Posted: May 20, 2021 5:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 20
Investigators with Quebec s Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes, which examines police actions resulting in injuries or death, shown last year in Edmundston. New Brunswick has relied on outside agencies because it lacks one of its own. (Bernard LeBel/Radio-Canada)
New Brunswick s unique experiment with four-party oversight of its COVID-19 pandemic measures may soon be over.
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Premier Blaine Higgs formed the COVID-19 committee, made up of four party leaders and key Progressive Conservative ministers, at the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.(Maria Burgos/CBC)
Association director Cara Zwibel
sent a letter to Premier Blaine Higgs and Public Safety Minister Ted Flemming last week.
“In our view, the current rules unreasonably restrict mobility rights guaranteed to Canadians by the Constitution,” Zwibel wrote.
“Your government has not, and likely cannot, demonstrate that these measures are legally justified. They should be rescinded.”
Under the current rules, only residents and essential workers are allowed into the province, with some limited exceptions.
Zwibel said while they appreciate the measures are meant to protect public health, they also have significant implications for those in and outside the province.
CCLA said it has heard from people looking to enter the province for “compelling reasons” and who are willing to take all necessary precautions but have been denied.
Floodwaters cover the Randolph Bridge in Saint John on April 27, 2019. (Image: Brad Perry)
It is that time of year to keep an eye on the Saint John River and its tributaries.
Each morning, River Watch officials will receive a weather briefing and collect data from several sources to develop river models and forecasts.
They will then inform the public of any potential threats which may exist.
After two years of record-breaking flooding during the spring freshet, last year was relatively quiet along the Saint John River basin.
But Public Safety Minister Ted Flemming says it would be a mistake to count on another year of minor impact.
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