It has been an honour to serve the people of Memramcook-Tantramar for the last 2 years.
I've been proud to stand up for you on local issues — from the protecting Memramcook Institute, to saving Clinic 554, to supports for workers & small businesses during the pandemic. #nbpoli
Ce fut un honneur de servir la population de Memramcook-Tantramar au cours des 2 dernières années. J'étais fière de prendre votre défense sur des questions locales...
... de la protection de l'Institut de Memramcook à la sauvegarde de la clinique 554, et en soutenant les travailleurs ainsi que les petites entreprises pendant la pandémie. #polinb
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“I will not go home at night feeling that there has been another degradation to our society in New Brunswick.”
- Blaine Higgs, speaking to a motion in the House on Dec. 18, 2014 re: abortion access in NB
So, Higgs said increased abortion access would degrade our society.
I feel the loss of Clinic 554, which is a family practice with a focus on reproductive, trans*, LGBT/Queer, and HIV care, is a degradation of our society. Successive governments have refused to properly fund reproductive healthcare in NB, resulting in the closure of #Clinic554.
All @premierbhiggs needs to do is make a minor change to General Regulation - Medical Services Payment Act. Remove Schedule 2 (a.1) of Regulation 84-20 which prevents coverage for just one type of service.
It is completely unacceptable that people exercising their right to assemble to protest the closure of @SaveClinic554 due to government’s refusal to follow the Canada Health Act were kicked off the lawn of the Legislature last night.
As an MLA, I oppose what happened to those fighting for reproductive justice in New Brunswick. People must have the right to assemble and protest their government and that right has been violated. This requires an apology and I will work to ensure that this never happens again.
Il est totalement inacceptable que des personnes exerçant leur droit de se réunir pour protester contre la fermeture de la clinique 554 en raison du refus du gouvernement de suivre la Loi canadienne sur la santé aient été expulsées de la pelouse de l'Assemblée législative hier.
WE already saved our hospital. Together: me, the Hospital Steering Committee, and every single one of you who wrote letters, emails, made calls, and who came out and rallied with us in the streets.
Together, we got Higgs to declare back in March that ER closures were off the table, something that he has repeated nearly daily throughout this election campaign.
**Remember** we came together as a community together to fight these same health care reforms targeting our hospital in 2016 under the Liberals. We've stood up for our hospital more than once, and we'll do it again if we need to.