Simonds High Principal Gary Keating who says the state of the economy is the number one issue. Keating, who talks to students all the time as part of his job, tells CHSJ News we need jobs, jobs and more jobs to keep talented young people from moving away. One of Keating's own sons has left the province for work in Toronto.
Provincial Liberal Leader Brian Gallant was in town for the nomination meeting and he tells CHSJ News one of his top priorities is to train New Brunswickers for jobs that are going unfilled because of the skills gap.
Gallant says New Brunswick is the only province to have lost jobs every year since 2010 and the Premier, who will be speaking to the Saint John Board of Trade today, will have a tough time defending his economic record with the slowest growth rate in the country since 2011.
