I live in Ontario, and this is also a huge problem here. The solution is to ban dogs from all trails except dog parks, because people won't change, and this problem extends to more than just other trail users; it also contaminates the land and water, too.

[Article en français (Rad-Can)](http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1995281/penurie-pathologistes-vitalite-horizon-permis-interprovincial)

> Blaine Higgs began his term as New Brunswick premier promising not to run his government from the top down like he accused his predecessor, Brian Gallant, of doing. > "Today there is too much power in the premier's office," he wrote in a personal letter to voters during the 2018 election campaign. > "The Premier's office ends up making all the decisions. The voices of citizens and elected officials are not allowed to be as strong as they could and should be. I want to be the Premier who says 'No we don't do it that way anymore.'" > Five years later, with his government roiled by a series of cabinet resignations and firings and mounting accusations of his own tendency toward centralized rule, Higgs still maintains he is a leader who values different points of view and is open to learning from those who do not agree with him.

[Article en français (Acadie Nouvelle)](https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2023/06/28/la-hausse-du-cout-des-loyers-au-n-b-est-parmi-les-plus-elevees-au-canada/)

One more step on the way to ridding ourselves of Higgs! Here's the letter they submitted: 

[Article en français (Acadie Nouvelle)](https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2023/06/27/daniel-allain-evince-du-cabinet/)

[Article en francais (Rad-Can)](https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1990922/presidents-circonscriptions-pcnb-higgs-leadership)

::: spoiler Traduction en français (DeepL) Les groupes de logement des Maritimes demandent un projet de logement public d'un milliard de dollars et une stratégie nationale pour aider les personnes vivant dans la rue. Cheryl Forchuck, chercheuse au Homeless Hub, a voyagé dans chaque province et territoire du Canada pour tenter de trouver des solutions à l'itinérance et a partagé ce qu'elle a appris lors d'un forum organisé jeudi au Cap-Breton. "Le Canada est le seul pays industrialisé au monde qui n'a pas de responsabilité en matière de logement et d'itinérance au niveau national", a déclaré Mme Forchuk. Selon elle, le nombre de sans-abri a augmenté dans tout le pays. "Nous assistons à la prolifération des campements, des personnes vivant à l'extérieur parce que le système n'a pas la capacité nécessaire. Bien que le problème des sans-abri soit généralement traité au niveau local, M. Forchuk estime qu'il s'agit d'une crise nationale et qu'elle doit être abordée en tant que telle. "J'aimerais qu'une stratégie nationale sur le sans-abrisme soit pleinement mise en œuvre", a déclaré M. Forchuk. Jeudi également, le Carrefour du logement du Nouveau-Brunswick a demandé à la province de financer la construction de 10 000 nouveaux logements sociaux. "Au Nouveau-Brunswick, nous demandons au gouvernement provincial d'aider à soutenir le secteur du logement communautaire en investissant 1 milliard de dollars au cours des cinq prochaines années", a déclaré Mylene Vincent, de Housing Hub of New Brunswick. Selon Mme Vincent, le marché locatif de la province a perdu environ 9 000 logements dont les loyers sont inférieurs à 750 $ depuis 2016 "Nous ne trouverons pas de solutions tant que nous ne considérerons pas nos populations sans-abri comme faisant partie de notre communauté, comme nos voisins, comme des personnes." ___ :::

>The turmoil within New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative Party was deepening Friday morning as another minister quit Premier Blaine Higgs's cabinet and four former top party officials demanded the premier resign. >Portland-Simonds MLA Trevor Holder, the longest-serving MLA in the legislature, announced in an open letter he was quitting as minister of post-secondary education, training and labour. >"Under the leadership of Premier Higgs, caucus has been less about consensus and more about him getting his own way," Holder wrote. Oof, Holder is a very long-time MLA. This one's gotta hurt.

This warms my heart. Thank you to PC party leadership for finally standing against this hateful man. Better late than never.

Article en français: [Acadie Nouvelle](https://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2023/06/19/une-tour-de-30-etages-sera-construite-dans-le-centre-ville-de-moncton/)

My favourite part of the article: > Asked what the odds were of the province heading into an early election, Higgs told reporters, "I don't play the odds, actually. I don't. So, I'm not going to delve into an election philosophy." "I don't play the odds" gives me big "data my ass" vibes. I hope we data his ass out of office ASAP.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/695945 > Ottawa (June 14, 2023) - Today, 39 queer, trans, human rights, labour and educational organizations from across Canada have released an [Open Letter to Defend 2SLGBTQIA+ Students in New Brunswick](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10GqktaKw4a6Vu62lVCk0g0QTbvcaPtiY/view?usp=drive_link) and call on Premier Higgs to reverse his attack on vulnerable students. Standing with students, parents and families, the letter calls on the Premier to reverse the weakened Policy 713, uphold human rights codes, and end the cruel campaign against 2SLGTBQIA+ New Brunswickers.

>And a conservative Christian group based in British Columbia says the debate is a test case for its efforts to roll back school LGBTQ policies across the country. >"Provinces across the country are paying attention to what's going on in New Brunswick because these decisions will affect the rest of the country," said Tanya Gaw, the founder of Action4Canada, which has been flooding New Brunswick MLAs with emails. >"I believe that this program needs to be eradicated from the school system nationwide," Gaw said in an interview. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/policy-713-nationwide-attention-1.6876528 Amazing, NB leading the way back into the middle ages! I hope these right-wing nutjobs get the definitive kick to the curb that they need in order to finally disappear into the mists of history.

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