N.B. news: Liberals officially launch election bid [Video]

FREDERICTON –

The New Brunswick Liberals got a jump on the province’s coming fall election by officially launching their party’s campaign on Sunday, saying they’re focused on addressing affordability and improving the ailing health-care system.

The kickoff, which took place in the Fredericton riding Liberal Leader Susan Holt hopes to represent in the next legislative session, came before the official start of the general election set for Oct. 21.

Health care emerged as a priority in the party’s platform, in which the Liberals promise to open at least 30 community care clinics over the next four years at a cost of $115.2 million to improve New Brunswickers’ access to primary health care.

Holt said medical professionals have been “asking for a collaborative care model that our government has been slow to roll out.”

“It’s daunting when you think about the challenges that we’re facing in health, and we’ve brought together a team …