N.B. election: Health care and heritage promises [Video]

Health care and heritage were themes on the sixth day of New Brunswick’s provincial election campaign.

In St. Stephen, Liberal leader Susan Holt announced what she called a four-point plan to recruit more doctors to the province.

Holt said her government would improve compensation for physicians working in after-hours care, and “streamline” the process for international credentials to be recognized faster. Holt also said her government would “overhaul” the province’s recruitment system to include input from municipalities and medical professionals, in addition to creating 10 new residency spaces at Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick and the Centre de formation médicale du Nouveau-Brunswick. 

From left to right, Liberal candidate Troy Lyons, Liberal leader Susan Holt, and Liberal candidate Patty Borthwick, at a campaign announcement in St. Stephen, N.B. on Sept. 24, 2024. (Nick Moore/CTV Atlantic)

“It’s making sure we have more seats in our education system, so we can train health care professionals here in New Brunswick and include them in caring for …