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Fairness For Pensioners Act / Loi sur la justice pour les retraités
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly, enacts as follows:
1. An Act Respecting Pensions Under The Public Service Superannuations Act, ch.9 of the Acts Of New Brunswick, 2014, is hereby repealed.
Pension Reform Conversation hosted by Green Party Aug. 28 in Fredericton
For Fredericton area residents, the Coalition received this notice of meeting from the Green Party and their community meeting on pension reform:
August 28: Town Hall Meeting on Pension Protection Options. Hosted by Madeleine Berrevoets, Green Party MLA Candidate.
Workers not to blame for Quebec pension problem: Don Pittis
(Note: This is a CBC story of some length. Here is the beginning, and the link is posted after for the full story.)
A deal's a deal, right? Well, not when it comes to the province of Quebec and the pensions of its municipal employees.
And if Quebec gets away with cutting municipal worker pensions, which have been eaten away through mismanagement by the very people doing the cutting, then watch this phenomenon spread.
Quebec is pulling a Detroit. About a year ago, I pointed out that the shattered dreams of Detroit pensioners should be a warning to the rest of us. But unlike Detroit, Quebec is trying to snatch back promised pension money by fiat through its proposed Bill 3 pension reform legislation, without the inconvenient legal process of bankruptcy.
(Full Story: http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/workers-not-to-blame-for-quebec-pension-problem-don-pittis-1.2742698)
Launch of the NB Liberal Party Campaign/Lancement de la Campagne du Parti Libéral
For your information, the Liberal Party Campaign will be launched in Fredericton this Saturday August 23 at 5:00 at the Capital Exhibit Centre, 361 Smythe Street. The Hon. Justin Trudeau will be in attendance. This could be an excellent opportunity for members to get some clarity from the Liberals on what their position is regarding the issue of pension changes.
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A titre d ' information, la campagne électorale du Parti Libéral du Nouveau-Brunswick sera lance, ce samedi, le 23 aout, 2014, au Capital Exhibit Center, 361 Smythe, a Fredericton. Justin Trudeau, chef du Parti Liberal du Canada sera aussi présent. Ceci est sans doute une excellente opportunité á rencontrer les candidats de la Region du grand Fredericton et avoir des précisions sur leur position.
Political Announcement/Annonce Politique
Pension Coalition NB has intentionally not promoted one party or another leading up to the provincial election on Sept 22nd as we feel our members need to make up their own mind. However, the topic of Mr. Cardy’s announcement is his plan of rescinding shared risk for existing retirees.
Pension Coalition NB a refusé de prendre position vis-a-vis aucun Parti politique face a l' élection du 22 Septembre, car nous sommes de l'avis, qu'il en revient à nos membres de faire cette décision. Etant donné le sujet de cette annonce - conferénce de presse de Dominic Cardy chef du NPD, nous avons cru vous en faire part. Voir information ci- bas, tel que soumis par le Parti NPD.
All concerned New Brunswick pensioners are invited to attend an announcement by NDP Leader Dominic Cardy on the front lawn of NB Legislature at Saturday August 23, 2014 at 10:00am. Cardy will give further details on the party’s plans to rescind the shared risk for existing retirees. Cardy has already stated that the party believes a contract is a contract is a contract and therefore should be respected. The announcement on Saturday will clarify how this change will be implemented.