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‘It would pay for itself’: Anti-poverty activists push for tangible solutions amid budget surplus [video]
Amidst a projected budget surplus of $41 million in New Brunswick, an anti-poverty organization is intensifying its calls for concrete ...
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$300 handout adds insult to injury for working New Brunswickers
With New Brunswick raising the minimum wage to $15.30/hour and rolling out a handout of $300, a one-time payment known ...
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Budget fails to address poverty, says NB Common Front for Social Justice [video]
A New Brunswick anti-poverty organization says the provincial government's pre-election budget fails to address the cost-of-living crisis for people struggling ...
Common Front anticipates more investments in the next provincial budget for people living in poverty
Moncton – The New Brunswick Common Front for Social Justice (FrontNB) is expecting more investments in social assistance and affordable ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
FIRST PERSON: I’m immune-compromised. When home care workers get sick, I do too.
I have cerebral palsy. There are many different types of CP, but what I have known as Spasic Diplegia – ...
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. ...
Where 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 ...
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