@thomjeff.bsky.socialPremier Holt says 3 physician teams want to provide collaborative care in #Fredericton, but lack suitable space.
Why wait for a planned 2027 clinic relocation? And what services are actually moving?
My latest proposes a way forward. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/three-phys...
@thomjeff.bsky.socialAiming to develop enough clean energy to power all of NS and then some.
Why doesn’t NBPower enter into a PPA as part of securing this project’s future and make it core part of NB energy sourcing strategy?
I have more confidence in this project than a 2nd reactor. #nbpoli
@harold.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy#AI does not hallucinate, it's just crappy code and too often used by lazy people, like our Department of Education. We don't need AI literacy, we need an understanding of first principles of human learning
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-12-year-education-plan-ai-9.7380649
@kaicable.bsky.social@thomjeff.bsky.socialMeanwhile…where the need continues unmet. #nbpoli #fredericton substack.com/@thomjeffwri...
@thomjeff.bsky.social20 collaborative care clinics announced, yet the Fredericton region has NB’s 2nd-lowest attachment rate and lost more family doctors than it recruited last year.
My latest on where we stand, ahead of my next post proposing a solution. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/twenty-cli...
@thomjeff.bsky.socialThe Hidden Risks: I listened closely to Jeanne’s interview with the Mayor of Edmundston on the launch of the new housing non-profit, Chez soi pour tous. While the intent is noble, once a city crosses this line, it cannot easily back out. substack.com/@thomjeffwri... #nbpoli
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@thomjeff.bsky.social…evidence of attachment and glad the families in your neighborhood are attached.
The macro numbers remain terrible for Zone 3 and the focus has clearly been elsewhere. And the recent announcements are forward looking promises. Moncton 2-3 years out. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialI gave Gov credit for publicly saying the measure it used and promoted was inaccurate and thankful it has figured out how to count the basics. I don’t give them credit for clinics prioritized based on Team Holt campaign platform. I fault the DoH equally. There will always be anecdotal…#nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.social2 Years & 20 Clinics Later: are things any better in healthcare?
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Earlier this year I crunched the data on the first 16 mostly all clinic expansions and I am updating the data to see what it shows.
Subscribe, it’s free, to get the latest drop. #nbpoli
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@gnrb64.bsky.social@harold.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gyVoice of the People rally for clean energy on Tuesday 20 October at noon at the NB Legislature.
Later is too late.
@torontokate.bsky.social@thomjeff.bsky.social…WorkSafeNB costs would have stayed elevated to match ongoing tribunal obligations. Employers would have continued paying much higher rates just to keep Accident Fund solvent, rather than rates steadily declining to historic low of $1.10
Glad that mess got cleaned up. More to clean in 2029. #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialThanks to Higgs government reversing the absolutely horrible legislation the Gallant Liberals brought in 2014 to establish the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal (WCAT) that say premiums jump from $1.11 to $2,65 per $100 of payroll.
Had this reversal not happened… #nbpoli
@thomjeff.bsky.socialBy own analysis forecasts a 127% increase in rates needed to service the capital borrowing needed for known generation projects. Unless something changes, say hello to a $550/month average bill in the not too distant future. #nbpoli thomjeffwrites.substack.com/p/the-550-po...