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Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

Affordability

Tax measures and rebates

Reduce the HST to 14% in Budget 2025, then to 13% in 2026

"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

Launch a new legal challenge against the federally-mandated price on carbon

Education

School curriculum

Integrate financial literacy into the K-12 curriculum

"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

Compel people into drug treatment if they pose a threat to themselves or others

"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

Deny any new supervised injection sites

"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

Build a new 50-bed rehabilitation facility to provide long-term treatment and recovery

"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

Create a Therapeutic Living Unit at the new provincial jail in Minto, offering treatment-focused programmes

"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

Launch a virtual opioid dependence programme to provide faster and more accessible treatment options

"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

Expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, paramedics, and pharmacists

Health staffing

Cover 50% of Registered Nurses' Long Term Disability premiums for the next two years
Establish a dedicated working group to address working conditions in the nursing profession

"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

Expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, paramedics, and pharmacists

Society & Government

Public safety

Allow not-for-profit organisations to apply for funding from the Community Investment Fund to make their facilities more secure

"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



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