FREDERICTON — The high cost of housing is at the centre of the New Brunswick election campaign today.
Both the Liberals and the Greens announced plans to make housing more affordable as voters prepare to cast their ballots on Monday.
In Fredericton, Green Party Leader David Coon said a Green government would reform the property tax system to ensure residents are not hit by large property tax or rent increases.
Coon says the problem is that property assessments in New Brunswick continue to soar because they are tied to industrial rates, a system the Greens would change if elected to govern.
In Saint John, Liberal Leader Susan Holt announced that a Liberal government would establish a fund to help the non-profit and community sectors build more affordable housing.
Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs planned to make a campaign stop in a mall in Woodstock, N.B., and speak to the media, but he did not have any other public events on his schedule.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 17, 2024.
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