Rob Mckee

• N.B. affordable housing wait-list has grown by 2,000 since housing agreement signed

  The province says it has added 172 new affordable housing units over the last three years, but just half of those are new construction and many have yet to be completed.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2022
  
• N.B. carbon tax revenues likely to continue funding yearly income tax cuts: Higgs

  For the last two years, the province has used revenue from the carbon tax to cut income tax, something the premier said is part of a longer-term tax relief strategy.

  Politics

  Mar 31, 2022
  
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• N.B. finance minister sports muddy work boots, offers few hints on eve of budget release

  Opting for a pair of work boots over the traditional pair of new shoes, N.B. Finance Minister Ernie Steeves teased “something for everyone" prior to Tuesday's budget release.

  Economy

  Mar 21, 2022
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• COVID-19: Higgs says information linking Ngola to Campbellton outbreak was relayed verbally

  The premier said that there are no records in his office of the information that links Ngola to the Campbellton outbreak of May 2020.

  Politics

  Jun 9, 2021
• Additional mental health spending ‘a baby step’ but more is needed, N.B. advocate says

  An advocate with the New Brunswick chapter of the Canadian Mental Health Association says mental health needs to be treated on equal footing with physical health.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2021
• New Brunswick facing calls for sick pay program

  Opposition parties say the federal program, the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit, does not go far enough in helping those who have to take time off work due to COVID-19.

  Health

  Jan 16, 2021