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A little over a year since New Brunswick ushered in the biggest redraw of the municipal map in a half-century, the Liberal opposition is accusing the Progressive Conservative government of delaying follow-up financial reforms that would help those communities thrive.
“I have a hard time believing all your strategy and philosophy. Maybe one day you should write a book on municipal reform.”The Liberal MLA accused the Tory government of having “burnt bridges” with several municipalities that are struggling financially. “I can’t wait to see the next steps of what you guys are going to promise,” LeBlanc said. “Because we’re going to go through the election process here within the next six months. It will be a challenging time for you to try to bring in fiscal reform.”
“The member likes to take a little shot,” Savoie fired back. “We’ve made sure we’ve kept to the overall plan.”
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