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Green Party leader David Coon says a single mom, who lives in his Fredericton riding, was denied social assistance becayse she refused to reveal the name of her child’s father.
Coon says he’s appalled by the invasion of privacy and wants the rules to be changed. He says the woman is now receiving emergency funding.
The Social Development Department is refusing on specific cases due to privacy concerns.
There’ll be a small raise for minimum wage earners tomorrow. It’s going up from $10.65 an hour to an even $11.00.
Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour Minister Donald Arseneault said increasing the minimum wage will put more money in the pockets of hard-working New Brunswickers and have a positive effect on the provincial economy, so families can continue to live and work here in New Brunswick.”