Holt says money to keep nurses in N.B. will be priority after Nov. 2 swearing in – New Brunswick [Video]

Susan Holt, New Brunswick’s premier-designate, met with her newly elected Liberal team on Thursday and announced their top priorities for the coming weeks.

Having already announced a four-person transition team, Holt confirmed that she and the others would be officially sworn in as members of the legislature on Nov. 2.

“This Holt government is going to hit the ground running, and the work has already started,” she told a news conference in Fredericton after completing her first face-to-face meeting with the 30 other members of the Liberal caucus.

“We’re going to lead New Brunswick through the challenges we are facing in health care, in housing, in education.”

In Monday’s provincial election, the Liberals won a convincing majority with 31 of the legislature’s 49 seats, while the Progressive Conservatives led by Blaine Higgs won 16 and the Greens held two.

On Thursday, Holt said her government plans to move quickly on …