Incoming N.B. premier says tax break, rent cap will be first moves [Video]

New Brunswick’s premier designate says two of her first orders of business will be taking the 10 per cent provincial tax off of power bills and putting a cap on rent increases to deliver relief “quite quickly” to people who are struggling to make ends meet.

Speaking to CBC News on Tuesday after her New Brunswick Liberal Party won a decisive electoral victory over the Progressive Conservatives led by Blaine Higgs, Susan Holt said her government will focus on fiscally responsible solutions to tackle issues like cost-of-living challenges, the crisis in education and health-care access.

Holt said health care was the top issue she heard about during the campaign.

The first thing she plans to change on that front is the pay model for primary-care providers.

That won’t be a one-day job, but early in 2025 community clinics will open and people will come off of waitlists for family doctors, …