Rick DeSaulniers thought he was through with politics, but this week he finds himself back in the thick of it as the new leader of the almost-dissolved People’s Alliance of New Brunswick
People’s Alliance supporters in New Brunswick found themselves bewildered and without a political home on Thursday, while some francophone Progressive Conservatives were questioning their own futures in their party.
FREDERICTON The New Brunswick government tabled an $11.3-billion budget Tuesday that provides a small surplus and promises income tax cuts to help offset rising gas prices.
New Brunswick has dropped its COVID-19 vaccination mandate for most employees, except those who work in health care and other vulnerable sectors, and is calling back those who qualify who were placed on unpaid leave five months ago.
Just about everyone in New Brunswick is more exposed to COVID-19 this week now that all health restrictions have ended, but the province’s 49 MLAs will continue to protect themselves from the virus and from the public for a while longer.