With the Taliban on the cusp of controlling Afghanistan once again, we owe it to our dead to ask, ‘was it worth it?’

*Opinion*

With the Taliban on the cusp of controlling Afghanistan once again, we owe it to our dead to ask, ‘was it worth it?’

by David Climenhaga

February 18, 2021

On Feb. 15, The New York Times reported the Taliban is on the cusp of total victory in Afghanistan. The Times...

*Opinion*

New Brunswick government stalls LPN compensation process

by Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)

February 17, 2021

CUPE health care workers are denouncing the government’s inaction and filibustering tactics in recognizing the work of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs)...

*Opinion*

New Brunswick gives a $20 million gift to our American nuclear company

by Susan O'Donnell

February 15, 2021

During his 2021 State of the Province Address on Feb. 10, while promoting the virtues of fiscal restraint, New Brunswick Premier...

*Opinion*

The pandemic is not isolated – to stop the cycle of destruction, radical change is needed

by Luke Beirne

February 12, 2021

In 2018, the WWF released a report indicating that 60 per cent of animals have been eradicated since 1970. For freshwater...

The gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

*Opinion*

Caregivers cannot live on recognition alone

by Rachel Richard

February 3, 2021

The New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity is denouncing the New Brunswick government’s refusal to claim over $59 million in federal...

*Opinion*

New Brunswick should be improving wages and working conditions

by Daniel Légère

February 2, 2021

Acting Atlantic Director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation Renaud Brossard misses the mark in his pre-budget recommendations to the New Brunswick...

*Opinion*

Cumberland continues battle with forestry college

by Gerald Redmond

February 2, 2021

Former wildlife instructor and deer biologist Rod Cumberland is another step closer to getting his day in court. Eighteen months ago...

Higgs’s snap election makes voting harder for young and old, critics say

*Opinion*

Rolling back wages and cutting taxes a short-sighted approach to pandemic financial crisis

by Brien Watson and Toby Sanger

February 1, 2021

The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation, a country-wide not-for-profit, made up of indiscriminate members, recently published their submission to the Government of New...