Ginette Petitpas Taylor will be returning to Ottawa.
The former social worker and victims services coordinator for Codiac RCMP was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019.
The Liberal Member of Parliament-elect for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe says there’s still a lot of work to do surrounding the pandemic.
“That will continue to be our main priority. I think that our platform has also been very clear – the issue of affordability, the issue of climate change and the issue of child care.”
Petitpas Taylor says during the campaign she heard a lot from young parents about the Liberal promise to deliver $10-per-day child care.
“We also have to look at the issue of labour force participation. If we want to see more people enter the labour force, we also have to make sure that they can afford to enter that labour force and early learning and child care is one of those priorities.”
She hopes Premier Blaine Higgs will listen to New Brunswickers and sign on to the plan like many other provinces already have.
Access to affordable housing is another issue which is top of mind in Greater Moncton with a growing homelessness problem and skyrocketing rents forcing many tenants out of their apartments.
Petitpas Taylor says the federal government is committed to creating more affordable housing units and providing better access to wrap around services related to mental health and addictions.