N E W S L E T T E R June, 2019 OVERALL OBJECTIVE—GETTING NB BACK ON TRACK WHO WE ARE – We are a group of community and business leaders who believed there was need for a nonpartisan organization that can provide informed advice and leadership that will enable the actions necessary for New […]
Seniors Deserve Better Than Obsolete Labour Relations
This article appeared in the Fredericton Daily Gleaner on March 25, 2019 A Commentary by Daryl Branscombe If the ongoing labour dispute between the New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes (NBANH) and CUPE tells us anything, it’s that the approach to bargaining in the nursing home sector does not serve frail and defenseless senior and […]
A Bold Approach for Local Governance Reform in New Brunswick
A BOLD APPROACH FOR LOCAL GOVERNANCE REFORM IN NEW BRUNSWICK Daryl Branscombe Commentary Edmund Burke, an Irish political philosopher and statesman who lived in the 1700’s, said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of Evil is that a few good men do nothing”. It certainly holds true today. While I do not believe that […]
Addressing NB’s Deficit and Debt while Maintaining Public Services and Infrastructures
LITERACY IN NEW BRUNSWICK New Brunswick is facing a literacy challenge. The home of masters of the written word such as Alden Nowlan, Bliss Carmen, Antonine Maillet, Hermenegilde Chiasson, Sheree Fitch and David Adams Richards has over half its citizens unable to meet literacy requirements of today’s world. The wonderful stories written by the storytellers […]
Energy
ENERGY AUGUST 2018 DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES VERY IMPORTANT FOR OUR ECONOMIC WELL-BEING Over the last decade, perhaps no public policy question has created as much discord in New Brunswick as “energy”. Virtually everyone wants to see better services and outcomes in “health” and “education”; however, there are widely divergent opinions on energy. While […]