Paul mentions the former government touching the third rail in NB education: immersion. I agree and Paul’s second problem is likely another: inclusion.
He says don’t ignore it, it is not working. #nbpoli
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@thomjeff.bsky.socialPaul mentions the former government touching the third rail in NB education: immersion. I agree and Paul’s second problem is likely another: inclusion.
He says don’t ignore it, it is not working. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialThis has to be one of the most frank discussions on a failing education system and this comparison to Holt Government’s new education plan. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialBook Launch — Struggling in Class: A report card on education in New Brunswick. #nbpoli
@kamakeg.bsky.socialIt’s not right that a 79 y/o has to navigate our broken healthcare system without a family doctor. A life of meaningful contributions to our province, forgotten, stressed in their later years, due to a fragmented system. Our most vulnerable should be prioritized. #NewBrunswick #Healthcare #NBpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialSlippery slope of municipal taxpayers paying for provincial failures to deliver mandated services. Made worse when the province has meddled in their budgeting process, capped property tax assessments and failed to deliver promised reforms in 2025. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialI dug into NB Power’s current state & the ‘must do’ key projects. I concluded it can’t do any of them without massive rate hikes. And that assumes they can borrow.
A sale would give it access to capital and scale. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/the-550-po...
@thomjeff.bsky.socialHalifax-based Emera Inc. and Calgary-based Canadian Utilities announced plans to merge into a new firm worth $72 billion that would rank among the continent’s largest utilities.
Let’s do a deal to sell NB Power to give it the scale it so needs. #nbpoli globalnews.ca/news/1208986...
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@kaicable.bsky.social@kaicable.bsky.socialEvery four days, a mining company in Quebec declares an accident, according to Université de Moncton philosophy professor Alain Deneault.
Amid push for ‘nation-building projects,’ critics warn of ecological devastation.
@kaicable.bsky.socialIf only we had uncorrupted National & Provincial leaders that cared about Canadians AND we abolished the undemocratic FPTP election system.
Share a list of the least corrupt politicians in Canada.
#NeoLiberal #MarkCarney #NeoConservative
#bcpoli #abpoli #onpoli #quepoli #nbpoli #nspoli #cdnpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialYeah, not wrong. The city needs to stay in its lane when it comes to healthcare and social services that are squarely in provinces lane.
SJ council just mention the provincial task force announced over a year ago now has a ‘facilitator’ … for what purpose or reason? #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialSaint John Common Council discussing a report on the affects of homelessness and the discussion is similar to one City of Fredericton had last week: asking the province to step up. I will look for their position paper tomorrow. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialTeam Holt says it will reach 85% primary-care attachment by 2028. I’m skeptical.
So I built a calculator using Holt government data, AG findings, and recent trends. The baseline shows attachment worsening as costs rise.
Try it yourself: thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/thirty-cli... #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialI don’t understand how ONB can be chasing a second data centre opportunity has any chance of closing.
Shout out to the Lorneville community for uncovering it through ATI. #nbpoli
@torontokate.bsky.social@thomjeff.bsky.socialComing tomorrow: an interactive tool that seeks to asnwer,
“Can New Brunswick reach 85% primary care attachment by 2028?”
@thomjeff.bsky.socialI am a pretty logical person and part of my career was spent doing corporate due diligence looking for evidence of a statement or position the other side would make.
I was skeptical of the 85% attachment goal by 2028 from day one. Even more after the AG report. #nbpoli
