FREDERICTON – The Progressive Conservatives in New Brunswick have released their platform promising no new taxes and $117 million worth of new spending over the next four years.
More than half the new spending goes to the second phase of the New Brunswick Drug Plan, which will provide mandatory drug coverage for people without a private plan.
Much of the platform is centred on $10 billion in expected private investment as a result of natural resource projects such as shale gas development and the Energy East Pipeline.
Just as the plan was released, the New Brunswick Liberals announced that they have filed an application with the Court of Queen’s Bench seeking an interpretation of “election commitment” in the province’s Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Act.
Ellen Creighton, the Liberal party’s executive director, says the Tories may not be abiding by the legislation as it applies to announcements made in the months prior to the start of the election and commitments made since the campaign began.
Premier David Alward says any announcements made prior to the writ were included in the budget.
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