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New Brunswick

*Opinion*

Despite being a major exporter of agricultural goods, New Brunswick is one of the most import-dependent provinces in Canada when it comes to food. Over 97% of what is eaten in New Brunswick is produced outside our province. Why? Because the...

Valuing predominantly-female work

by Johanne Perron

April 3, 2020

*Opinion*

Care-givers. Cashiers. Food workers. Early childhood educators. Maids. These are some of the forgotten workers we’re heavily relying on in the midst of COVID-19. They hold female-dominated jobs and their experience of the pandemic is grounded in gender inequalities. They were...

Canadian national student organizations respond differently to Trudeau’s COVID-19 plan

by Naomi Gullison

April 3, 2020

Canadian national student organizations respond differently to Trudeau’s COVID-19 plan

*Opinion*

On March 18, the Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA) issued a press release outlining and congratulating the government’s decision to defer student loans for no added interest until September, and to give Canadians more time to file taxes. Their release...

Woodstock wood producer supports Wolastoqey loggers earning a livelihood

by Tracy Glynn

April 1, 2020

Woodstock wood producer supports Wolastoqey loggers earning a livelihood

Environment

A lifelong Woodstock wood producer wants Indigenous loggers in New Brunswick to be able to earn a livelihood, but says the way Crown forest is managed in the province stops them. For 50 years, Dick Poulin managed the Garant sawmill in...

COVID-19: ease the burden on hospitals by supporting clinic abortions

by Judy Burwell

March 31, 2020

COVID-19: ease the burden on hospitals by supporting clinic abortions

*Opinion*

The rules are clear: abortion is considered an essential service during the COVID-19 crisis. That’s the good news. The Federal and Provincial laws are also clear: stay home and stay away from hospitals unless it is an emergency. However, rules and...

Green shifting education in New Brunswick—A letter from New Brunswick’s future #20

by Raissa Marks

March 31, 2020

Green shifting education in New Brunswick—A letter from New Brunswick’s future #20

*Opinion*

March 31, 2051 Dear Friends, The laughter of my twin grandchildren echoes as I watch the rolling hills of Albert County from a comfortable chair. It is a crisp, beautiful late summer’s day, and this time next year the twins will...