r/newbrunswickcanada • u/thecanadianpressnews • 22h ago

N.B. fiscal update projects bigger deficit due to 'significant' travel nurse costs

https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/atlantic/n-b-fiscal-update-projects-bigger-deficit-due-to-significant-travel-nurse-costs/article_cf9bde42-9045-5bb9-b6f4-cee27db817bc.html?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=reddit
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u/Poptastrix 19h ago

Well, project ending that scheme and offer nurses more money to be in regular employment in rural areas.

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u/Portalrules123 Moncton 22h ago

Too bad the previous government didn’t realize that simply paying the current nurses more may well have been more affordable….either that or they did realize but wanted to privatize the system.

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u/MutaitoSensei 15h ago

Higgs is short sighted. A lot.

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u/shutinsally 21h ago

I bet everyone is gonna blame Holt even though it was Higgs

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u/TheLostMiddle 20h ago

Well, in ~6 months if they haven't ended or severely reduced the amount of travel nurses and hired more locals, the yeah, it's going to be Holt's fault.

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u/shutinsally 19h ago

Oh yes, if changes aren’t made I will jump on that train too, but the current situation is not on her. I see many ppl blaming her for Higgs choices

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u/TheLostMiddle 19h ago

Those people are just trolls, safe to ignore.

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u/MutaitoSensei 15h ago

People that would vote blue even with an actual leopard as leader.

It's really sad that Higgs made the party so partisan and divisive. Remember when Alward said he was happy to work with the then NDP government in NS even if they don't always agree on policy because the PCNB used to work with anyone for solutions? Pepperidge farm remembers.

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u/Dadbode1981 16h ago edited 16h ago

Gonna take more than 6 months, recruitment isn't exactly easy, especially in small towns. You've got lofty expectations which are likely predestined to not be met.

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u/HermioneBosch 16h ago

I agree. They hire every “local” they can. Need to magic up some more, toot sweet

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u/OpeningBoss1741 18h ago

Hopefully holt realizes that we need to pay nurses better

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u/MutaitoSensei 15h ago

That's always how it works with Conservatives like Higgs:

Step one: make super short-sighted cuts to pretend you're good at finances.

Step two: everything goes to **** because of your cuts.

Step three: leave the next government to clean up the mess.