Susan Holt to deliver her first Speech from the Throne

Legislative work resumes Tuesday in Fredericton. The Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick will read the first Speech from the Throne of Susan Holt’s government around 1:30 p.m. This text must establish government priorities for the coming months.

The Prime Minister set the bar high during her election campaign. She committed in her electoral platform to putting in place several measures immediately.

Susan Holt wants to offer retention bonuses to nurses; pass legislation to establish a cap on rent increases; remove the provincial tax on electricity bills and remove the carbon adjuster, which increases the price of a liter of gasoline at the pump by 4¢.

However, the Prime Minister also indicated that he would still have a certain period of time to keep these promises immediate .

The cap on rent increases should be introduced at the start of 2025 and the withdrawal of the provincial electricity tax should come into effect on April 1.

The carbon adjustment may not be withdrawn before Christmas, the Prime Minister also indicated at the end of October.

These promises must be the subject of a bill, explains Marco LeBlanc, the government’s parliamentary leader, who adds that less than a month after the elections, “we are already back in the Assembly. “.

We want to ensure that the legislative work is done by Christmas.

He indicates that the first bills will be tabled on Wednesday.

Francine Landry should be chosen as president

But before the first bills are tabled, elected officials will have to agree on the person who will chair the Legislative Assembly.

This more neutral person must referee parliamentary debates and ensure decorum. For example, the presidency requires that elected officials not speak directly to each other during debates.

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Everything indicates that Francine Landry, with the support of the Prime Minister, will be chosen by her peers for this function which will lead her to occupy the central throne of the parliamentary assembly. This will be the first woman in this position since 1995.

“I’m very excited to get started,” she said Wednesday.

Thus, for the first time in 29 years, the opposition will mainly have to ask its questions to Madam Presidentwho will then invite members of the government to provide a response.