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Two hundred and more enthusiastic and engaged people from the Rexton and Kent County areas attended a standing room-only Voice of the People Tour stop at the Bonar Law High School Wednesday evening.
Below are the results of the VOICE OF THE PEOPLE TOUR Red Dot Poll for Rexton NB
1. People of NB will not stand by and allow this (fracking) to happen (112 dots)
2. Boycott Irving (83 dots)
3. More emphasis on food security for Kent County (64 dots)
4. On election day make a statement by voting for a party opposed to fracking (59 dots)
5. SLAPP suits by SWN (South Western Energy) are unacceptable and will be challenged by individuals and by class action (53 dots)
6. Honour Aboriginal land and rights (51 dots)
7. Exploration test wells need to be opposed/stopped. "We have to stop before they drill" (36 dots)
8. We need to get behind local & provincial politicians who have opposed shale gas (33 dots)
9. Tools and incentives (e.g. community economic development investment funds) need to be made more available to assist communities to develop renewable energy programs (29 dots)
10. Greater transparency from government regarding costs incurred from shale gas industry (impacts to air quality, water quality, public health, road maintenance, etc.) (18 dots)
11. Organized tours of Penobsquis are available. It is important that we see and smell what the industry creates (17 dots)
12. Speak out not only for yourself but for your wider community (11 dots)
13. Phased environmental impact assessments (EIA) will be ineffective tools of a regulatory process (9 dots)
14. Make personal submissions or complaints if medical conditions are potentially at risk by operations that may be planned to happen near or around your community (4 dots)
15. Challenge the establishment and their use of words to obscure the truth & take away our rights (2 dots)
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1) NB's democratic deficit is stifling our ability to have an effective public voice to counter government and industry control
2) Something needs to be done about corporate media control in NB
3) We need better transparency about what has been happening in Penobsquis
4) (Tie)
- Stop subsidizing large corporations
- Regulations will not protect us
5) NB needs more emphasis on sustainable industry incentives
6) Proportional representation is needed for electoral reform
7) (Tie)
- Community economic development investment funds and other investment tools are needed to support local community development
- Concern for lack of accurate information and industry truth
8) Reduce toxins - Take NB out of a sacrifice zone
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE TOUR: Red Dot Poll Results Summary for St. Stephen and area, May 1, 2014
1) Stop (moratorium or ban) shale gas in NB to protect our water and 7 generations
2) Protect our aquifers
3) Take corporations out of politics
4) (Tie)
- We need value-added here in NB, e.g. wood products
- Allow hemp industry in NB
5) (Tie)
- NB must provide a complete set of tools to allow citizens, communities and co-ops, farmers, etc. to invest in local energy projects
- Community economic development investment funds
- Good feed-in tariff rate
- Investment tax credits for co-ops
- Begin community discussions on creating renewable energy opportunities
6) (Tie)
- Stop forest agreement with Irving. We need to get our crown forests back
- Change the way we vote: Kick out the Liberals and PC’s and vote in other party candidates
- Focus on renewable energy and our own communities. We need to take care of ourselves and do it sustainably. e.g. local food and local forestry
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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE TOUR: Red Dot Poll Results Summary for Fredericton South, April 30, 2014
1) Moratorium on shale gas
2) Public health
3) New Brunswick needs diverse set of solutions for jobs / economy
- clean energy
- Local value aded products
- local agriculture and forestry
4) Sustainable jobs. Clean jobs.
5) Forest management agreement with JD Irving must be stopped
6) First Nations should be consulted before entering into resource agreements
7) No 'gag' orders and non-disclosure agreements should be allowed in NB
8) Radioactive waste water
9) Solar power
10) Clean energy
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The Council of Canadians - Fredericton Chapter will announce to the public at tonight's meeting that it is organizing a ‘Meet the Candidates Q&A’ for the riding of Fredericton South.
This ‘Meet the Candidates Q&A’ meeting will be held Thursday, September 4, 2014 at Christ Church Cathedral Memorial Hall, 168 Church Street from 7:00-9:00 pm.
Invitations have just gone out to the known candidates David Coon (Green Party), Kelly Lamrock (NDP), and Craig Leonard (PC and the incumbent MLA). The purpose of this meeting is to provide constituents with an opportunity to ask questions of their MLA candidates and to hear their positions on issues which concern constituents.
The Council of Canadians - Fredericton Chapter will be encouraging communities across the province to organize their own ‘Meet the Candidates’ Q&A meetings. All of these meetings will be citizen-led and non-partisan.
DATE:Wednesday evening, April 30, 2014
TIME: 7:00PM-9:00PM
LOCATION: Christ Church Cathedral Memorial Hall, 168 Church St. Fredericton NB
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- 35 citizens (approx.) in attendance
Edmundston April 10, 2014 Red Dot Poll results:
1(tie)
-First nations: "You will not be bringing this(shale gas) to our territories"
-Don't forget about the Pipelines
2(tie)
- Don't vote Red or Blue- any colour but that.
- Take our province back, take our government back.
- Take corporations out of politics
- Look to areas that have succeeded in transitioning to a new way of thinking
3 - Treaties protect us all
4(tie)
- True consultation with First Nations
- Let's focus on what we want versus what we don't want.
5 - Demand a moratorium on fracking
