What do the New Brunswick political parties promise for low-income workers, people in poverty and women?
The New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice asked all political party leaders to tell us their proposals to help ...
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New Brunswick needs to better support social assistance recipients in COVID-19 crisis: Common Front for Social Justice
Letter to Premier Higgs and members of the all-party cabinet committee on COVID-19. The New Brunswick Common Front for Social ...
Hundreds march in Moncton for pay equity
Moncton – More than 200 people marched in downtown Moncton this afternoon, calling on the provincial government and all MLAs ...
Common Front campaign targets myths, prejudices about people living in poverty
A campaign targeting the most common myths and prejudices about people living in poverty is being launched today (January 27, ...
Activist facing contempt for offering assistance to low-income people
Fredericton anti-poverty activist Vaughn Barnett is being taken to the Court of Queen’s Bench in Fredericton on January 27 by ...
Campaign targets myths about people living in poverty
“The widespread nature of prejudices and misinformation about people living in poverty is a major obstacle to reducing and eliminating ...
Flooding highlights support system disparities in rural New Brunswick
Recent flooding attributed to climate change has both devastated and drawn together communities along the Wolastoq (St. John River). Social ...
The NB NDP needs more than a new leader, they need a movement
If you have been following New Brunswick politics, you could be forgiven for thinking that the New Brunswick New Democratic ...
Embracing the “us” in “nothing about us, without us”: Implementing peer support with housing first services
In a recent CBC story, New Brunswick Minister of Social Development Dorothy Shephard announced that the province would like to ...
Changing policies and perceptions: Eradicating poverty in New Brunswick
As of 2016, an alarming 19.9% of Fredericton’s population was living in poverty. Poverty is a difficult concept to define. ...
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