They are all examples of what Premier Blaine Higgs sees as overlap and duplication, a theme that has irked him for years. He was defending his decision to cancel plans for a new courthouse in Fredericton — after Saint John and Moncton each got one. Now Higgs is applying that lens to a range of government spending and even to the structure of local government itself. Higgs cancelled plans for a new courthouse in Fredericton last year, after Saint John and Moncton each got one. The premier said he knows someone who couldn't get a test scheduled in Saint John and travelled to Bathurst to get it done.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 10:08 UTC