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Lord's record by the numbers
By Jacques Poitras | June 2nd, 2003
Tory Leader Bernard Lord's campaign is hinged on what voters think about his four
years in office.
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Graham Liberals stepping away from McKenna
legacy
By Deborah Nobes | May 30th, 2003
The newspaper ads show a broad-shouldered young man, arms confidently crossed,
promising to "stand up" for all the little New Brunswickers who feel
bullied by the Tory government.
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Parties
court grey vote with prescription promises
By Deborah Nobes | May 16th
As the piles of pill bottles grow on Marcel Henri's bathroom counter, so does
his anger at the provincial government's expensive prescription drug program for
seniors.
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High cost of insurance dominates campaign
By Deborah Nobes with files from Jacques Poitras
The high cost of auto insurance has driven New Brunswick's political leaders into a bidding war, where the lowest premiums and the biggest promises could win the most votes.
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Labour
shortage haunts Tories as health investment grows
Deborah Nobes, CBC News Online | April 11
The colourful tabs of 3,000 patient files stretch from floor to ceiling in the
reception area of family physician Dr. Tom Barry's New Maryland office.
It is a mind-boggling number of humans to care for, but it is
an average patient load for a New Brunswick general practitioner.
Barry admits more than double that number of sore throats, coughs
and bad backs come through his door every year.
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Tories
confident as parties campaign on 'pocketbook issues'
Deborah Nobes, CBC News Online | April 4
Premier Bernard Lord is the picture of confidence as he steps
into an election campaign that many believe will paint the New
Brunswick countryside Tory blue.
The 37-year-old leader is busy making the rounds at nominating
conventions, getting his ducks in a row in time for a spring vote.
Speaking in community halls festooned with bunches of blue and
white balloons and bouquets of dyed blue carnations, Lord is reassuring
the party faithful that his majority government’s last four
years in office will be enough to convince the public to give
the Progressive Conservatives a second term.
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