Some councillors in N.B. speak out against province’s Bill 45, say it undermines municipal authority

Municipalities throughout New Brunswick are voicing their concerns surrounding a new bill that would allow the local government minister to repeal bylaws. The province said the bill is intended to create a local government commission to provide support for municipalities, but Silas Brown has more on why some say parts of Bill 45 is “undemocratic.”

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