Desks were spread far apart, and many of the members had to sit in the balcony that's usually reserved as a public gallery in order to maintain physical distancing.
N.B. legislature to return with new cautious seating arrangement[“Their words and their actions speak for themselves. They speak against science, against reason, against protection for vulnerable New Brunswickers,” Cardy said.
Much of the first question period Tuesday dealt with the economy, and Premier Blaine Higgs expressed his concern that heavy spending by the federal government to deal with the pandemic could put future transfer payments in jeopardy. “Three billion dollars of our budget will be transfer payments. So if that got significantly changed, we’re in trouble,” Higgs said.
Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers said his party would continue to push the provincial government to invest in businesses that are hurting in the aftermath of the pandemic.The province went more than two weeks without any new cases of COVID-19 but now has two active cases in the Campbellton area, where large groups have been protesting to pressure the government to open the border with Quebec.
“I’m afraid that caution is going to get lost and I just hope that a situation like Campbellton doesn’t just explode overnight,” he said.
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