By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 29, 2023 11:48 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dissident members of New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative party have been unsuccessful in triggering a leadership review for Blaine Higgs. According to Andrea Johnson, the party’s executive director, the members did not meet the criteria required …
A majority of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative riding association presidents have submitted documents to initiate a leadership review, expressing concerns about Premier Blaine Higgs’ detrimental impact on the party. Global News has obtained a letter confirming that 26 out of the 46 current riding presidents are moving forward with the review, which could potentially force …
Another cabinet minister in New Brunswick has recently resigned, adding to the calls for a leadership review of Premier Blaine Higgs. Trevor Holder, who represented the Portland-Simonds district and served as the minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training, and Labour, announced his resignation in a letter. In the letter, Holder expressed the need for personal reflection …
Decrease article font size Increase article font size A coalition of Progressive Conservative constituency presidents in New Brunswick is calling for the removal of Premier Blaine Higgs due to his leadership causing division within the party. John Williston, the party’s vice-president for the Moncton and Albert County area, stated in an interview that 26 riding …
New Brunswick Social Development Minister Dorothy Shephard, along with several members of the Progressive Conservative government, has resigned from the cabinet due to disagreements over changes made to the province’s LGBTQ policy in schools. In her resignation letter, Shephard stated that she could no longer remain in Premier Blaine Higgs’s cabinet. “I hereby resign from …