March 10, 2023 The federal government announced its plan to reclaim nearly $1.3 million from New Brunswick’s $1 billion Health Transfer payment for fees that residents paid to..Read More
March 2022 In the Canada Health Annual Report for 2021-2022, New Brunswick was again determined to be non-compliant in its abortion provision regulations. In March 2022, the province again..Read More
August 3, 2021 The federal government awarded funding for this interdisciplinary research project to gather accurate and current information about access and barriers to abortion in New Brunswick. ..Read More
June 1, 2021 The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench held that the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) had standing to pursue its reproductive justice claim against the province…Read More
February 2021 The Health Canada Annual Report showed that the Trudeau Liberal government reinstated the $140,612 deduction from NB’s Canada Health Act transfer. The federal government held back an..Read More
January 6, 2021 The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) commenced a lawsuit against the government of New Brunswick. The CCLA claimed that Reg. 84-20 restricts abortion access in a..Read More
September 30, 2020 Abortion services continued. Despite the sale of the clinic building, Clinic 554 was able to continue limited care for patients with complex cases. However, the..Read More
September 25, 2020 Activist groups called on the federal government to transfer the funds directly to Clinic 554 so it could re-open.
July 17, 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government agreed to transfer $200 million to the province of New Brunswick to bolster the healthcare system. ..Read More
August 25, 2020 The chief of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Dr. Edward Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton sent a letter to the Minister of Health, Hugh..Read More