Bruce Fitch says that after 21 years as the Progressive Conservative member for Riverview, he is keeping a promise to his family that he won't run again.
The Higgs government now says that a planned 50-bed addiction treatment centre will serve people looking for help voluntarily and will not be the destination for homeless people forced into rehabilitation.
New Brunswick's health minister says up to 200 people are facing waits of three to eight months for addiction treatment — even as the government prepares legislation that would force even more people into rehabilitation programs against their will. Bruce Fitch said during a budget estimates debate at the legislature that it's too early to look at how much money will be spent in the coming year putting the new bill into effect."We haven't even had first reading" of the Compassionate Intervention