New Brunswick municipalities and regional service commissions may be given a greater role in addressing affordable housing and social issues under reforms the province plans in the coming years.
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N.B. to look at allowing municipalities to require affordable units in new construction
It’s a common refrain when plans for new apartment buildings go public: Will it be affordable? But in New Brunswick, provincial law doesn t allow municipalities to require affordable housing units, leaving it up to developers to use voluntary programs.
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A complaint has been filed against Premier Blaine Higgs over a letter written by Energy Development Minister Mike Holland to the Energy and Utilities Board.
Liberal MLA Rob McKee complains the letter is a conflict of interest and Higgs should be responsible for interfereing, because Holland was acting on his behalf, according to CBC. Holland asked the board to rush its review of a request from Irving Oil for an increase in price margins that gas retailers are allowed to charge customers
The Liberals say Higgs, has a “private interest” in the EUB decision because he is a former Irving Oil executive. The government argues that there is no conflict for Higgs as he would not be financially better off no matter the decision.