• Health care, affordability and the economy are the priorities in N.B. throne speech

  Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
  Date: 2026-10-20 16:31:56.0
  Tags: [New Brunswick, Healthcare, Affordability, Economy, Housing, Governance]

  The New Brunswick government's throne speech, read by Lt.-Gov. Louise Imbeault in Fredericton, outlines priorities centered on health care, affordability, and economic growth for the coming year. Premier Susan Holt's government announced that the opening of 30 new collaborative care clinics is ahead of schedule for completion by the end of 2027, alongside plans to name a mental health advocate and launch a health and long-term care workforce strategy. Additionally, the province is creating a trade diversification plan to target high-potential export markets outside the United States and is committing increased funding toward new housing infrastructure.

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• N.B. government lacks evidence collaborative-care clinics reach those in need: report

  Source: New Brunswick - Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-29 19:09:36.0
  Tags: [New Brunswick, Healthcare, Governance]

  An audit conducted by New Brunswick Auditor General Paul Martin revealed that the provincial Department of Health lacks evidence to show whether its collaborative-care clinics are effectively reaching patients in areas of highest need. The audit examined 14 clinics announced between April 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, finding that the government did not conduct a provincial community needs assessment prior to expansion, and that primary care wait-list data was inaccurate and unreliable. Despite these oversight gaps and the inability to determine if the clinics reduced the provincial wait-list, Premier Susan Holt's government opened its 19th collaborative-care clinic in Moncton as part of a commitment to establish at least 30 teams across the province by 2028.

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