New Brunswick.

• Author: McCleave, John-Patrick
• Position: Legislative Reports

Standings

Following the summer adjournment, the Legislature is scheduled to resume sitting on November 19, 2019. The current standings in the House are 21 Progressive Conservatives, 21 Liberals, 3 Greens, 3 People's Alliance, and 1 vacancy.

Lieutenant-Governor

Lieutenant-Governor Jocelyne Roy Vienneau passed away on August 2 following a courageous battle with cancer. Ms. Roy Vienneau became New Brunswick's 31st Lieutenant-Governor in 2014. She held a Master's in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering from the Universite de Moncton, as well as a teaching certificate from the province of New Brunswick. Ms. Roy Vienneau had an extensive career in education, having served as Assistant Deputy Minister for Post-Secondary Education and having worked at the New Brunswick Community College in Bathurst for 23 years as dean, department head, professor and principal. She was the first woman to occupy a secular position as vice-president of a campus at the Universite de Moncton, the first woman to direct a francophone community college in New Brunswick, and one of the first women to graduate from the faculty of engineering at the Universite de Moncton.

On September 8, Brenda Murphy was sworn-in as the 32nd Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick. Ms. Murphy served three terms as a municipal councillor for the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield. She is the former executive director of the Saint John Women's Empowerment Network, an organization she led for more than 20 years. She has volunteered with a variety of organizations, including the Hestia House shelter for women, the Saint John Legal Centre, the Coverdale Centre for Women, and the Economic and Social Inclusion Corporation of New Brunswick. Ms. Murphy commenced her duties immediately and a formal installation ceremony was held in the Legislative Assembly Chamber on October 8.

Committees

The Standing Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Roger Melanson, held a special examination related to the province's funding agreement with the City of Saint John---a topic stemming from the Auditor General's latest report. On August 6 and 7, current and former civil servants, the former Premier and his Chief of Staff, the Mayor of the City of Saint John, and Saint John city officials appeared before the Committee and answered questions on the development and implementation of the agreement.

For three days in late August, the Standing Committee on Law Amendments, chaired by...