Affordability
Tax measures and rebates
Promesses de PC
"The promise, which will help New Brunswickers manage cost of living challenges, was reiterated at an event at a local car dealership in Edmundston. The HST will be cut to 14% in Budget 2025, and then to 13% in Budget 2026. When fully implemented, it will save the average New Brunswick family $1000." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Climate Change & the Environment
Carbon pricing
Promesses de PC
Education
School curriculum
Promesses de PC
"A re-elected Progressive Conservative government would introduce common sense financial literacy curriculum throughout the education system. By the time a student graduates high school, they will have learned how to open a bank account and build a household budget. The new curriculum will help students understand:
● the difference between debit and credit
● interest and inflation
● different borrowing mechanisms such as mortgages, leases and loans
● savings tools such as Registered Retirement Savings Plans, Tax Free Savings Accounts, Registered Education Savings Plans; and
● the difference between stocks, bonds, Guaranteed Incomes Certificates, and more."
— pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Healthcare
Drugs and addiction
Promesses de PC
"Today, Premier Blaine Higgs reaffirmed the Progressive Conservative Party’s commitment to tackling the addiction crisis in New Brunswick through the introduction of a new Compassionate Intervention Act. This legislation, if passed, will allow the government to intervene and compel individuals into drug treatment when they pose a threat to themselves or others, offering much-needed rehabilitation services for individuals living on the streets or whose addiction has left them homeless." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"A re-elected PC government will not approve any new supervised injection sites across the province.
We will focus on a recovery model to treat addictions and start investing more in treatment facilities.
We care about people too much to leave them on the street, ravaged with addiction"
— pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Building a new 50-bed rehabilitation facility to provide long-term treatment and recovery services for those suffering from addiction." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Creating a Therapeutic Living Unit at the new provincial jail in Minto, offering treatment-focused programs for individuals involved in the criminal justice system due to addiction." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
"Launching a virtual opioid dependence program, providing faster and more accessible treatment options across the province." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Family doctors and primary care
Promesses de PC
Health staffing
Promesses de PC
"Improving Working Conditions: A dedicated working group will be established to address working conditions in the nursing profession. Co-chaired by a government representative and a nurse with front-line experience, this group will directly report to Premier Higgs, ensuring that concerns are heard and meaningful changes are implemented." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
Society & Government
Public safety
Promesses de PC
"Premier Blaine Higgs announced today that the terms and conditions of the Community Investment Fund (CIF) will be amended to allow not-for-profit organizations to apply for funding to enhance security measures at their facilities. This new initiative responds to growing concerns about the safety of religious institutions and community spaces across New Brunswick." — pcnb.ca, retrieved 2024-10-12
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Biographie
Bill Oliver was re-elected to the 60th Legislative Assembly of the Province of New Brunswick on September 14, 2020, for his third term representing the riding of Kings Centre, which stretches from Norton to Welsford. Mr. Oliver was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on October 7 and serves as Chair of the Legislative Administration Committee.
Mr. Oliver was first elected to the 58th Legislative Assembly on September 22, 2014. He served as Deputy Whip for the Official Opposition, the Opposition Critic for Worksafe NB and a member of the Legislative Administrative Committee
He was re-elected for a second term to the 59th Legislative Assembly on September 24, 2018. He was sworn in as Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure on November 9.
His political career also includes having served as an Executive Assistant to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, the Minister of Supply and Services and to the Minister of Finance, Blaine Higgs.
Prior to his time as a Member of the Legislative Assembly, he spent many years working in southern New Brunswick and the rest of the province in the insurance industry.
Mr. Oliver spent many years curling on the provincial stage. He represented New Brunswick on the national stage 5 times, including two trips to the Briar.
Mr. Oliver lives in Kiersteadville, on the Belleisle Bay, with his wife, Chris, and son, Danny. He is active in his church and other local volunteer groups.