reported weeks before the pandemic struck that we
had a surplus, but that got wiped out once we had to put up measures to
control the spread of COVID-19. We're now at another deficit. Seems to
me like the PCs are grasping at straws at this point by bringing this up
again.
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Gabriel
Boucher: updating the province as to where we stand, that is called
responsible gov't. Net debt also reduced for the first time in 13
years, well done PCs, keep up the great work.
Paul Estey
Reply to @Gabriel
Boucher: this is called an update of our current fiscal position...the
actual amount was not given before so where does the term grasping come
into play.
Gabriel
Boucher
Reply to @Paul Estey:
The surplus amount was given to the public back in March when the fiscal year ended. Look it up.
The surplus amount was given to the public back in March when the fiscal year ended. Look it up.
Gabriel
Boucher
Reply to @Billy Buckner:
Our current deficit for this year is projected at $343 million. How is that a debt reduction?
Our current deficit for this year is projected at $343 million. How is that a debt reduction?
David Amos
Reply to @Gabriel Boucher: I concur
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Gabriel Boucher:
How dare you confuse Billy with reality, he is a CONServative................
David Amos
Reply to @Terry Tibbs: Why not?
Methinks its all the more reason to do so particularly in light of the
fact that the debate and vote on the Throne Speech with on the horizon
in just over a month from now. In my humble opinion he more confused
Higgy followers are the better for the rest of us. Perhaps in the
Yuletide season wih Lady Luck on our side we will be celebrating another
minority circus to watch in lieu of suffering with the nonsense thrust
upon us by Higgy's Police State for four more years N'esy Pas?
Billy Buckner
Reply
to @Gabriel Boucher: - we can't project where we will be in March, and
if we do end up on the deficit side then COVID-19 will be the reason,
maybe you have heard about it, it is a global pandemic that has had
crippling effects to budgets world wide.
Buford Wilson
Outstanding economic management from Blaine.
The pride is back.
The pride is back.
Gabriel
Boucher
Reply to @Buford Wilson:
"Steeves had budgeted a $92.4 million surplus, but in June, he told a committee of MLAs that crashing revenue and soaring expenses had wiped that out, leaving the province on track for a $343 million deficit this year. "
How outstanding is that?
"Steeves had budgeted a $92.4 million surplus, but in June, he told a committee of MLAs that crashing revenue and soaring expenses had wiped that out, leaving the province on track for a $343 million deficit this year. "
How outstanding is that?
Billy Buckner
Reply to @Gabriel
Boucher: no other party could have guided us through these difficult
times better than the PCs, for a comparison, look at the mess Ottawa is
in right now.
David Amos
Reply to @Buford Wilson: Proud of what?
Gabriel
Boucher
Reply to @Billy Buckner:
Ontario currently has a PC government. I don't think your comparison actually helps your point of view here.
Ontario currently has a PC government. I don't think your comparison actually helps your point of view here.
Billy Buckner
Reply
to @Gabriel Boucher: what happens in Ontario provincial politics would
only affect us indirectly, unlike Ottawa, so your point is mostly
worthless but what issues have happened there that another party would
have done better?
Daniel
Houghton
Two
surpluses in a row and yet still no bilateral agreement money has been
made available for the Fundy Quay project in Saint John? Saint John
needs that project. Get it done.
David Amos
Reply to @Daniel
Houghton: Methinks everydody knows the problem is that David Elias,
president of Fundy Quay Inc. is a liberal buddy N'esy Pas?
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Daniel Houghton:
Maybe if St John "needs" it so bad they can finance it themselves? In this current reality of low interest rates there should be no trouble raising money for any money making endeavour.
Maybe if St John "needs" it so bad they can finance it themselves? In this current reality of low interest rates there should be no trouble raising money for any money making endeavour.
Jim Cyr
Liberals want a Super
State that collects and spends tons of money (including money that it
doesn’t even have). So this NOT a “good news” story for them.
David Amos
Reply to @Jim Cyr:
Methinks everybody but you knows where the money came from all the money
came from that Higgy didn't have time to spend yet but suspect that a
certain Fat Fred City dude will get around to informing you sooner or
later.Apparently I went to High School with him but I paid no attention
to the snobs. The blog of Higgy's infamous buddy Chucky has informed
folks that kind of "The Capital District" dude for many years. No need
for me to steal his thunder other than to say that Ottawa and
Fredericton are famous for harbouring legions of snobs many of them cops
or former cops double dipping as consultants etc N'esy Pas?
Terry Tibbs
Reply to @Jim Cyr:
Maybe not a good story for anyone?
Where exactly do you *think* this money came from?
Remember, the promise Mr Higgs made to fight the carbon tax?
Remember, after a short chat with Mr Trudeau, Mr Higgs near broke land speed records "rolling over" on that promise?
Ever wonder where your federal carbon tax rebate cheques went?
Maybe not a good story for anyone?
Where exactly do you *think* this money came from?
Remember, the promise Mr Higgs made to fight the carbon tax?
Remember, after a short chat with Mr Trudeau, Mr Higgs near broke land speed records "rolling over" on that promise?
Ever wonder where your federal carbon tax rebate cheques went?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos:
Says the man who said numerous times he did investigative work for the
RCMP.. so which side are you.. you always bad mouthing law enforcement
Rhonda Phillips
Suck in all that good news now and prepare for the opposite very soon
David Amos
Reply to @Rhonda Phillips: Its Fake News anyway
Paul Estey
Reply
to @Rhonda Phillips: in todays times, I take any positive news as good
news. Deal with the future in the future is my advice
Scott W Bell
47 Plus million, not a bad deal for New Brunswick.
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W Bell: $200 million came from Liberals in Ottawa..
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W Bell: Jul 17, 2020 — ... Ottawa provides N.B. with $200M to restart economy during COVID-19
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W
Bell: Jul 17, 2020 — Premier Blaine Higgs says the new COVID-19 funding
agreement between Ottawa and the provinces will help New Brunswick
better prepare ..
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W Bell: $200 Plus million, not a bad deal for New Brunswick.
Robert L. Brown
Reply to @Tim
Biddiscombe: Ottawa generates no income it just taxes the shit out of
the taxpayers and spends as much as possible the gives the provinces a
dribble to make them think they are getting something for nothing
David Amos
Reply to @Tim
Biddiscombe: Methinks trudeau et al know that the ohe only good thing
about that news was it helped to make me laugh on my birthday N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Robert L. Brown: Well put Sir
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply
to @Robert L. Brown: "Ottawa generates no income it just taxes the shit
out of the taxpayers.." So how does NB generate revenue?
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Robert L. Brown: NB is the largest recipient of Equalization Payments per capita in the country now.
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: Methinks no one but you cares about your birthday, N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Tim
Biddiscombe: Methinks you should ask the RCMP and your buddies in the
Fat Fred City Finest why they do That is one of the first questions any
Keystone Kop always asks me N'esy Pas?
Scott W Bell
Some people have too much time on their hands.
Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W Bell: Not health officials..Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W Bell: They have been quite busy in NB these days..Tim
Biddiscombe
Reply to @Scott W
Bell: Jul 17, 2020 — Premier Blaine Higgs says the new COVID-19 funding
agreement between Ottawa and the provinces will help New Brunswick
better prepare .
Scott W Bell
Reply to @Tim
Biddiscombe: Sorry, I meant people posting on this news story, and yes I
believe our health care system are doing a incredible job. Hopefully
some of the surplus will go their way.
David Amos
Reply to @Scott W Bell: Dream on
Marie Buckley
When you vote blue instead of Team Peoplekind...money left over for a rainy day.
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Marie Buckley: $330 million?
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Marie Buckley: Lets see what kind of effect the pandemic has on the budget deficit.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Tim Biddiscombe: What would you sugest . Don't help small business ? Raise taxes ? C'mon Tim , let's hear it !!!
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Lou Bell: Liberals in Ottawa did most of the heavy lifting in regards to money for Coronavirus.
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Lou Bell: Jul 17, 2020 — ... Ottawa provides N.B. with $200M to restart economy during COVID-19
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Lou Bell: Did you like what you heard? ;)
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @Lou Bell:
Jul 17, 2020 — Premier Blaine Higgs says the new COVID-19 funding
agreement between Ottawa and the provinces will help New Brunswick
better prepare ...
val harris
Reply to @Lou Bell: Higgs did nothing for small business really he did nothing for anyone during this pandemic
Eugene Peabody
Reply to @Lou Bell: Like he helped farmers and others who needed workers but he would not let them come ?
David Amos
Reply to @Tim Biddiscombe: Methinks many would agree that you and little Lou deserve each other N'esy Pas?
larry beggs
Wait until the 20-21 fiscal year ends, N.B will be double that in deficit spending.
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @larry beggs: Indeed.
David Amos
Reply to @larry beggs: If not more
Paul Estey
Reply to @larry beggs: oh you know the standing of the 20-21 budget to this point? please elaborate oh wise one.
JOhn D Bond
More double talk.
Having a surplus while in excess of 30,000 people cannot find a family
doctor is messed up. They may have had a surplus but it was earned on
the back of working folks. Not some great fiscal management plan. This
will ultimately cost them more.
David Amos
Reply to @JOhn D Bond: Surely you jest
Jos Allaire
The money spent was mostly federal money. Now Higgs wants the credit for it, another one that he does not deserve.
Lou Bell
Reply to @Jos Allaire:
A surplus AFTER 13 years of deficits ! Can you imagine where we'd have
been with the 130 million dollar " Phonie Games " giveaway tacked on ??
that alone would've put us in BIG deficit territory AGAIN !!! Extra Fed
money or not , Higgs gave us a SURPLUS , like we were told in the
budget ! Meanwhile , the Liberals attempted to hide a 130 million dollar
giveaway before and during the elction 2 years ago ! The only people
who knew ?? Their sycophants and " Fab 8 " !!!! 70 % of NBers had no
clue what they were trying to pull off . They'll soon be recipients of
3rd party status as the greens have gained the support of the " never
Liberal again " voters the Liberal party had
val harris
val harris
Reply to @Lou Bell: Give it up Lou, the truth is coming out your hero is a phoney
David Amos
Reply to @Jos Allaire: C'est Vrai Maggy
David Amos
Reply to @val harris: Oh So True Too
Jim Cyr
Reply to @val harris: That’s not how NBers felt a few weeks ago at election time, Val. Sorry.
SarahRose
Werner
The province's fiscal
year ended March 31, 12 days after the state of emergency was declared.
The real cost of COVID-19 spending will be seen when the figures for
the current fiscal year (April 2020-March 2021) come out.
David Amos
Reply to @SarahRose
Werner: Methinks folks should go figure why a beancounter who supports
Higgy would care about such things N'esy Pas?
Clem Tagliente
Maybe they can still find some money to hire more family doctors??
David Amos
Reply to @Clem Tagliente: Dream on
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: Its not a dream, it happens all the time N'esy Pas?
David Amos
Reply to @Tim Biddiscombe: Who are you fooling other than yourself? Methinks Higgy et
al know why my family doctor came out of retirement to take care of his
friends and neighbours and more impotantly why its not his fault that I
now have to pay him, my other doctors and the hospitals I must go to in
cash N'esy Pas?
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: You spout nonsense. No wonder no one voted for you..
Tim Biddiscombe
Reply to @David Amos: N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos: Guess that's what happens when one has dual citizenship and tries to play both sides of the border !!!
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell:
Oh My Methinks its best that you get your facts straight before you
embarass your self too much trust that Higgy et al are well aware that I
am a CANADIAN CITIZEN ONLY Nesy Pas?
Pierre Cyr
Quick give Irving another tax cut before too many people notice!
David Amos
Reply to @Pierre Cyr: Methinks we should consider it done N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @Pierre Cyr: Or give 130 million of wasted money to a minority and TELL NO ONE !!!
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Methinks you are rather redundant with your obvious contempt towards French folks N'esy Pas?
Michael
durant
New Brunswick also
has chosen not to provide any economic stimulus to small business and
has provided no financial support to vulnerable persons in our
communities either. No assistance whatsoever to the increasing homeless
populations, no assistance to public transportation, nothing to no one.
Mary Smith
Reply to @Michael
durant: There was the one time payment (I think $900) Red Cross Aid to
those business owners/contract workers (I believe that was who it was
targeted to, it's been a while) before the CERB was set up. The
deadline to apply was short though and I think the applications were cut
off early (but I could be wrong, that was just our impression when
applying).
That and the "essential worker" top ups that only applied to certain people who made under x amount, which was a sort of Catch 22 and excluded a lot of front line workers who deserved danger pay for their efforts while giving top ups potentially to casual workers only. That top up did not include retail workers (such as grocery workers) as essential workers - even though they are - unlike PEI that did recognize them, and most of them would qualify because they make lower wages generally.
But yes, I agree. Very little provided for small businesses. We are too small to qualify for a lot of federal programs but we were able to apply for CERB once that was up. A lot of funding we could have qualified for stopped taking applicants before we could apply because the demand was so high.
It's tough, for sure. They should do more. They should offer something to those in the sectors that are mandated to close under the Orange Phase. I believe CRB is up and running now to replace the CERB, but still. Some newer businesses could still fall between the cracks of those programs. NB could lend a hand so those businesses can survive the Orange Phase restrictions and come through it okay.
(Maybe there are programs available that I'm unaware of, it's too hard to keep up)
That and the "essential worker" top ups that only applied to certain people who made under x amount, which was a sort of Catch 22 and excluded a lot of front line workers who deserved danger pay for their efforts while giving top ups potentially to casual workers only. That top up did not include retail workers (such as grocery workers) as essential workers - even though they are - unlike PEI that did recognize them, and most of them would qualify because they make lower wages generally.
But yes, I agree. Very little provided for small businesses. We are too small to qualify for a lot of federal programs but we were able to apply for CERB once that was up. A lot of funding we could have qualified for stopped taking applicants before we could apply because the demand was so high.
It's tough, for sure. They should do more. They should offer something to those in the sectors that are mandated to close under the Orange Phase. I believe CRB is up and running now to replace the CERB, but still. Some newer businesses could still fall between the cracks of those programs. NB could lend a hand so those businesses can survive the Orange Phase restrictions and come through it okay.
(Maybe there are programs available that I'm unaware of, it's too hard to keep up)
David Amos
Reply to @Michael
durant: Methinks that is the way things will continue to be al long a
Higgy's Police endures because the majority of the sheople believe we
got the government we deserve but obviously not all of us N'esy Pas?
Paul Miller
there's a long list
of damage done by our overreactions to Covid this year. The 7,400 who
actually will die in this province this year surely could have had their
lives extended if we hadn't done this to ourselves.
Paul Miller
*some of the 7,400 that is.
David Amos
Reply to @Paul Miller:Methinks Higgy et el are well aware of why I Wholeheartedly Agree With You Sir N'esy Pas?
Lou Bell
Reply to @David Amos:
I suspect " Higgy " has written you off years ago and could care less
what you think . The other 749,999 deserve his attention .
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Wrong Methinks I make him very nervous on a daily basis Tha why the RCMP keep harassing me N'esy Pas?
Fred Dee
Reply to @David Amos: lol.....a little self important N'esy Pas??
David Amos
Reply to @Fred Dee: Ask the RCMP about that
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: you make no one nervous. Maybe your own family nesy pas?
Rob Sense
This is what we get.
Saying NO to everything while people suffer and our economy tanks. The
books will be balanced but everyone will be dead or gone. Good news
for the Higgstatorship...starve your way to death.
David Amos
Reply to @Rob Sense: Cry me a riverRob Sense
Reply to @David Amos:
Do you have something useless to say about everything. Keep on spinning those conspiracies in your basement while people in the "real" world have to make due with reality and keep the economy and society going.
Do you have something useless to say about everything. Keep on spinning those conspiracies in your basement while people in the "real" world have to make due with reality and keep the economy and society going.
David Amos
Reply to @Rob Sense: "Good news for the Higgstatorship...starve your way to death." Methinks the RCMP and Higgy et al know that I am witness to many conspiracies that you and your cronies have made fun of However those are YOUR words not mine N'esy Pas?
Dan Lee
Reply to @Rob Sense:
it could have been 48.7 + 20 that we lost on a selfish election
it could have been 48.7 + 20 that we lost on a selfish election
Lou Bell
Reply to @Rob Sense: I'm sure people prefer the staus quo to your " Let's tax the h..l outta them " !
David Amos
Reply to @Lou Bell: Cry me a riverDouglas
James
Gee...maybe it can
afford to spend a few dollars providing Type 1 diabetics with the
resources they need to manage their condition and keep them out of the
hospital. There is an epidemic of diabetes and it is only going to get
worse. Diabetics need continuous glucose monitors and supplies, not
foot clinics as the previous health minister seemed to believe was a
step in the right direction. Foot clinics with no toes doesn't work very
well.
David Amos
Reply to @Douglas
James: Methinks you should talk to your local Health Minister. That lady
pretends to care about the rest of the old folks whom Higgy et al
permit to have a Medicare Card N'esy Pas?
Rob Sense
Reply to @David Amos:
Nothing you say makes any sense...you never fully awoke from that 60s od did you?
Nothing you say makes any sense...you never fully awoke from that 60s od did you?
David Amos
Reply to @Rob Sense: Methinks your cronies should ask themselves why I don't believe you or your last name N'esy Pas?
Douglas
James
Reply to @David Amos: What exactly is a 'local' health minister?
David Amos
Reply to @Douglas
James: Methinks as a former big media dude you know as well as I that it
is a who not a what and Dorothy Shephard is the local lady's name Why
play dumb even your buddies Higgy and Chucky Leblanc can't deny that you
ran against herin the same provincial election in 2018 as I ran against
her cabinet cohort Northrup N'esy Pas?
Ray Oliver
Reply to @David Amos: what is that word salad all about? Riddles..
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