@davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
Journalist @nbmediacoop.bsky.social and journalism instructor with St Thomas University's Aotiitj program at Elsipogtog First Nation.
Toronto-Dominion Bank won’t say how many workers will be affected by the planned closure of a call centre that it established in Dieppe just six years ago with millions of dollars in government subsidies supposedly intended for job creation.
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Planned closure of TD call centre raises questions about corporate subsidies in New Brunswick
Bay Street giant received millions from the @govnb.bsky.social
Report: @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
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Is pollution from industry causing the neurological disease ALS in New Brunswick? [video]
New study reveals link between fatal illness and sulfur dioxide
Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
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No mention of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in new minerals strategy framework
Report released at industry conference calls for 'meaningful Indigenous partnerships'
Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
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Dubious distinctions: The mining strategy released by the Govt of New Brunswick today cites a 2011 survey of mining companies by the right-wing Fraser Institute, which gave the province the highest rank out of 93 jurisdictions around the world for "overall policy attractiveness."
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NEW: The Canadian Armed Forces planned to send 29 personnel to Israel last year for training in how to use anti-tank missiles purchased from an Israeli arms company, documents obtained by The Maple reveal. www.readthemaple.com/canadian-for...
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Affordable housing target ‘not enough’ to significantly reduce waitlist, says researcher
Holt government will add '1,760 affordable housing units' by 2029: Speech from the Throne
Report by @davidgordonkoch.bsky.social
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Tenants target Moncton-area landlord, call for government to end ‘rent control loopholes’
Watch the full YouTube video here:
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Pay equity legislation covering private sector, care sector coming next year.
Premier Susan Holt announced the plan on Friday, as people gathered outside the Legislative Assembly during an event marking the 25th anniversary of the first World March of Women.
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Um the study cited here actually says that the scope and extent of Russian involvement is unknown so the claim that is/was "largely" a problem originating from Russia seems like kind of a projection of our internal problems onto a convenient foreign bogieman.
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Housing rights campaigners demonstrated Friday afternoon outside the office of a Moncton-area landlord whose company attempted to illegally remove tenants last month, calling on the gov’t to end ‘rent control loopholes’ & invest in social housing.
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New: Housing rights campaigners demonstrated Friday afternoon outside the office of a Moncton-area landlord whose company attempted to illegally remove tenants from an apartment building last month.
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To the UNB Community, I am writing with important news about a transition in our university’s leadership. After seven years of significant accomplishments for our community, President Paul J. Mazerolle has informed the Board of Governors of his decision to step down at the end of spring 2026 to accept an exciting new opportunity as President of an international university. While we will miss his visionary leadership, we celebrate this next chapter in his distinguished career and recognize that this global recognition is a strong testament to his contributions to higher education and UNB’s success under his tenure. On behalf of the Board of Governors, I want to extend our deepest gratitude to President Mazerolle for his exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to our fine institution. Since assuming the presidency, Paul has guided our university through a period of remarkable transformation and resilience. Among his many accomplishments, President Mazerolle led the development and has championed the implementation of the Strategic Vision: UNB Toward 2030, a bold and forward-looking roadmap that continues to shape our institution’s future. He steered UNB through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic with compassion and clarity, ensuring the safety and continuity of our academic mission. Paul has also advanced transformational academic changes, including the implementation of a One UNB model and the establishment of provost leadership, fostering greater collaboration and alignment across our campuses. His commitment to sound financial stewardship resulted in balanced budgets year after year, even amid global uncertainty. Under Paul’s leadership, UNB has also made significant capital investments, including the construction of the Health and Social Innovation Centre (HSIC) in Saint John and the opening of the Allison D. McCain Commons in Fredericton. Both of which are landmark facilities that reflect our commitment to innovation, student suc…
Whoa. UNB President Mazerolle is stepping down.
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Palestine at Canadian Universities: How institutional complicity in colonial genocide is maintained
This is so significant: a new comprehensive report detailing the myriad modalities of Canadian university complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
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Photo of 3 women women standing together indoors, in light grey sweats and white t-shirts.
The three remaining Canadian volunteers from the @freedomflotilla.bsky.social boat Conscience, Sadie, Nikita & Devoney, along with dozens of other #FreedomFlotilla volunteers, are now free & in Jordan, on their way home (plus, they can now end their hunger strike!)
#FreeThemAll #FreePalestine
That's two Chicago journalists feds have arrested (that I know of) in the last few weeks.
We're less than 24 hours out from federal judge Sara Ellis entering a restraining order that was supposed to protect journalists, among others, from abuse by federal agents.
Advocates reveal details about ‘systematic exploitation’ at New Brunswick seafood processor
Bolero Shellfish paid 'starvation wages,' ignored medical emergencies, and deported workers who pushed back, according to the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
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Migrant justice advocates have released details about working conditions at Bolero Shellfish, the seafood processing company on the Acadian Peninsula that Ottawa recently hit with a record million-dollar fine and a 10-year ban from hiring temporary foreign workers.
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New Brunswick’s $2.1B seafood industry relies on migrant workers, yet they face unsafe conditions, layoffs, poor housing, and limited access to services.
Watch this workshop on debunking myths and building solidarity with migrant workers in New Brunswick.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEgO...
The 2025 Social Forum in Wolastokuk brought together social justice activists over the weekend in Fredericton.
The NB Media Co-op livestreamed panels, presentations, and workshops to make the events available for those who couldn’t attend in-person.
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Seafood processing company fined $1M, banned from hiring temporary foreign workers for 10 years
End closed permits to stop abuse, says Madhu Verma Migrant Justice Centre
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New livestream link - I attempted (to no avail) to fix the oddly low-pitched audio. Anyway here's Chief Hugh Akagi leading a discussion on radioactive waste: youtube.com/live/5uZbI5C...
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The @nbmediacoop.bsky.social Social Forum in Wolastokuk continues today. Now on the livestream: "Radioactivity Benefits and Harms and Nuclear Waste on Peskotomuhkati Homeland" w/Dr Gordon Edwards and Chief Hugh Akagi. #SocialForumInWolastokuk
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On this point, social forum organizer Susan O'Donnell (also an NB Media Co-op board member) points out that the teacher's strike followed the big CUPE strike here in New Brunswick in 2021. NB unionists travelled to Ontario to talk about how they did it.
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He cites the example of international students in Brampton, Ont., most of them from India, facing work visa restrictions & deportation. They set up an encampment by a highway, stayed there thru the winter, ~140 days. They approached the socialist education initiative in part out of boredom, he says.
04.10.2025 19:25 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0He's a delivery driver and member of Unifor. He says a major problem is the fragmentation of social movements. Notes the 2022 Ontario teachers' strike. There was a lot of energy but it didn't gain momentum, spreading to other provinces etc. He sees the problem as a lack of political education
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"There is a limit to what speaking up alone can do," says Matt Davis, coordinator of the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. He says the emphasis must be on getting people together based on shared experiences as working-class people under the same system.
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Last talk we're livingstreaming today: Capitalism, Socialism, Activism: What can we expect to achieve?
Hosts: Thom Workman • Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education
#SocialForumInWolastokuk #Livestream
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