Halls of Power: 'It’s not a vacation when I go on a work trip'
Union slams minister's 'Euro-trip extravaganza'
Article content
Welcome to Halls Of Power, a recap of this week’s top political stories. Missed something big? You’ll find it here. Just click on the links below.
Union slams tourism minister’s ‘Euro-trip extravaganza’
The union representing 550 tourism sector workers is slamming a taxpayer-funded European trip taken by Tourism, Heritage and Culture Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace and several staff members, and complaining that the province has cut some workers’ hours at two of New Brunswick’s biggest attractions.
***
Holt apologizes for Liberals’ language laughter
Liberal Leader Susan Holt has apologized to Health Minister Bruce Fitch for laughing at him misusing a French word in the legislature, and admitted several other members of her party did too.
***
Forced rehab isn’t meant to ‘drag people in off the street’: minister
A New Brunswick cabinet minister is pledging to bring back a bill to force people with serious drug addictions into rehab and blames the media for spreading false information about how it would work.
***
N.B. plans to beef up regulatory powers after AIM fire
The New Brunswick government plans to beef up its enforcement powers and implement stiffer fines for scrapyard operators in the wake of the massive American Iron and Metal fire in Saint John last fall.
Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information.