FREDERICTON, N.B. – As party leaders and candidates hit the road across New Brunswick campaigning for the upcoming provincial election, Global News will keep track of where they are and what they’re saying in our election notebook.
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Here’s what happened Thursday, September 11.
Liberals: Creating jobs
Liberal leader Brian Gallant was in Saint John Thursday, pledging to work and convince Alberta’s oil industry to create jobs in New Brunswick.
Gallant says he supports the proposed Energy East Pipeline and is encouraging more direct investment from energy companies. He also said he supports other projects, like the oil export terminal, the LNG export terminal and the Sisson Brook mine.
He said if the province doesn’t build the refining capacity to process the volume of oil that will come here through the Energy East pipeline, the oil would be exported to other markets where the refinement process will create thousands of jobs.
Conservatives: Energy east
Progressive Conservative leader David Alward was in Moncton Thursday, highlighting the importance natural resource development has on sectors like the cargo industry.
The majority of the PC platform concentrates on $10 billion in private investment flowing from natural resources such as shale gas and the Energy East Pipeline.
NDP: Creative economy
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NDP leader Dominic Cardy was at the Delta Fredericton announcing his plan to invest in a ‘creative economy.’
Cardy says he’ll create a ‘culture credit program’ which would include a tax credit to lower the costs on rental space for arts and culture purposes.
He also pledged to work with community colleges and create opportunities for artists and artisans to thrive in the small business community.
Green Party: Transparency
Green Party leader David Coon was in front of the legislature in Fredericton Thursday, launching his transparency and accountability plan for the province.
Coon says the Green Party would ensure civil servants were responsible for providing information to the public when requested. He also promised to overhaul the right to information act so all New Brunswickers would have the opportunity to see why the province is doing something.
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