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N.B. premier defends ambiguous promise on balanced budgets
Premier Susan Holt is defending what now appears to have been a carefully ambiguous election promise to balance the provincial budget in every year of her mandate.
Premier ready to ban glyphosate if link found to mystery brain illness
Premier Susan Holt says her government would be willing to ban the herbicide glyphosate if a new investigation finds a link to the purported mystery brain illness that a Moncton neurologist says he is tracking.
Holt Liberals remove parental consent requirement from Policy 713
Parental consent is encouraged but no longer required when a student of any age wants their chosen names and pronouns used informally at school, says the document, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2025.
Liberal lobbyist 'intensified' case for delay on gas price promise
The Holt government’s reversal on legislation that would lower the price of gas by four cents a litre came just days after a longtime Liberal Party insider lobbied Energy Minister René Legacy on the issue.
N.B. premier, Ottawa at odds over compensation for tax holiday
Premier Susan Holt’s government appears headed for a confrontation with Ottawa over $70 million in tax revenue the province will lose as a result of a federal sales-tax holiday starting this weekend.
Liberals take heat from PC opposition for carbon adjustor promise
The Holt government faced criticism Wednesday from opposition politicians for making a campaign election promise that is now proving too complicated to keep.
Liberals won't keep promise to immediately repeal carbon adjustor
In the first major reversal of a Liberal election promise, the Holt government will not be repealing the so-called “Higgs carbon adjustor” — one of its signature affordability commitments — by the end of this year.
Holt government earmarks more money for school infrastructure in $1.2B capital budget
New Brunswick’s new Liberal government is ramping up spending on infrastructure, but not by a large margin.
PC government ended hotel discount membership at cost of $632K
The Blaine Higgs government cancelled its membership in a federal hotel-rate program to save $14,850 – a decision that led to estimated higher travel expense costs of $632,169 per year, according to New Brunswick’s auditor-general.
N.B. Power turns to carbon-emitting natural gas for new electricity
N.B. Power is turning back to carbon-emitting fossil fuels as it scrambles to find new ways to generate electricity to meet record-breaking demands.