ALC stands for Alternate Level of Care. Despite years of discussion and warnings, the situation has worsened: over 800 ALC patients are currently waiting in hospitals for Nursing Home, Special Care beds and home care. This leads to long waits for sick patients in emergency rooms, sometimeslasting days or weeks. Even converting offices and storage […]
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Newsletter – Fall 2025
New Brunswick Education Reform Commission
TERMS OF REFERENCE: Executive SummaryNew Brunswick’s K-12 education system requires urgent reform. Despite significant public investment, student outcomes remain below national and international benchmarks. Academic standards have eroded, standardized evaluations have been removed, and classroom discipline and support services have weakened. These trends have resulted in both declining excellence and widening equity gaps, particularly in […]
Are New Brunswickers at risk of losing their private property?
Over the past three months, several articles have addressed the issue of aboriginal title to privately held land in New Brunswick. By way of background, Wolastogey and Mi’kmaqFirst Nations filed legal actions seeking Aboriginal title over 4.1 million hectares of land, including both crown and privately owned land in New Brunswick. They also assert ownership […]
Daryl Branscombe wins intervenor status at New Brunswick’s Court of Appeal
New Brunswick has just revisited the parable of Hans Brinker—the plucky Dutch boy in wooden shoes who, by thrusting a finger into a leaking dike, held back a flood and saved his town. This time, it was Daryl Branscombe, a private citizen in sensible footwear, who came to the rescue. After Susan Holt’s Liberals withdrew […]