FREDERICTON –
At the one-week mark of the New Brunswick election campaign, the promises from party leaders on what they will do if elected into power continues to grow.
The New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives, Liberals, and Green parties were all in Fredericton Thursday to make announcements related to a number of issues.
New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs commits to improving students’ financial literacy skills if re-elected during a campaign announcement on Sept. 26, 2024. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic)
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs announces a financial literacy program on Sept. 26, 2024. (Avery MacRae/CTV Atlantic)
PCs announce financial literacy program
As part of his bid to remain in power, Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs says his party would implement a financial literacy program into the province’s school curriculum. The idea behind the initiative is to help students have a better understanding of how money works before they enter adulthood.
By the time a student completes high school, …