Premier David Alward says there will be announcements made soon to boost forestry in the province and that will benefit the port of Saint John.
The Premier is dismissing the latest polling which shows his government trailing the Opposition Liberals in popular support by 12 per cent. Alward spoke at his party's Saint John East nomination meeting at Champlain Heights School and tells CHSJ News he knows the upcoming provincial election will be tough but the polls have been unreliable of late if you look at what happened in B-C and Alberta.
Alward maintains the decisions his government are making now, however controversial, will make the province stronger down the road.
Alward, also taking a shot at Provincial Liberal leader Brian Gallant, saying he's all about moratoriums whether it's shale gas or pension reform and the province can't afford a step back.