The Holt Liberals say they will bring back elections for regional health authority boards — but not until 2030. The planned change comes after a recent court ruling that the dissolution of the Vitalité board by the Progressive Conservatives in 2022 violated constitutional values.
Decision follows court ruling that 2022 dissolution of Vitalité violated constitutional values
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 27, 2026 2:52 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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New Brunswick’s Health Minister John Dornan announced on Tuesday that elected health board members will return. Dornan said there will be consultation to determine the details. (Tara King-Stewart/CBC)
The Holt Liberals say they will bring back elections for regional health authority boards — but not until 2030.
The announcement comes after a December court ruling that the 2022 replacement of the Vitalité health authority board with an appointed trustee violated constitutional values that protect minority-language rights.
Health Minister John Dornan said Tuesday that there will be elected board members again, but there isn’t time to get legislation passed for those elections to happen alongside elections in May for municipal and district education councils.
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