"Really what's happening … in New Brunswick ... is the canary in the coal mine." Earlier this month Premier Blaine Higgs announced the province would withdraw from gas tax sharing agreements with 13 Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey First Nations. Some of the agreements date back to 1994 and allow First Nations to keep 95 per cent of gas-tax revenue from on reserve gas stations up to $8 million. Higgs has called the agreements "unsustainable and unfair" and said they amount to a "two-tier tax system" Information Morning - Fredericton15:52First Nations Tax CommissionManny Jules, Chief Commissioner of the First Nations tax commission, is hoping to find a better way forward for New Brunswick First Nations, after the Higgs government's sudden decision to cancel tax sharing agreements this month.15:52