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New Brunswickers head to the polls to vote in tight provincial election

  • The Canadian Press

  • Canadian Press

  • October 21, 2024

Voters cast their ballot in the New Brunswick provincial election at a polling location in Fredericton, N.B., on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's residents will be casting their votes today in what polls suggest is a tight election centred on two leaders with sharply contrasting visions for the province.

Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs is seeking a third term as premier.

The former oil executive presented voters with a two-page platform containing 11 promises, including a pledge to cut the harmonized sales tax by two percentage points from 15 per cent to 13 per cent.

The Liberals led by Susan Holt have made 100 campaign promises, such as opening 30 community health clinics across the province by 2028 and eliminating the provincial sales tax on electricity bills for residential customers.

The Greens, led by David Coon, have also focused their campaign on health care, promising to spend $380 million a year on the network and to decentralize decision-making to give more freedom to hospitals.

New Brunswickers can cast their votes at polling stations throughout the province between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. today.

This report by was first published Oct. 21, 2024.