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Information Morning - Saint John | Jan 30, 2013 | 8:44

Our Health Columnist On Sin Taxes

Finance Minister Blaine Higgs heard some cost-saving measures for our health care system, including co-called sin taxes on junk food, cigarettes, alcohol. It's a topic politicians, healthcare professionals and medical ethicists are debating around the world. Dr. Mike Simon is a family physician in Millidgeville.

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Information Morning - Saint John - Saint John's Former Commissioner Of Municipal Operations Hopes Council Will Reconsider A Public-Private Partnership For The New Water Treatment PlantMay 17, 2013 | 10:15Information Morning - Saint John Saint John's Former Commissioner Of Municipal Operations Hopes Council Will Reconsider A Public-Private Partnership For The New Water Treatment Plant Audio
Information Morning - Saint John Saint John's Former Commissioner Of Municipal Operations Hopes Council Will Reconsider A Public-Private Partnership For The New Water Treatment Plant May 17, 2013 | 10:15Paul Groody urges Saint John council to reconsider the P3 model for water because studies have shown it costs citizens more and leads to a lack of transparency.
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Information Morning - Saint John - Our Movie Review: Still MineMay 16, 2013 | 6:38Information Morning - Saint John Our Movie Review: Still Mine Audio
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Information Morning - Saint John Government Holds Back Millions Of Environment Trust Fund May 16, 2013 | 7:26The CBC's Robert Jones looks at New Brunswick's beleaguered and sometimes misused environmental trust fund, and wonders where all the rest of the money will go this year.
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