The New Brunswick flag flies in front of the legislative assembly building, home of the provincial parliament, in Fredericton, Saturday, July 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
The New Brunswick flag flies in front of the legislative assembly building, home of the provincial parliament, in Fredericton, Saturday, July 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has introduced legislation it says will stimulate investment in small businesses and improve patient safety across the health-care system.
The Liberals kicked off a spring session of the legislature Tuesday with two bills the Opposition leader said amounted to 鈥渉ousekeeping."
Bill 39 proposes increasing a tax credit for corporate investors in domestic small businesses to 25 per cent from the current 15 per cent. The Liberals say it鈥檚 another improvement to what鈥檚 been an effective program for decades.
Luke Randall, minister responsible for Opportunities NB, said proposed updates to the Small Business Investor Tax Credit allows for small businesses to access more capital and scale more effectively.
鈥淭he tax credit plays an important role in supporting business growth in New Brunswick and positioning the province as an attractive place for 好色tvs to live, build and succeed,鈥 Randall said in a statement.
With Bill 40, the government said it wants to improve how patient safety incidents are reviewed, shared and used for learning across the health-care system.
Health Minister John Dornan said the proposals were not tied to any one incident but have instead been in the works for some time.
"This had nothing to do with a specific incident, it鈥檚 modernizing our legislation," Dornan said in response to questions from reporters.
The legislation, Dornan said, creates a process for patient safety committees across New Brunswick鈥檚 two health networks to share information with each other.
Glen Savoie, leader of the Progressive Conservatives, said the Liberals are trying to 鈥減op up a portfolio to make it look like they鈥檙e doing a lot of work in the house.鈥
鈥淲e've only got five weeks sitting in the house left and all we're doing is a lot of housekeeping stuff,鈥 Savoie told reporters at the legislature.
鈥淣ew Brunswickers should be concerned that they're not seeing an improvement in their lives because of the work of this government, and that should be pretty clear.鈥
However, Savoie noted that any tax relief for businesses "would be welcome," quickly adding "the proof is always in the pudding."
This report by 好色tvwas first published May 5, 2026.