N.B. leaders discuss solutions to health care, economy, social issues during CTV News roundtable
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Three of New Brunswick's party leaders sparred over leadership style, health care, economy and campaign promises during a roundtable discussion Wednesday evening.
Three of New Brunswick's party leaders sparred over leadership style, health care, economy and campaign promises during a roundtable discussion Wednesday evening.
The leaders of the Liberal, Progressive Conservative, and Green political parties represented in the last legislature took part in the event hosted by CTV Atlantic's senior anchor, Todd Battis, at St. Thomas University in Fredericton.
The roundtable focused on the following topics:
CTV Atlantic also included questions submitted or inspired by viewers.
New Brunswickers will head to the polls to vote for a new leader on Monday.
Green Leader David Coon made it clear that the future of New Brunswick's health-care system must include collaborative care centres to provide residents with the care they need when they need it.
"First of all, they would exist because we would put the funding formula necessary to pay the staff on those collaborative care teams. Whether they're part of a family practice set up by a family doctor or a nurse practitioner, or you have a team of health professionals with nurse practitioners, dietitians, nurses, other health professionals. Or whether they're working in a community health-care centre setting and working that same kind of collaborative team-based approach. Right now, there is no formula for paying those people, other than the doctor," said Coon.
