N.B. outgoing top doctor faces tough questions at legislative committee meeting

New Brunswick’s outgoing chief medical officer of health, Dr. Jennifer Russell, faced tough questions from a legislative committee about her role in the province’s pandemic response. Dr. Russell insists that there was no political pressure on her, but she did acknowledge that her role was limited to offering advice. Silas Brown reports.

• ‘Political preferences’ played role in N.B. COVID decisions, says top medical officer