A New Brunswick year in review -- we take a look at the biggest stories of the year. Our guests: Premier Blaine Higgs, Opposition leader Roger Melanson, David Coon the leader of the Green Party and Kris Austin, the leader of the People's Alliance Party.

This week on the political panel, patronage and a decision by the board of directors at NB Liquor/Cannabis NB to search for a new president through online ads. On the panel, New Brunswick's Finance Minister Ernie Steeves, Rob McKee for the Liberals, Kevin Arseneau for the Green Party, and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

This week's discussion about protecting wetlands and species at risk was sparked by a recent incident near Fredericton involving the Ferris Street Forest and Wetland Preserve. The panelists were the Minister of Natural Resources Mike Holland, Rene Legacy for the Liberals, and David Coon for the Green Party.

On this week's political panel, the future of the all-party Covid cabinet committee. Premier Blaine Higgs, the Interim Leader of the official Opposition Roger Melanson, Green Party leader David Coon and People's Alliance leader Kris Austin.

On this week's political panel, we discuss the Government's report on New Brunswick's rental housing market. Panelists: Bruce Fitch for the government, Robert Gauvin for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green party, Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

On this week's political panel we talk about the cost of lumber and timber royalties. New Brunswick's Minister of Natural Resources Mike Holland, Rene Legacy for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green Party and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance Party.

This week on the political panel we talk about the mysterious brain disease being investigated in New Brunswick. Joining us: Minister of Health Dorothy Shephard, David Coon for the Green Party, Kris Austin for the People's Alliance Party and Keith Chiasson for the Liberals.

Discussing the tax deal between New Brunswick's First Nations and the provincial government: Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Arlene Dunn, David Coon for the Green Party, Rob McKee for the Liberals and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

This week we're talking about a letter....a letter from New Brunswick's Natural Resources and Energy Minister Mike Holland, to New Brunswick's Energy and Utilities Board about an Irving Oil application to immediately raise petroleum wholesale margins. Premier Blaine Higgs joins the panel, along with Roger Melanson for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green Party and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

The Political panel discussion this week addresses the provincial government's plan to solve the shortage of psychologists in the school system. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy, for the Liberals Benoit Bourque, for the Green Party Megan Mitton, and for the People's Alliance Kris Austin.

The province is heading deeper into debt with the budget presented this week. On the panel: Finance Minister Ernie Steeves, Rob McKee for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green Party, and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

How has the Higgs government handled the pandemic so far? On the panel today: New Brunswick's Health Minister Dorothy Shephard, Jean-Claude D'Amours for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green Party, and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance. 

Our political panel talks about Cannabis N.B., and whether or not the province should sell the crown corporation now that it's showing a profit. On this week's panel, Rob McKee for the Liberals, Kevin Arseneau for the Green Party, and Kris Austin, leader of the People's Alliance party.

The opposition parties respond to the Auditor General's report on this week's political panel. A report that raises questions about how tax dollars are being spent, and how much oversight and accountability there is. Interim leader for the Liberals Roger Melanson, David Coon for the Green Party, and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance Party.

New Brunswick's 4 Universities are asking the province for 10.6 million dollars in Emergency Funding, that's in addition to the 230 million dollars the Universities already receive. U.N.B, U de M, Mount A and St. Thomas say they need the money because of shrinking enrollment and increasing costs connected to the pandemic. To talk about that this week on the panel: New Brunswick's Minister of Post Secondary Training and Labour Trevor Holder, Jacques Leblanc for the Liberals, Megan Mitton for...

Why does New Brunswick have such a hard time recruiting and retaining Doctors? Panelists this week included New Brunswick's Health Minister Dorothy Shephard, Jean-Claude D'Amours for the Liberals and David Coon for the Green Party.

Taking part in the panel this week, for the government Ted Flemming MLA for Rothesay, Robert McKee, the MLA  for Moncton Center, David Coon, leader of the Green party and MLA for Fredericton South, and Kris Austin, leader of the People's Alliance party and MLA for Fredericton-Grand Lake.

Transportation policy and what the role is for the New Brunswick government was the focus of this week's political panel. At the table this week, for the Government The Minister of Post Secondary Education, Training and Labour, Trevor Holder, interim leader of the Liberal Party, Roger Melanson, and the leader of the Green Party, David Coon

Affordable housing was the topic of this week's political panel. Participating this week, the Minister responsible for Social Development Bruce Fitch, Robert Gauvin for the Liberals, David Coon, Leader of the Green Party and Michelle Conroy representing the People's Alliance.

The political panel tackles Government oversight of New Brunswick's 362 licenced special care homes. On the panel this week, Minister responsible for Social Development Bruce Fitch, Robert Gauvin for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green Party and Kris Austin for the People's Alliance.

The political panel weighs in on rent control and the debate going on in the province about rising rents. Joining the discussion, Mary Wilson, Minister responsible for Service New Brunswick, Robert Gauvin for the Liberals, David Coon for the Green party, and Kris Austin with the People's Alliance.

Our political panel weighs in on what to do with the funding the Federal Government is going to make available to the province to kickstart the economy.  On the panel this week are Education Minister Dominic Cardy, for the Liberals MLA for Moncton centre Rob McKee, Leader of the Green Party and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon, and Leader of the People's Alliance Party and MLA for Fredericton-Grand Lake Kris Austin.

This week we discuss the money the federal government says it will spend to help the economy after Covid-19 is under control. Joining the conversation, David Coon for the Green party, Kris Austin for the People's Alliance, Rob McKee for the Liberals and Dominic Cardy for the government.

Our Guests on the Political Panel this week were: New Brunswick's Health Minister and MLA for Saint John Lancaster Dorothy Shepherd, The leader of the Official Opposition and MLA for Dieppe Roger Melanson The Leader of the Green Party and MLA for Fredericton South David Coon and the Leader of the People's Alliance Party and MLA for Fredericton-Grand Lake Kris Austin