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TWO HUNDRED DAYS OF CHANGE
200 Day Action List:
- Conduct independent audit and review of
government’s books.
- Halt all politically-motivated advertising.
- Create an all-party committee of the Legislative
Assembly to review public appointments.
- Join provinces of Alberta, Ontario, Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, the Yukon and the NWT in their court challenge against the
federal Bill C-68
- Create 300 permanent nursing positions.
- Begin implementation of Physician Recruitment
Initiative.
- Establish policy of not separating couples into
different nursing homes.
- Establish Premier’s Health Quality Council.
- Establish a "Red Tape Reduction Review" commission
to identify and reduce barriers to jobs creation.
- Establish the Premier’s Action Task Force for the
Acadian Peninsula.
- Increase the minimum wage by 25 cents per
hour.
- Address the future of Saint John Shipbuilding Ltd.
with Atlantic Premiers as a first step to developing a coordinated Atlantic
Shipbuilding Policy with the federal government.
- Reduce the size of Cabinet by at least 30% and
restructure its responsibilities saving taxpayers $1 million plus
annually.
- Cut the number of communications officers and
"spin doctors" by at least half.
- Commence "ABC" review of all government agencies,
boards, and commissions.
- Stop the collection of tolls on the
Fredericton-Moncton highway.
- Hire 100 qualified new Teaching Assistants
- Implement a "Healthy Minds" school nutritional
program on a pilot basis.
- Establish Student Supplies Top-Up Fund of $1
million for 1999 school year.
- Report on the status of the 200 Day Action List in
a new Speech from the Throne in the Legislative Assembly.