The Liberals are tackling the topic of patronage, with Liberal leader Brian Gallant proposing accountability measures. To the leader of the New Democratic Party, Dominic Cardy, that’s a step in the right direction.
In Cardy’s view, every hiring outside an MLA or minister’s immediate staff should be 100% based on merit. He called on Gallant to work with the NDP to introduce the Charter to End Patronage In New Brunswick, a law that would make it illegal for elected officials to hire staff outside their offices and stop them from interfering in deciding government contracts.
