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Disability rights activist challenges province to craft strong Accessibility Act [video]
A disability rights activist has issued a challenge to the New Brunswick government, after the province published its "blueprint" for a...
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Poverty
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Anti-poverty activists decry high rent, low welfare, as MLAs return to capital [video]
Anti-poverty activists rallied outside the New Brunswick legislature Tuesday as MLAs gathered for a new legislative session. Social justice groups decried...
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Fiscal surplus, debt reduction comes at poor people’s expense, says activist [video]
New Brunswick’s Minister of Finance says the latest quarterly budget update is evidence of “strong fiscal management” under the Higgs government....
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How much is a human being worth in New Brunswick?
The Maytree Foundation recently released the 2022 edition of Welfare in Canada, in which New Brunswick had the lowest social assistance...
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Combien vaut un être humain au Nouveau-Brunswick ?
La Fondation Maytree a récemment publié l'édition 2022 de Welfare in Canada, dans laquelle le Nouveau-Brunswick affiche les taux d'aide sociale...
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La population Néo-Brunswickoise peine à manger
Selon les dernières données du programme de recherche interdisciplinaire PROOF, le Nouveau-Brunswick affichait le deuxième plus haut taux d’insécurité alimentaire dans...
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Political will required to end poverty, food insecurity in New Brunswick
New Brunswick had the second-highest rate of food insecurity among the 10 Canadian provinces in 2022. According to the latest data...
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Prejudice hurts those who rely on social assistance to survive
This article is part of a series on poverty by Janelle LeBlanc of the NB Common Front for Social Justice. Read...
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Les préjugés font mal
Cet article fait partie d'une série sur les enjeux de la pauvreté au Nouveau-Brunswick par Janelle LeBlanc, coordonnatrice provinciale du Front...
Read moreWhere is the compassion and empathy?
The Common Front for Social Justice is concerned about the dehumanizing comments in the media towards people experiencing homelessness and poverty...
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