New Brunswick Premier Brian Gallant has short-circuited speculation about an early election, saying the upcoming legislature session will see his government reduce the small business income tax and establish a model for carbon pricing.
In a statement Monday, Gallant says those are some of the items on the government’s agenda for the session that begins Tuesday with a speech from the throne.
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He says other items include setting appropriate spending and donation limits for municipal elections, and formalizing a salary freeze for members of the legislature.
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Gallant says the Liberal government will also implement initiatives aimed at preventing intimate partner violence and reform the property tax system.
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Gallant meets with the province’s lieutenant-governor Monday to discuss the throne speech.
A notice of the meeting and a subsequent email from the premier’s office on Friday saying the Liberal government had “accomplished” its current mandate had fuelled speculation of an early election call.