Jacques Poitras
@poitrasj.bsky.social
CBC’s provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick. Publicly funded & independent. Author of five non-fiction books. My newsletter: https://jacquespoitras.substack.com?r=o9a37&utm_medium=ios
They are not foreign citizens. The book tells the story and there is also this: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Irving family's offshore split was a race against time — and taxes | CBC News
As New Brunswick's Irving family raced to break up their multibillion-dollar corporate empire more than a decade ago, three brothers agreed on at least one common goal: they needed to keep their tax b...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
They are not foreign citizens. The book tells the story and there is also this: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
The judicial “branch?”
November 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The judicial “branch?”
First quick version of the story, with updates to come: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
N.B.’s 8-cent carbon surcharge on gas will vanish Dec. 1 | CBC News
New Brunswick's eight-cent carbon surcharge on gas will be eliminated Dec. 1, fulfilling a Liberal campaign promise, though increased retailer profit margins may offset some consumer savings.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
First quick version of the story, with updates to come: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Also in the package was this gem: that McKenna's economic development team argued that amid uncertainty over potential disintegration of Canada, "there may never be a better time" to poach jobs & employers from Quebec.
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Also in the package was this gem: that McKenna's economic development team argued that amid uncertainty over potential disintegration of Canada, "there may never be a better time" to poach jobs & employers from Quebec.
I don't know whether you read the story, but the point of it is that New Brunswick *is not taking any legal position* on that.
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I don't know whether you read the story, but the point of it is that New Brunswick *is not taking any legal position* on that.
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In slightly more positive news, Trump also left the door open to not following through on the 10% tariff hike. “We’ll see,” he said when asked about an implementation date.
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In slightly more positive news, Trump also left the door open to not following through on the 10% tariff hike. “We’ll see,” he said when asked about an implementation date.