Affordability
Tax measures and rebates
PC's promises
"The promise, which will help New Brunswickers manage cost of living challenges, was reiterated at an event at a local car dealership in Edmundston. The HST will be cut to 14% in Budget 2025, and then to 13% in Budget 2026. When fully implemented, it will save the average New Brunswick family $1000." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Climate Change & the Environment
Carbon pricing
PC's promises
Education
School curriculum
PC's promises
"A re-elected Progressive Conservative government would introduce common sense financial literacy curriculum throughout the education system. By the time a student graduates high school, they will have learned how to open a bank account and build a household budget. The new curriculum will help students understand:
● the difference between debit and credit
● interest and inflation
● different borrowing mechanisms such as mortgages, leases and loans
● savings tools such as Registered Retirement Savings Plans, Tax Free Savings Accounts, Registered Education Savings Plans; and
● the difference between stocks, bonds, Guaranteed Incomes Certificates, and more."
— pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Healthcare
Drugs and addiction
PC's promises
"Today, Premier Blaine Higgs reaffirmed the Progressive Conservative Party’s commitment to tackling the addiction crisis in New Brunswick through the introduction of a new Compassionate Intervention Act. This legislation, if passed, will allow the government to intervene and compel individuals into drug treatment when they pose a threat to themselves or others, offering much-needed rehabilitation services for individuals living on the streets or whose addiction has left them homeless." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"A re-elected PC government will not approve any new supervised injection sites across the province.
We will focus on a recovery model to treat addictions and start investing more in treatment facilities.
We care about people too much to leave them on the street, ravaged with addiction"
— pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Building a new 50-bed rehabilitation facility to provide long-term treatment and recovery services for those suffering from addiction." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Creating a Therapeutic Living Unit at the new provincial jail in Minto, offering treatment-focused programs for individuals involved in the criminal justice system due to addiction." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Launching a virtual opioid dependence program, providing faster and more accessible treatment options across the province." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Family doctors and primary care
PC's promises
Health staffing
PC's promises
"Improving Working Conditions: A dedicated working group will be established to address working conditions in the nursing profession. Co-chaired by a government representative and a nurse with front-line experience, this group will directly report to Premier Higgs, ensuring that concerns are heard and meaningful changes are implemented." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Society & Government
Public safety
PC's promises
"Premier Blaine Higgs announced today that the terms and conditions of the Community Investment Fund (CIF) will be amended to allow not-for-profit organizations to apply for funding to enhance security measures at their facilities. This new initiative responds to growing concerns about the safety of religious institutions and community spaces across New Brunswick." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
They may still in the future!
Biography
Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislature Sherry Wilson was re-elected to the 60th Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick September 14, 2020, to represent the riding of Moncton Southwest. On June 27, 2023, she was sworn into Cabinet as the Minister responsible for Women's Equality and Minister responsible for Addictions and Mental Health Services.
Ms. Wilson was first elected on September 27, 2010, to the 57th Legislature to represent the riding of Petitcodiac. She served as chair of the Standing Committee on Procedure and vice-chair of the Standing Committee on Legislative Officers. She was named Legislative Secretary to the Minister of Health in November 2010.
She was re-elected to the 58thLegislature on September 22, 2014, to represent the riding of Moncton Southwest. She served in Opposition as critic for Local Government and Rural Affairs.
Ms. Wilson was re-elected to the 59th Legislature on September 24, 2018. On November 9, 2018, she was sworn into Cabinet as Minister of Service New Brunswick and Minister responsible for Women’s Equality. Ms. Wilson served on the Policy, Priority Board and Treasury Board Cabinet Committees. She also served on the Standing Committee on Private Bills.
Ms. Wilson grew up on a dairy farm in Intervale and attended schools in Petitcodiac. Following high school, she completed a business and secretarial course at Campbellton Community College.
Her career began at Hub Meat Packers, in Moncton, where she was the Credit Manager’s Assistant. After moving to Edmonton, Alberta, she worked at the University Hospital in Administration. After living out west for two years, she returned home to family and bought her own business in Riverview, where she was a successful business owner for 26 years.
Always believing in commitment to community, Ms. Wilson volunteered for the RCMP from 1991 until 1999 as Victim Services Intervention Worker and Coordinator. This work put her in touch with many people, and brought her face to face with the difficult challenges which many families are forced to deal with.
In 2002 and 2003, she was the president of the Downtown Riverview Business Association. Ms. Wilson mentored fellow business owners and promoted the Town of Riverview.
In 2004 she was elected to Riverview Town Council; she served as Deputy Mayor in 2005 and was re elected in 2008. She served as Liaison Councillor for finance, special projects, environmental strategies, and tri-council for the three municipalities. Ms. Wilson also sat on the Codiac Regional Policing Authority Board, the Immigration Board, Finn report committee, D.A.R.E. and several others.