The second week of the of a four week, election campaign is ramping in N&L, with the tree major party leaders spread out across the province and poised to make policy announcements.
Liberal Leader, Premier Andrew Furey will be in Labrador, where he is scheduled to make an announcement today.
He will be supporting Wayne Button, the former Mayor of HV-GB, in Buttons bid to unseat NDP incumbent, Jordon Brown.
Progressive Conservative Leader, Ches Crosbie will be on the west side of NF, with a stop scheduled at the Corner Brook hospital for a policy announcement.
As the oldest and most sparsely populated province in the country, N&L spends about 40% of it’s budget on health care and Crosbie has yet to make an significant campaign and of how his about his party might address the sector’s growing costs.
NDP Leader, Alison Coffin is back in St. John’s after a trip to Labrador, and she is set to make an announcement earlier this morning.
This report by the Canadian Press was first published in January 25, 2021.