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Response from Min. Higgs via Pension Secretariat to Coalition letter April 2nd
(Note: in very recent media Min. Higgs stated the desire to improve communication with Retirees. Phyllis Prendergast of the Coalition received this today.)
Dear Ms. Prendergast,
Thank you for your e-mail below and your earlier email dated 02 April 2013. I want to advise that your comments are being acknowledged and noted.
Regards, Mark Gaudet Pension Secretariat
Cc: Higgs, Blaine Hon. (FIN)
(Original Letter from the Coalition April 2/13)
Subject: Broken Contracts
Government-Provincial - 'Pensioners say they won’t be bamboozled'
By Kris McDavid
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19 Apr 2013 10:12AM
MIRAMICHI – Tensions were high Thursday night April 18 as about 1,000 retired public service pensioners accused provincial government officials of using smoke screens and spin doctoring as a means of selling them on a new shared risk pension model.
Link to CBC English: 'There will be war' over pension changes, retirees warn'
Here is a link to the coverage of the Moncton meeting hosted by Finance Minister Higgs as covered by CBC website ... comments are at the bottom of the piece.
Cyril Theriault and Brian Durelle provide clear explanation on pensions
Cyril Theriault and Brian Durelle offer in-depth understanding and clarity on the public sector pensions in New Brunswick during a one hour interview on a new television program The Dennis Report. Amidst all the mis-information and "sound-bite" explanations, here is a source of credible and accurate information on pensions in New Brunswick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Rm6qK4Gp7Y&feature=youtu.be
The Dennis Report is a production of CHCO Television out of St. Andrew's and is distributed on Bell Satellite TV channel 539. The program is conceptualized and hosted by Dennis Atchison. This episode is based on his website post ... http://dennisatchison.com/big-picture/129-we-already-have-the-pension-solution-we-just-need-to-pay-attention
Talking Points for Teachers Pension Plan - M. Holland
This is not the action in which I ever expected to be involved.......but serious changes are being considered for the Teacher Pension Plan and I am sharing information to help retired teachers learn more about these changes.