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https://tj.news/new-brunswick/n-b-s-top-civil-servant-quits-a-day-after-the-election

N.B.'s top civil servant quits a day after the election

Cheryl Hansen was a key ally of Blaine Higgs

Andrew Waugh

Published Oct 23, 2024

Cheryl Hansen, New Brunswick’s top civil servant and a close ally of Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, quit her post less than 24 hours after the party was swept out of office.

Hansen was the government’s chief operating officer, the clerk of the Executive Council, the head of the public service, deputy minister of Finance and Treasury Board, deputy minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, secretary to Treasury Board, and secretary to cabinet.

In a memo sent Tuesday obtained by Brunswick News, Hansen wrote that “after 40 years of public service, I am retiring from the Government of New Brunswick.”

“Over the past years, I have watched you all pull together to tackle a global pandemic, a major flood, forest fires and other major events all while continuing to deliver services,” Hansen wrote.

“We have accomplished great things working together and you have proven your abilities time and time again. Until the incoming government makes staffing decisions, Joel Dickinson will be be acting as clerk and Travis Bergin will be acting as deputy minister for Finance and Treasury Board.

“I am proud to call myself a member of the GNB team and I am proud of the work you as a team have accomplished delivering for New Brunswickers. I look forward to continuing to see all the great things you will do.”

The most recent government data, from 2022, showed that Hansen earned between $275,000 and $299,999 that year, making her the highest paid deputy minister. But she was appointed to several other roles in the two years that followed.

Higgs frequently singled Hansen out for praise, particularly in big speeches, like the State of the Province address.

But she also sometimes irked MLAs.

For example, during the pandemic, Hansen led COVID Core, a group of senior bureaucrats who met informally most days to help guide what the decision-makers would hear. But in the wake of an auditor general’s report, Hansen was summoned to appear before a legislative committee, and during questioning admitted that Core kept no records of its gatherings beyond a few notes intermittently scribbled on paper.

The committee, made up of MLAs from the three main parties, was so unimpressed by Hansen’s answers that it summoned then chief medical health officer Dr. Jennifer Russell to face the spotlight.

41 Comments

Robert Leblanc

Even the best intentioned of great men need a few scoundrels around them; there are some things you cannot ask an honest man to do.

Jean de la Bruyere

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Robert Leblanc

Who and what are you referring to?

Robert Leblanc

Reply to Robert Leblanc

Most rich people and politicians like Mr. Higgs, Mr. Graham, Mr Trudeau, Mr. Poilièvre, Mr. Harper, or Mr. Chrétien, would never make dishonest decisions on their own without the help of a trusted advisor being dishonest.

Wesley Unwin

Great for her, big loss for the province.

Hopefully the two people are up too doing the job.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Wesley Unwin

What 2 people? And how was it a loss for the province? It was a loss only for conservatives and especially Higgs. He even lost his own seat.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Wesley Unwin

You know that the last Liberal premier we had, Brian Gallant, showed nice surpluses his last two years, 2018 and 2019. Higgs didnt do anything special (except lose his own seat).

Mke Connors

How secure was her job once the Liberals were sworn in? I am pretty sure she saw the writing on the wall. Better to leave under your own steam than be escorted out by security with your box.

Jeff Macleod

Thank you for your many years of service and leadership. Best wishes in your retirement.

Marcel Belanger

Sha na na na, sha na na na, hey, hey ……………

Dianne MacPherson

Reply to Marcel Belanger

That's beneath you .

Marcel Belanger

Reply to Dianne MacPherson

The way she left was also very low. She could have stayed for a bit to make the transition smoother, but no, therefore the comment on my part.

Ron Willis

Reply to Marcel Belanger

You over estimate the value of an individual in a bureaucracy. I remember one instance where the CEO died on the weekend and by the next weekend you wouldn’t have known that he had ever been there.Her job was over and she wasn’t needed or wanted by the incoming team. She exercised a reasonable option and left on her own terms. Quite a few more deputy ministers are probably exploring their own options as a matter of fact.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Ron Willis

If they were appointed by Higgs, they all are. It would have been helpful for her to stay on until the transition is complete at least.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Ron Willis

What CEO was that? And we are talking about deputy ministers, not CEO's.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Ron Willis

"You over estimate the value of an individual in a bureaucracy." She ran the whole provincial govt administratively.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Ron Willis

From the article above: "Hansen was the government’s chief operating officer, the clerk of the Executive Council, the head of the public service, deputy minister of Finance and Treasury Board, deputy minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, secretary to Treasury Board, and secretary to cabinet."

Jacques Allard

"N.B.'s top civil servant quits a day after the election" did she quit or retired?

Brian Saunders

Reply to Jacques Allard

Higgs is still Premier and head of the Executive Council until the new government is sworn in. The head of GNB serves at the pleasure of the Premier and can be replaced or fired at any time by the Premier. Typically, the Clerk of an outgoing government stays around to assist with the transition, so leaving suddenly the day after the election is odd.

Dianne MacPherson

Reply to Jacques Allard

After 40 years of Service

retirement would be a valid reason.

Karen Daigle

Congratulations on your retirement Cheryl.

Enjoy yourself!

Theresa Poirier

Spring cleaning ?

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Theresa Poirier

Autumn cleaning.

Karen Daigle

Reply to Theresa Poirier

Are you jealous because she is no doubt a wealthy woman. After 40 years she needs to enjoy her life.

Theresa Poirier

Reply to Karen Daigle

No not at all. She’ s starting fresh. Leaving behind what is no longer of any value .

Karen Daigle

Reply to Theresa Poirier

Sarcasm erodes the soul

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Karen Daigle

No it doesnt. And what makes you think it was sarcism?

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Tim Biddiscombe

*sarcasm

Edward Armstrong

This is very close to the time Frank McKenna resigned as Ambassador to the US the day after Stephen Harper was elected Prime Minister in 2006

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

I thought you said Higgs was a shoe in in his own riding..

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Edward Armstrong

I guess I underestimated the power of the media to sway the fence sitters. Soon he will no longer be leader of our party and expect the criticisms to fly.

Tim Biddiscombe.

Reply to Edward Armstrong

The criticisms will come from his own Party.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

And it wasnt this media that influenced them because Post Media is notoriously right wing.

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Tim Biddiscombe

Oh I expect lots of criticism coming from your party in the house and the media scrums

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Tim Biddiscombe

Postmedia is indeed right wing but reporters Waugh and Huras are far from right friendly, they are the red attack dogs for the TJ editors

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

Just like you expected Higgs to win his own riding?

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

What have Waugh and Huras lied about? Be specific please.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

"I expect lots of criticism coming from your party in the house" Thats part of their job, Ed. Same for the media.

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Edward Armstrong

Did I suggest they lied? Did I accuse them of lying? You love putting your unique slant on your accusatory replies, almost like you want to fabricate your own commentary.

P Hyde

Great news! Even better than yesterday's news. It's a significantly improved day for a civil service burdened by nepotism, inefficiency, and harassment. Good riddance, Cheryl. Enjoy your retirement, and may you never wield influence over anyone again.

Celly O

Reply to P Hyde

Ouch! 😬

Brian Saunders

Reply to P Hyde

Eekk! Tell us what you really think.

https://tj.news/new-brunswick/holt-appoints-new-civil-service-boss-dumps-controversial-deputy

Holt appoints new civil service boss, dumps controversial deputy

Premier welcomes 'experienced civil servants to the team'

Andrew Waugh

Published Nov 04, 2024

Yennah Hurley is pictured in this file photo. BRUNSWICK NEWS ARCHIVES

The Holt government has made its first big changes to the ranks of the senior bureaucracy, installing a new head of the civil service and dumping a controversial deputy minister appointed by Blaine Higgs.

Yennah Hurley, who was appointed deputy minister of tourism, heritage, and culture in 2020 is out, replaced by Shannon Wilson, who has been working as an assistant deputy minister in the department.

Also, Judy Wagner has been named the interim clerk of the Executive Council Office and head of the public service. Wagner will also be secretary to cabinet and acting deputy minister responsible for women’s equality. Wagner replaces Cheryl Hansen, who retired less than a day after the Liberals won last month’s election.

Under the Gallant Liberals, Wagner was secretary to cabinet and deputy minister of the Executive Council Office. In 2019, after the Liberals were defeated by the Higgs Tories, Wagner became principal secretary and chief of staff at the lieutenant-governor’s office.

Another change sees Kelly Cain become chief of staff in the premier’s office. Since January, Cain held that role in the Liberal office. Her resume includes stints as deputy minister in several departments, including tourism, heritage and culture, human resources, transportation and infrastructure, and intergovernmental affairs.

Hansen was also deputy finance minister. That position has been filled by Travis Bergin, who was already an associate deputy minister in the department.

“I am happy to welcome these experienced civil servants to the team,” Holt said in a press release announcing the changes. “They each bring a deep knowledge to their roles and a passion for helping New Brunswickers.”

Former travel blogger Hurley’s tenure as an advisor to Higgs and later as deputy tourism minister came with some controversy, particularly over her travel expenses, which included costly business trips to Europe and the United States with other government staff. Last year, Hurley expensed about $77,000 worth of air and taxi fares, hotel stays, meals, moving bills and other charges to the province.

By comparison, Higgs expensed about $52,000.

The Europe trip, taken in September 2023, included stays at luxury hotels and visits to major tourist attractions, and was slammed by the opposition parties.

Even if such out-of-country trips like that one have taken place in the past, Higgs said in April, “it doesn’t mean that’s right and it doesn’t mean that I condone it.” And in light of the discussion about Hurley’s bills, Higgs said the province would “evaluate what other provinces do and what the right thing to do is” because it wants to be “prudent with taxpayers’ dollars.“

Whether that happened is unclear.

In late September, Hurley went on leave, according to a government memo obtained by Brunswick News. The reason for the leave wasn’t disclosed, the government didn’t comment when asked for more information, and there’s no suggestion the leave was connected to Hurley’s expenses.

At the time, Brunswick News asked Hurley for comment, but didn’t receive a response.

24 Comments

Joel Lemon

Why is there no option to comment on this story?

People should know what a terrible job this company did on this bridge. 4 years of one lane traffic, 2 years over due and who knows how many millions wasted. This company and the government should be apologizing for their poor performance but Mr. Austin doesn't care about us because we aren't Grand Lake.

https://tj.news/new-brunswick/province-withholding-millions-because-were-suing-them-company

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Joel Lemon

I think some admin staff here botched adding it in.

Bob Purvis

Checks a few DEI boxes.

Mke Connors

Reply to Bob Purvis

Ironically it took a Liberal government to get rid of the wasteful spenders.

Bob Purvis

Reply to Mke Connors

Like who. Check again in a year.

Mke Connors

Reply to Bob Purvis

your Minister and Deputy Minister who are no longer on the job.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Bob Purvis

Like Higgs tourism minister. You had to be told that? wow

Bob Purvis

Reply to Mke Connors

We have the world and our country! Pack your bags.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Bob Purvis

lol ..what does that even mean?

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Bob Purvis

So you dont want women in govt. Got it.Richard FolkinsWill we find out how much severance is paid out?Tim BiddiscombeYes. Public record.

Mke Connors

I don't think anyone is surprised that Yennah Hurley was replaced. I am pretty sure Yennah Hurley saw the writing on the wall on election night. The replacements look very capable of doing the job that they face.

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Mke Connors

She saw the writing on the wall back in September when she was put on leave, she was gone regardless who was in the Premier's Office. For the record, all the crap piled on the former THC Minister all stems from Hurley. One thing I found out over the course of the campaign, Deputy Ministers as Civil Servants do not fall under the Minister's Chain of Command. They answer to the Clerk of the Executive Council. Seems strange a Minister can't discipline their Deputy for any offence doesn't it?

Mke Connors

Reply to Edward Armstrong

Considering the Minister at the time had no problem spending taxpayer money like there was no end, I can't see how she could discipline her Deputy Minister. Took a Liberal government to get rid of the wasteful spenders.

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Mke Connors

Shows your lack of knowledge of the situation

The DM organized the entire trip without the Minister's consent or prior approval, thus my comment on Ministers not being able to discipline out of control Travel Bloggers turned Deputy Ministers.

BTW it wasn't the Minister who travelled to AZ for free Basketball tickets on the Province's dime now was it?

Joel Lemon

Reply to Edward Armstrong

No but the Minster did travel to Europe to visit Stonehenge, Versailles and The London Eye on the tax payers dime. The person you campaigned for had no trouble going on that trip Ed.

Edward Armstrong

Reply to Joel Lemon

The trip was booked and expenses approved by the Finance Dept prior to the event. Joel, where did you get the Minister's itinerary, it differs greatly from what I was told. I can't believe the narrowmindedness oy you and others when it comes to the Tourism Minister travelling to promote our province.

Just remember, I'll be waiting to pounce on every dime of taxpayers money "misspent" by the Holt Government and await your defenseless excuses.

Joel Lemon

Reply to Edward Armstrong

Meeting with tourism operators is what the Minister should be travelling for.

We should not be paying for visiting museums, historic sites and riding Ferris wheels! What was gained from those parts of the trip to make it worthwhile?

I'm not a Liberal, I think both parties are pretty corrupt old clubs where who you know and who you donate too matters way more then what skills you possess.

I will be just as hard on the Liberals if they don't live up to their commitments.

Mke Connors

Reply to Edward Armstrong

who hired this blogger turned Deputy Minister? That selective memory must be hard to use.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

Shows YOUR lack of knowledge of the situation. You are wrong. The Minister can replace their deputy minister if they so chose anytime they chose.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

"BTW it wasn't the Minister who travelled to AZ for free Basketball tickets on the Province's dime now was it?" The minister is responsible for everything their dept does.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

"Seems strange a Minister can't discipline their Deputy for any offence doesn't it?" It seems strange because it isnt true.

Tim Biddiscombe

Reply to Edward Armstrong

"The trip was booked and expenses approved by the Finance Dept prior to the event." So they were complicit too. That doesnt make it right, Ed.

https://tj.news/new-brunswick/mckenna-on-holts-masterpiece-and-the-challenges-ahead

McKenna on Holt’s ‘masterpiece’ and the challenges ahead

New Brunswickers 'can rightfully be very excited about' Holt government, former premier says, while warning path ahead isn’t easy

Adam Huras

Published Oct 30, 2024

Frank McKenna says Susan Holt’s election-night speech was a “masterpiece,” ushering in a new government that New Brunswickers “can rightfully be very excited about.”

But he’s also warning that Holt’s path ahead isn’t easy.

The problems she faces as premier are many and complex with no simple solutions.

“There will be a different lens and a different energy that she will bring, which is important, but the issues haven’t gone away,” McKenna said in an interview with Brunswick News. “That includes health care at the top of the list and that’s a massive challenge being faced by governments across the country and around the world.

“People shouldn’t expect that some fairy dust is going to fix it. It’s going to require a lot of effort.”

McKenna adds NB Power, its multibillion-dollar debt and failing power stations, a housing shortage, and litigation with Indigenous people to the list of complex problems that aren’t easy to address.

“Those issues haven’t gone away with the election and the public of New Brunswick need to respect the fact that the premier elect, she might bring a lot of energy and creativity, a new team and everything else, but she still needs to deal with very difficult problems,” he said.

‘Excited’ about Holt’s campaign

New Brunswick’s 27th premier who served from 1987 to 1997, winning every seat in the province in his first election, said he was impressed with Holt’s election runoff.

Her 31-seat win is the best provincial Liberal finish since the McKenna landslides of the 1990s.

“I was really excited by her campaign,” McKenna said.

“I thought this was very much a personal victory. She brought high energy, she brought a strong team, she brought a strong focus on what was important to New Brunswick with health care at the top of the list.

“And she committed to an anchor of living within our means which I think is an important value in New Brunswick which has a lot of respect for fiscal probity.”

McKenna added Holt’s style of collaboration and transparency is a winning one.

“That’s been lacking and is respected,” he said.

“New Brunswickers can rightfully be very excited about Susan Holt’s victory. She is the first woman to become the premier of the province and she won against the backdrop of an unpopular federal leader.

“It shows that she was really able to counteract that attack.”

But what impressed him most was election night itself.

“Her election night speech was one of the best I’ve ever heard in that setting,” McKenna said. “It was inclusive, it was respectful, it was inspiring, visionary, sensitive, and she did it fluently in French and English.

“I thought it was a bit of a masterpiece in saying all the right things and touching all the right notes.”

Her first words were “Thank you” in Mi’kmaq, then in Maliseet, and then in French.

Her speech pointed out the women who came before her, mentioning by name Brenda Robertson, who in 1967 became the first woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Shirley Dysart, the first female Liberal to serve in the legislature, Elizabeth Weir, the first elected female leader of a political party in New Brunswick, and Aldea Landry, the first Acadian woman named to cabinet.

There were touching moments referencing her family and young children.

Holt also addressed the immediacy of her challenges.

“We don’t take it lightly that you have put your trust in myself and my team and that you have hope for a brighter future,” Holt said. “But that hope, I know, is short lived, and it’s going to be on us to deliver authentically on the ground, openly and transparently.

“It’s going to be on us to bring the change that you’ve been asking for everyday in everything we communicate with you.”

Difficulty of the unforeseen

Asked what the biggest challenge a new premier faces, McKenna suggested it’s the unforeseen twists and turns ahead.

“Somebody asked the British prime minister once what kept him awake at night and he said ‘Events, dear boy. Events,’” McKenna said, referencing the famous quote from British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan.

“There’s truth in that.”

The Higgs government was dealt a pandemic and its widespread fallout, followed by a war in Ukraine that upset the international economy.

McKenna, who went on to serve as Canada’s ambassador to the United States after his time as New Brunswick’s premier, referenced the impact of the looming U.S. presidential election as a potential next test.

“I think this election will be the most consequential we’ve seen in our history,” he said.

“One party in the election has openly pledged to essentially create a tariff wall around the United States of America which would negate laboriously negotiated treaties that we have.

“It has the real potential to ignite a trade war that would be damaging to Canada, to the rest of the world, and in fact the United States of America.”

McKenna added that there’s also the potential for “a mass deportation program, which could put pressure on Canada, the borders, and trying to deal with an influx of people across Canada.”

“And then just the assault on multilateral institutions that have been important to Canada and the rest of the democratic world, from the WTO to the WHO to NATO to the Paris Accords,” he said. “Those are all important guardrails for the entire world to try and reduce points of friction.

“There’s a chance that there will be a wholesale assault on a lot of these institutions which would make for a chaotic world.”

That’s as Canadian federal policy could impact a New Brunswick government.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last week a dramatic cut to immigration levels, with plans to reduce the number of new permanent residents admitted into the country by nearly 100,000 – roughly 20 per cent – in the year ahead.

That’s while also slashing temporary foreign worker and international student levels with an overall impact aimed at flatlining population growth in Canada.

“There’s no doubt that population growth in New Brunswick has led to improved finances, has led to a larger workforce capable of filling the needs of some of our industry,” McKenna said. “It has been a positive.

“If I had a wish, my wish would be for the government of Canada, working with the Atlantic provinces, recognize the original need that led to us having a special immigration program and make sure that our needs are addressed in a very distinct, bespoke way.

He added: “We’re not Toronto, we’re not Vancouver, we’re not Montreal. We don’t get the lion’s share of immigrants and it’s only laterally that we’ve been able to get our fair share.

“I would not want the government of Canada to make the mistake of having one policy to fit all.”

5 Comments

Robert Fisher

Glad to see McKenna mentioned Lepreauouts, indigenous problems, a long fix for medical problems, major problems for NB Hydro and a few other things that were never mentioned on-the campaign trail this year. They are the most important ones for operating the province and keeping the lights on . We need that stuff first for physical comfort and attracting people who wish to build a prosperous self sufficient province. Companies who wish to come here need power, clear title to land and be free from the burden of dealing with everyone who wants a piece of the action. By the way it would not hurt to cut red tape imposed by government agencies which hinder development. 🇨🇦🇨🇦

Tim Biddiscombe

Good post. Re: red tape "This is how we'll address the shortage of housing options for Canadians. And this is how we'll make it fairer for younger generations, who feel like they're falling behind because housing costs are too high," Trudeau said. "We're making a lot of progress cutting red tape to fast-track the construction of hundreds of thousands of homes, but we want to go even faster." https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-to-launch-6b-housing-infrastructure-fund-will-need-provincial-buy-in-1.6830344

Reply byTim Biddiscombe

Provinces and municipalities need to do their part to reduce red tape.

Marcel Belanger

Susan Holt has proven that getting out into the electorate and talking with them & listening to them works better than talking at them.

Whether she will be able to do so on a continuing basis is doubtful given the position she now holds and how time consuming it is.

But she needs to make the effort, and so must her ministers.

When leaders lose touch with the electorate you get what happened on October 21st.

Charles F. Steeves

Great article, perhaps the best crafted by Adam Huras I can recall. Nice weaving of the interview of McKenna on newly elected government and Holt's speech.

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N.B. COVID-19 roundup: 3 more deaths, province to review mandatory
vaccine policy for employees

Review will begin 'in the coming weeks,' confirms Treasury Board
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Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2022 12:07 PM AT

As of last month, more than 500 government employees remained on
unpaid leave because they didn't provide proof of vaccination or
medical exemption. (Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press)
Latest

Breakdown of deaths, hospitalizations, cases

Three more New Brunswickers with COVID-19 have died, hospitalizations
have dropped to 89, and the province plans to review its mandatory
COVID-19 vaccination policy for government employees.

"It will be reviewed in the coming weeks," Treasury Board spokesperson
Erika Jutras confirmed Wednesday.

She could not immediately explain what prompted the review.

But it comes as the province prepares to enter Level 1 of the COVID-19
winter plan, the least restrictive level, on Friday at 11:59 p.m.

Premier Blaine Higgs has also said he hopes to lift all COVID
restrictions in March.

Jutras could not immediately say what the review will entail or what a
decision will be based upon.

Nor could she immediately say how soon any changes might be implemented.

N.B. government won't release key data used to decide COVID-19
restriction levels

Pandemic turmoil caused surprise budget surpluses, says province's
top civil servant

On Oct. 5, Higgs announced that all provincial government employees in
the civil service, the education system, the health-care system and
Crown corporations, as well as staff in long-term care facilities,
schools and licensed early learning and child-care centres must be
fully vaccinated by Nov. 19, or have a medical exemption.

Those who didn't meet the deadline, roughly 2,000 of the government's
58,000 employees, were put on unpaid leave.

As of Jan. 19, the latest figures available, 484 of them remained on
indefinite leave without pay, Cheryl Hansen, clerk of the executive
council and head of the provincial civil service, told the standing
committee on public accounts Wednesday afternoon.

They include:

Part 1 (All departments) — 65 employees
Part 2 (Education system, including all teachers, bus drivers and
school district employees) — 121 employees
Part 3 (Health-care employees, including Extra-mural/Ambulance NB)
— 256 employees
Part 4 (Crown corporation employees) — 42 employees

No one has been terminated for not being vaccinated and those on
unpaid leave can still get their shots and return to work, the
province has said.
People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin asked several questions about the
pending review of the vaccine mandate during public accounts
Wednesday, including whether employees on unpaid leave would be
entitled to back pay if the policy is reversed, and how much money the
government has saved by not paying their salaries. (Government of New
Brunswick)

People's Alliance Leader Kris Austin asked whether, if the policy is
reversed, the employees on unpaid leave would get back pay.

"That would be one of the issues that have to be discussed," replied Hansen.

Austin asked how much money has been saved by not paying their
salaries. She did not have that information, she said.

The employees are not terminated, said Hansen.

"I would use the word 'furloughed.'"

They do not quality for benefits while on unpaid leave but would still
hold what the government calls "a position number," she said.

It's unclear whether being on unpaid leave would affect their seniority.

"I would have to double-check on that," Hansen told Austin.

There is no change to their pension, she said.

Last week, a lawsuit against the province over its vaccination mandate
for employees was dismissed.

Court of Queen's Bench Justice Thomas Christie said the four
applicants were not being forced to do anything, as they had argued.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lg-office-investigation-1.5258407

Complaint of irregularities at lieutenant-governor's office prompted by audit

Premier says he might ask the auditor general to look into the matter
Hadeel Ibrahim · CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2019 7:22 PM AT

"RCMP in New Brunswick now say they did not receive a complaint from
within the office of the lieutenant-governor that prompted their
investigation of "financial irregularities."

A spokesperson for the police force told CBC News on Friday that the
complaint came from the office, but Sgt. Chantal Farrah said Saturday
"that's not the case."

Farrah said the force was contacted by the federal Department of
Canadian Heritage and New Brunswick's Office of the Comptroller, which
acts as an internal government auditor."

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Q1 Labs Inc. (Fredericton)
Project: Next Generation Simulation of Network Attacks
Surveys suggest an estimated annual financial burden of
between $13 billion and $1.6 trillion as a result of
security violations in various dimensions of infrastructure
systems. The proposed work is aimed at extending
technology, Q1 Labs’ QRadar Risk Manager, developed at UNB
under an AIF Round 2 project. The simulation software tool
will substantially improve the survivability of the network
and lower the overall risk of an attack on the
organization. The resulting technology will be a module
installed on the Q1 Labs existing QRadar Security
Intelligence Platform and will become part of the company’s
QRadar Risk Manager product. This project, with total
estimated costs of $7 million, will receive approximately
$3 million from the Atlantic Innovation Fund over a four
year period.

Contact Information:
Mr. Sandy Bird
Co-Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Q1 Labs Inc.
80 Bishop Drive
Fredericton, New Brunswick
506-449-1847

David Raymond Amos Round 3

Monday, 11 November 2024