New Brunswick promise tracker: HST cuts, community care clinics, energy subsidies – New Brunswick [Video]

Voters in New Brunswick are scheduled to go to the polls on Oct. 21. Here’s a look at some of the promises announced by the three major parties:

Progressive Conservatives: 

— Cut the harmonized sales tax by two points, from 15 per cent to 13 per cent.

— Build 6,000 homes per year, and have 30,000 new units constructed by 2030.

— Expand the scope of practice for nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, paramedics and pharmacists by working with medical professionals and governing bodies to “evaluate all scopes of practice.”

Liberals:

— Implement a three per cent cap on rent increases by 2025, to be reviewed annually based on inflation and vacancy rates.

— Construct 30,000 housing units by 2030, and eliminate the 10 per cent provincial sales tax on new multi-unit housing builds.

— Give $10,000 retention bonuses in Year 1 and $5,000 in Year 2 to all nurse practitioners, …