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Canadians aren’t imagining the cost-of-living crisis The idea that Canada’s cost-of-living crisis “may be just a perception crisis” or the result of excessive exposure to social

Canadians aren’t imagining the cost-of-living crisis

The data show income growth, but structural insecurity in wages, housing and employment have fractured the link between work and economic security

Commentary by Carlo Fanelli
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Debating Bill 23: An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment On March 26, MLAs will vote on Bill 23, An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment. Bill 23

Debating Bill 23: An Act Respecting the Right to a Healthy Environment

Commentary by Jean Louis Deveau
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Budgets as policy signals: What expenditures reveal about priorities Government budgets are commonly framed as responses to fiscal constraints. Deficits, revenue limits, and spending pressures are presented as the

Budgets as policy signals: What expenditures reveal about priorities

Commentary by Fariba Solati
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Economic eviction threatens New Brunswick’s youth In New Brunswick, youth are told that a post-secondary degree leads to good jobs and financial security. Yet, an unreleased

Economic eviction threatens New Brunswick’s youth

Commentary by Isabella Matchett
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NB Power has failed to make its case for gas plant The Energy and Utilities Board hearings over the past two weeks on the proposed Tantramar gas/diesel plant, known as the

NB Power has failed to make its case for gas plant

Hearings revealed the province’s grid isn’t at risk, and increases in electricity needs can be supplied through alternatives to fossil fuels
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Commentary: Jim Emberger

Faculty union president denounces proposed post-secondary cuts, privatization The president of the Mount Allison Faculty Association (MAFA) says she agrees with MLA Megan Mitton that the government’s proposals for

Faculty union president denounces proposed post-secondary cuts, privatization

Report by Bruce Wark
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The Government of New Brunswick says that "dialogue" is a core feature in its new mining industry strategy.

But a number of environmental groups were passed over in consultations leading up to its publication at an industry conference in Toronto. New from me:

Conservationists sidelined in lead-up to New Brunswick strategy for ‘sustainable mining’ The provincial government's newly released mining industry strategy contains multiple references to "environmental stewardship," but the Conservation Council of New

The provincial government’s newly released mining industry strategy contains multiple references to “environmental stewardship,” but the Conservation Council of NB says that environmental and community groups were sidelined by the Minister of Natural Resources John Herron during consultations.

Thousands sign petition opposing cuts to post-secondary education in New Brunswick An online petition calling on the Government of New Brunswick to reverse course on plans to cut tens of millions

ICYMI: An online petition calling on the Government of New Brunswick to reverse course on plans to cut tens of millions of dollars from the post-secondary budget has garnered thousands of signatures within just a few days.

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social

Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick As Susan Holt’s Liberal Government announces devastating cuts to the province's post-secondary education sector, universities and colleges across the region

Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick

Commentary by Kristi Allain and Nathan Kalman-Lamb
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Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford New Brunswickers have been told that they’re facing a simple choice: a new gas and diesel plant in Tantramar or

Tantramar diesel plant is a deal New Brunswick can’t afford

When convenience drives a multibillion-dollar decision, ratepayers pay the price

Commentary: Beverly Gingras
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Proposed higher education cuts will subordinate New Brunswick As Susan Holt’s Liberal Government announces devastating cuts to the province's post-secondary education sector, universities and colleges across the region

"Holt has claimed to reverse course on the STU-UNB merger plans and Mount Allison privatization scheme, but that may be little more than sleight of hand to distract from the real target: a classic neoliberal transfer of wealth from the public sector to the private."

NEW piece on NB Holt debacle.

Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social

Consultations ‘hollow’ without greater self-determination, Indigenous-owned forestry company tells government The head of an Indigenous-owned forestry company in New Brunswick says that provincial government statements about consultation with Indigenous communities

The head of an Indigenous-owned forestry company in New Brunswick says that provincial government statements about consultation with Indigenous communities over forestry policy are “hollow” without efforts to increase self-determination.
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Province floats privatization of Mount Allison University, Green MLA calls proposed cuts ‘outlandish’ Tantramar MLA Megan Mitton is speaking out against the New Brunswick government’s suggestions for cuts to universities and colleges. “I

Province floats privatization of Mount Allison University, Green MLA calls proposed cuts ‘outlandish’

Report by Bruce Wark
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Nightmares and dreams of Iranian republicanism: the responsibility of intellectuals The following is an account of an Iranian student at Western University reflecting on the current protests in Iran and its

Nightmares and dreams of Iranian republicanism: the responsibility of intellectuals

Commentary by Bijan Behrangi
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Oral historian examines emotional geographies of childhood in wartime Atlantic Canada A historian shared painful accounts of childhoods in Halifax during the Second World War at the University of New Brunswick

Oral historian shared painful accounts of childhoods in Halifax during the Second World War at the University of New Brunswick on Feb. 19.

By Sophie M. Lavoie
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‘We are the ones left to tell’: Preserving the legacy of Black New Brunswick families It was standing-room-only crowd at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on Feb. 19 for a talk about a new art project

‘We are the ones left to tell’: Preserving the legacy of Black New Brunswick families

By Sophie M. Lavoie
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Canada must end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says international human rights lawyer YouTube video by NB Media Co-op

Canada must end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says international human rights lawyer
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Acknowledge history of genocide and commit to reconciliation, says human rights advocate [video] The longtime head of Amnesty International Canada called for a renewed commitment to universal human rights during a speech in

Acknowledge history of genocide and commit to reconciliation, says human rights advocate [video]

Canada must also end 'blatant double standards' in diplomacy, says Alex Neve, longtime Amnesty International Canada leader
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‘The ice is getting thinner’: Climate change shortens ice fishing season, threatening tradition Irving Peterpaul, from Elsipogtog First Nation, 50, has been ice fishing for about 47 years. His mother taught him to

‘The ice is getting thinner’: Climate change shortens ice fishing season, threatening tradition

Report by Anna-Leah Simon
nbmediacoop.org/2026/02/19/t...

Displaced Gaza artist turns shelter into gallery of war This report was contributed by Rizek Abdel Jawad, a photojournalist from Gaza City whose work has previously been featured in these

Displaced Gaza artist turns shelter into gallery of war

Report by Rizek Abdel Jawad
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Cuba, the embargo and Donald Trump: a story of resistance amid imperial encirclement “When there are many men without decency, there are always others who possess the decency of many men. These are

Cuba, the embargo and Donald Trump: a story of resistance amid imperial encirclement

Commentary by Juan Carlos Martínez, Translated by Sophie M. Lavoie
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EUB hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board heard expert testimony on February 12 about battery energy storage systems (BESS) from Toby

New Brunswick’s Energy and Utilities Board hears conflicting testimony on proposed gas plant

Report by Bruce Wark
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NB Power reluctant to say how much Isthmus gas plant would cost About 20 demonstrators chanting, “Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, the gas plant has got to go,” marched outside the Moncton hotel

NB Power reluctant to say how much Isthmus gas plant would cost

Report by Bruce Wark
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Building a better future: Socialist Project Fredericton to launch this month A new group launching in Fredericton later this month will give socialists, and everyone interested in socialism, the opportunity to

A new group launching in Fredericton later this month will give socialists, and everyone interested in socialism, the opportunity to meet, learn more and build community.
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Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick?

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NB Update: Could P.E.I.'s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick? YouTube video by NB Media Co-op

This week’s NB Update examines rent control in New Brunswick following a Moncton screening of
”Thinking Beyond the Market“ where panelists discussed vacancy control and rental registries as tools to address the housing crisis

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NB Update: Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick? [video] In this edition of the NB Update, we look at stronger rent control measures that advocates say are needed in

NB Update: Could P.E.I.’s tougher rent control system serve as a model for New Brunswick?

In this edition of the NB Update, we look at stronger rent control measures that advocates say are needed in New Brunswick.
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