Roger Melanson

• New Brunswick opposition calls for summer sitting after health-care shuffle

  Dorothy Shephard is being replaced by Bruce Fitch as minister of health, following the death of a patient in an emergency department waiting room in Fredericton.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2022
  
• Cost of living and health care top issues as N.B. Legislature rises for the summer

  Over the last month how to address an overstretched health-care system and overstretched budgets of New Brunswickers has been at the forefront of the province's political debate.

  Politics

  Jun 12, 2022
  
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• N.B. Greens shut out from electoral boundaries commission

  Green MLA Kevin Arseneau says the failure to follow the proper process to select the commission has tainted the entire process.

  Politics

  Jun 11, 2022
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• N.B. government to add surgery wait times by specific surgeon

  The New Brunswick government will update its website for surgery wait times to include specific surgeons, according to a memo from the Department of Health.

  Health

  Jun 9, 2022
• N.B. premier declares revenue from record gas prices will go back to public

  Whether a rebate program is put in place depends on if sales tax revenue on gasoline purchases rises above the levels forecasted in March's budget.

  Politics

  May 12, 2022
• N.B. Opposition accuses premier of not making official languages review ‘a priority’

  Premier Blaine Higgs says the government won't respond to the review until June, which will be six months after it was first released.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2022
• New Brunswick auditor general to review province’s COVID-19 response

  A motion to have the auditor general review the New Brunswick government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic passed unanimously in the legislature on Thursday.

  Health

  Apr 1, 2022
• Rent cap unenforceable until legislated: Service New Brunswick

  The proposed N.B. rent cap of 3.8 per cent retroactive to Jan. 1, would mean rental increases issued after that date are invalid if they surpass the cap.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2022
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• Cost of living assistance unaddressed by N.B. government in budget, opposition says

  The cost of living is continuing to rise, with inflation hitting 5.7 per cent in February, and the New Brunswick Liberals say government isn't doing enough.

  Politics

  Mar 25, 2022
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• New Brunswick Opposition leader laments COVID-19 vaccination pay discrepancy

  The leader of the official Opposition is calling the rate of pay for medical professionals joining the province's COVID-19 vaccination efforts "unfair" to health-care workers.

  Health

  Jan 26, 2022