Higgs on the defensive during debate, accuses Liberal leader of making things up [Video]

Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs, taking the stage in an election debate Wednesday, defended his management of health-care problems in New Brunswick, while two other party leaders promised to do a better job.

With just over three weeks to go until the Oct. 21 election, Higgs, Liberal Leader Susan Holt and Green Leader David Coon faced off in Moncton over a range of subjects, including health care, housing, education, Indigenous title claims, and the gender identity policy for schools.

Throughout the debate, Higgs was on the defensive and during the health-care discussion, accused Holt of lying about the number of New Brunswickers waiting for a family doctor.

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