With two weeks left in the campaign, Blaine Higgs, who is vying for a third term as premier, says if re-elected his party will take 'harder and harder lines on crime.'
RELATED - The early days of New Brunswick’s election campaign have seen a dispute over the number of people who are without primary health care. But as Silas Brown reports, the numbers being used by the Tories and Grits don’t tell the full story.With two weeks left in the provincial election campaign, Higgs, who is vying for a third term as premier, says if re-elected his party will take “harder and harder lines on crime.
He said that particularly for religious institutions, “there are growing concerns about safety. That’s why today we are taking action.”For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Meanwhile, the Liberal and Green parties were scheduled to make announcements about health care on Monday. Liberal Leader Susan Holt had an event in Saint John, N.B., followed by lunch at the city’s market. Green Party Leader David Coon was scheduled to hold a news conference about “local health-care decision-making” alongside deputy leader Megan Mitton in her Sackville, N.B., riding.
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