June 7, 1999 Bernard Lord, Conservative leader elected Premier, with campaign focus on bilingualism, small government, and tax cuts. Served until October 3, 2006.
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May 2, 1998 Camille Thériault was elected Liberal Leader on May 2 and appointed Premier on May 14, 1998. Served until June 21, 1999.
April 22, 1994 On April 22nd, Dr. Morgentaler instituted a legal challenge to Reg. 84-20 and to the 1985 amendments to the NB Medical Act that prohibited abortions outside..Read More
March 11, 1994 Dr. Morgentaler received his New Brunswick medical license on March 11. Source: Morgentaler v New Brunswick (Attorney General), [1994] NBJ No 342
April 1st, 2011 Alward’s Conservative government abolished the Advisory Council on the Status of Women in the 2011 provincial budget. They decided to absorb the tasks of the NB..Read More
May 29th, 2013 Dr. Henry Morgentaler died of a heart attack at the age of ninety, leaving behind a decades-long legacy of abortion advocacy across Canada. Click the image..Read More
July 1st, 2008 Dr. Henry Morgentaler was one of seventy-five Canadians given the Order of Canada in 2008 in recognition of his work advancing women’s rights. His induction caused..Read More
July 16th, 2003 Dr. Morgentaler launched his final case against the province of New Brunswick, challenging the constitutionality of Regulation 84-20 under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms…Read More
February 28th, 1997 The McKenna Liberal government passed An Act to Amend An Act Respecting the New Brunswick Medical Society and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New..Read More
August 17th, 1995 The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the New Brunswick government’s application for leave to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgment in Morgentaler v New Brunswick (NB..Read More