Ronald McDonald House Charities launches a public fundraising campaign to build a new house to serve Atlantic Canada.

Kim Adair-MacPherson says the number of seniors in the province is expected to double by 2036 and there are currently almost 800 seniors waiting for a nursing home placement.

"The real crux of the services that are needed, that I've seen since having the stakeholder engagement and coming to this file, is the response time," Minister Shephard said.

The audit includes NB Power's debt load, the electronic medical registry program, the nursing home strategy and the lack of access to the company managing public pensions.

Poffenroth told a committee that the mechanism by which local government elections could be postponed should be put in place, but doesn't want the power to reside with her.

The province says one previously reported case has been removed from New Brunswick's cumulative data after it was identified to be a false positive result. 

“The pandemic, in my opinion, has unlocked tremendous opportunity for a place like Saint John."

The individual who died was a resident of Manoir Belle Vue, an adult residential facility in Edmundston.

Almost five months later, many who took advantage of the opportunity are still waiting for the province to pay up.

The clerk of the legislature will prepare a report with suggestions for rules guiding hybrid sittings and a list of other issues that may arise by going virtual.