Cardy Responds to Gallant's Proposed Accountability Measures

The Liberals are tackling the topic of patronage, with Liberal leader Brian Gallant proposing accountability measures. To the leader of the New Democratic Party, Dominic Cardy, that's a step in the right direction.

In Cardy's view, every hiring outside an MLA or minister's immediate staff should be 100% based on merit. He called on Gallant to work with the NDP to introduce the Charter to End Patronage In New Brunswick, a law that would make it illegal for elected officials to hire staff outside their offices and stop them from interfering in deciding government contracts.