Atlantic Institute for Policy Research Highlights
Economic policy commentary and research from the AIPR
Losing faith in our capacity for health reform
Herb Emery
Posted: February 18, 2020 12:00:00 AM AST
Category: Health , Government
Well, my optimism for the New Brunswick economy may have hit a roadblock. I was heartened by the Premier’s state of the province speech and its focus on growing the economy, along with the "hardly negative at all" response from the Liberal Party leader. Under the Premier’s modest targets, by 2030 we would be looking at an extra $7 billion in GDP per year, a population size of 870,000 and if spending growth could be limited to its current rate of increase, annual budget surpluses...