Trusted leadership

Driving progress with integrity, collaboration and a vision for a stronger and more connected province.

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Overview and measurements

Effective leadership is about fostering trust, transparency and collaboration within our communities. Your government is committed to advancing evidence-based decision-making, ensuring accountability and enhancing services for all. By working together, we are building a stronger, more inclusive and connected province that reflects the needs and aspirations of all New Brunswickers.

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Commitments

  • Commit to evidence-based decision-making across all departments.
  • Reform our Right to Information legislation to ensure more accessible and less restrictive access to the public.
  • Modernize and strengthen the lobbyist registry to enhance transparency and accountability.
  • Strengthen the Public Interest Disclosure Act (Whistleblower Act) to ensure anonymity and employment protections for the whistleblower.
  • Operate under an ‘open by default’ principle and improve open data across government.
  • Ensure our legislative assembly and its practices are modern and fit for purpose including set calendars, remote participation, and modernizing committee work.
  • Ban out-of-province political donations to increase trust in our political parties.
  • Review the recommendations of the 2024 reports from the Office of the Child, Youth, and Seniors’ Advocate and make progress towards fixing our social policy capacity and making New Brunswick children and seniors more safe and secure.
  • Work with municipalities to implement comprehensive and fair fiscal reform.
  • Make our public health office independent to ensure unbiased and evidenced-based decision-making and research are communicated to all New Brunswickers.
  • Commit to rebuilding relationships with First Nations based on a nation-to-nation relationship that establishes trust and a shared understanding of treaty obligations. We will renegotiate tax agreements to ensure all parties have a fair deal.
  • Appoint a Deputy Minister to lead the Official Languages Secretariat, establish a Standing Committee on Official Languages, and implement recommendations of the McLaughlin/Finn report.
  • Review and respond to the Systemic Racism Commissioner’s Final Report, working on a timely plan to implement its recommendations.

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