So we have Gallant who appears to not care about how much we owe at all, and Higgs who may care but doesn’t appear to have a plan.
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Political Observer's Panel - Sept. 7/18
Does Brian Gallant care about the debt? Does Blaine Higgs have a vision for the province? Is David Coon in trouble? Is Kris Austin dog whistling to the anti-bilingualism crowd? The Political Observer’s Panel is back with a mid-campaign assessment.
The race is on and it looks like heartaches
The Liberals are spending like crazy, especially in Saint John, based on the tried and true strategy that you can buy people’s votes with their own money. The Tories, on the other hand, are hoping that for the first time in history, that strategy won’t work, and voters will see that Higgs offers the more responsible approach given our precarious economic reality.
Chris Collins - We Really Should Know More
There’s no need of the continued secrecy over what Chris Collins did. There’s good reason for disclosure of the facts.
CUPE joins Ambulance New Brunswick in agreement to keep New Brunswickers in the dark
We are used to the government and Ambulance New Brunswick trying to keep the public in the dark. But it is especially disappointing to find the paramedic union has become a complicit partner in this campaign of non-transparency.
AG budget increase would be sound investment for NB taxpayers
It was one more chapter in the uneasy relationship between the Auditor-General and the government. And that’s great. The AG should make the government uncomfortable.
About those Officer's Square elm trees
the key question remains of how city hall could be so tone deaf as to not understand how cutting down these majestic trees wouldn’t rub a lot of people the wrong way.
Flood aftermath - some thoughts on cleanup, the army, and compensation.
we have to wonder - with the combination of climate change and clear-cutting making flooding worse, is this the new normal? Do we even have any idea where the flood plain is anymore?
The politics of flood response
When there is a crisis, in this case the flood, a politician’s reputation is either enhanced, or diminished, depending on how he or she responds.
Kris Austin's challenge is also his opportunity
People’s Alliance candidate Stewart Manuel has used his Facebook page to compare Liberals to Nazis. This creates a challenge but also an opportunity for party leader Kris Austin.
April 6 CBC Political Observer's Panel
"I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them"
Is wanting an ethical leader too much to ask?
Trudeau was supposed to be a breath of fresh air after Harper, but he is proving to have the same kind of ethical shortcomings
From daycare subsidies to Irving's influence - This week's political observer's panel
From daycare subsidies and the Medavie contract, to Irving's influence with government. this week's political observer's panel looks at the top stories of the past week.
