New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs. (Photo: Submitted/Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick)
The prime minister will soon meet with Canada’s premiers and Blaine Higgs will be looking for changes to federal health transfers.
During question period Thursday, Green leader David Coon asked Higgs if the matter was discussed during a recent conference call with his Atlantic counterparts.
“We can achieve much by presenting a common front to the prime minister and to the Canadian premiers, as I have said repeatedly. Can the premier tell the house the specifics of what he will propose to the prime minister for a demographic adjustment to the Canada Health Transfer?” stated Coon.
Higgs replied that he does, indeed, have such a thing in mind.
“Our purpose is to present our situation as unique, but it is what is coming to everyone else. Let’s develop a solution for New Brunswick and have federal support to do so,” said Higgs.
New Brunswick has an aging demographic which is much higher than any other province in the country.
