Liberal M-L-A Roger Melanson from Dieppe has been spending his summer travelling around the province to sound businesspeople out about the provincial economy including the Saint John Board of Trade.
Melanson tells CHSJ News they’re worried about the state of the provincial economy with growth not seeming to be the Alward Government’s top priority in spite of the Premier’s campaign promise and, as such, workers are leaving for jobs in other parts of the country.
Melanson says he has been told Invest NB has not be out there soliciting opinions from local businesspeople about what is needed to attract investment money to places like Saint John. He complains there appears to be a scattershot approach to economic development.
Melanson is critical of what he sees as a lack of focus and warns you can’t cut your way to prosperity.
