Jacques Poitras

Fredericton

Reporter at CBC (New Brunswick)

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‘Risk of insolvency’ at parent company of N.B. nuclear developer

2 months ago | nuclear-news.net | Jacques Poitras |Christina MacPherson

‘Risk of insolvency’ at parent company of N.B. nuclear developer Jacques Poitras · CBC News ·Apr 17, 2025 Saint John-based Moltex Energy Canada Inc. is hoping potential new owners for its overseas parent company will breathe new life into its development of small modular nuclear reactor technology in the province. But the company acknowledges that cash flow problems at its U.K.-based parent company have slowed down those efforts.
Holt Liberals set one-year timeline for N.B. Power review

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·NewThe Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power. Premier promises transparent process to reach decision on debt-laden utility’s future by March 2026The Holt Liberal government is giving itself less than a year to come up with a decision about the future of debt-laden N.B. Power.
Expansion of Fredericton clinic first step to meeting Liberal care goal

2 months ago | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·NewHorizon Health has unveiled what the Holt government is calling the first of 30 promised collaborative care clinics that aim to transform the delivery of primary care in New Brunswick.
ANALYSIS | What's another word for budget 'cut?' How about a 'shift?' | CBC News

Mar 28, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·AnalysisAfter six years of criticizing Progressive Conservative spending cuts, you can understand why some Liberal cabinet ministers are having trouble using the word when talking about their own budgets. As PC opposition attacks Liberal spending reductions, ministers avoid the word.
Miramichi MLA resigns provincial seat to run for federal Conservatives

Mar 25, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New BrunswickMiramichi West Progressive Conservative MLA Mike Dawson is resigning from the New Brunswick legislature to become a candidate in the federal election campaign.
Three-way race to represent Liberals in Fredericton-Oromocto election race

Mar 24, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·NewLiberals in the Fredericton area have three candidates to choose from as federal political parties rush to fill the final holes in their slates now that a national election campaign is underway.
Liberal spending increase is smaller than recent PC hikes

Mar 24, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·NewThe accusation that Premier Susan Holt’s Liberal government is driving up the budget deficit by spending tax dollars recklessly is turning into a complicated math exercise for both the Liberals and the Progressive Conservative opposition.
Ottawa, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia strike deal on Chignecto funding

Mar 20, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New BrunswickThe federal, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia governments have reached a deal on a major infrastructure project to protect the low-lying Chignecto Isthmus from the effects of climate change.
PC Opposition attacks Liberal tariff plan, won't say what they'd do

Mar 19, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

New Brunswick·NewThe day after New Brunswick’s Liberal government tabled a budget with a $549 million deficit, the Opposition Progressive Conservatives had virtually nothing to say about it. Tories take a pass on criticizing budget, instead accusing premier of inaction on U.S. trade threatThe day after New Brunswick's Liberal government tabled a budget with a $549 million deficit, the Opposition Progressive Conservatives had virtually nothing to say about it.
Holt Liberals project $549-million deficit in their first N.B. budget

Mar 18, 2025 | cbc.ca | Jacques Poitras

The Holt Liberal government is projecting large budget deficits as far as the eye can see. In his first provincial budget, Finance Minister René Legacy is projecting a fiscal shortfall of $549 million in the 2025-26 fiscal year. That deficit could go as high as $599 million if the province draws on a $50 million contingency fund it has set aside to help New Brunswick businesses and workers cope with the impact of U.S. tariffs.