New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says health care won’t be exempt from her efforts to cut spending — even though her health minister says big spending increases will be unavoidable in coming years.
Premier says sector must find savings like everyone else — but minister says higher costs ‘unavoidable’
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 16, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Provincial Health Minister John Dornan and New Brunswick Medical Society president Dr. Lise Babin, right, sign the new four-year compensation agreement for doctors while sitting alongside Premier Susan Holt. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt says health care won’t be exempt from her efforts to cut spending — even though her health minister says big spending increases will be unavoidable in coming years.
Holt and John Dornan were sitting side-by-side when they made the comments after the signing of a new four-year pay agreement with the province’s doctors.
The contract, with financial incentives for doctors who agree to work in collaborative care clinics, is costing taxpayers $176 million this year.
Overall, health-care spending is $432.5 million over budget this year,
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