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Accuracy
editDisclosing that I support Long, the bio is not necessarily accurate. Also disclosing that I have not closely scrutinized his political actions, but, for instance, I can say this: Long was 'accused' by the Weston campaign for opposing the EnergyEast pipeline. When I saw this, I assumed it meant that he switched when it became obvious that the pipeline's chief opposition was the economic reality that it would not be profitable. His background is business, after all.
He has stated that he started many businesses, and then moved on to start others, initially in food. He stated that he founded the Sea Dogs team because 'Saint John needed a hockey team,' (paraphrasing) and then when he no longer felt he was the best person to lead it, he moved onto his election bid to 'do right' by Saint John, which had long been neglected under conservatives (which is confirmable). While I thought his victory margin was a lot smaller than it should have been, Saint John 'feels different' since he started; he enjoys popular support more so than suggested by the election numbers. Federal money coming from Ottawa has something like doubled or tripled since his first election, according to say-so (not necessarily confirmed).
Personal View
editMy view of Long is that he represents Canadian liberalism very well in that he understands that the well-being of the population is key to economic strength. Canada, from a U.S. POV is highly-socialist, but non-Canadians are often surprised to find that environmentalism is not necessarily connected to its socialism. Long has stated his personal concern for climate change as an influenced by the anxiety felt by his grown children, but remains aligned with the Liberal commitment of carbon-neutrality by 2050, rather than environmental hopes for neutrality by 2030. --John Bessa (talk) 19:01, 9 February 2020 (UTC)