New Brunswick Tourism Minister Tammy Scott-Wallace has been citing growth in visitors from Britain, France and Germany in 2023 as evidence that departmental activities, such as a trip she and others took to London and Paris last year, pay dividends for taxpayers.
Housing and immigration advocates are angry New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is blaming the housing crisis on immigrants and say his comments are dangerous.
The campaign consultant hired by the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick for this year’s election has landed a second position a taxpayer-funded job in the office of Premier Blaine Higgs.
More than 50,000 New Brunswick households will be waiting until April or later to receive a $300 "affordability" payment promised in January, according to New Brunswick government estimates.
New Brunswick's whistleblower legislation is intended to increase transparency and accountability. But it's been criticized for being difficult to use and poorly understood by many senior civil servants responsible for complying with its provisions.