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Premier Blaine Higgs calls N.B. election as approval ratings tank
New Brunswickers will go to the polls on Oct. 21 after Premier Blaine Higgs called a provincial election amid slumping approval numbers, saying his government ‘can’t turn back now’ on protecting New Brunswick’s economic stability.
CP NewsAlert: New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs calls election for Oct. 21
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called a provincial election for Oct. 21. The Progressive Conservative premier made the announcement this morning after visiting Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy at her official residence in Fredericton.
The New Brunswick election is a referendum on Blaine Higgs’s divisive conservatism
For the first time in over a century, a New Brunswick government is campaigning to roll back civil rights and protections.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs expected to call provincial election Thursday
A 33-day provincial election campaign is expected to officially get started Thursday in New Brunswick. Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has said he plans to visit Lt.-Gov. Brenda Murphy this morning to have the legislature dissolved.
New Brunswick election profile: Progressive Conservative Leader Blaine Higgs
A look at Blaine Higgs, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Born: March 1, 1954. Early years: The son of a customs officer, he grew up in Forest City, N.B., near the Canada-U.
New Brunswick election call expected Thursday as Higgs looks to stay in power
It's anticipated the writ period will kick off Thursday, launching a four-week campaign against a backdrop of political controversy and divisive topics.
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Ottawa says Higgs allegation on asylum seekers 'largely fictitious'
The federal immigration minister says Premier Blaine Higgs has made "largely fictitious" claims about Ottawa trying to force New Brunswick to take in thousands of asylum seekers. Higgs made the ...
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Son of man who died in N.B. ER says premier using death to score ‘political points’
Ryan Mesheau said he was taken aback by Premier Blaine Higgs’s recent vow to shield health-care workers from legal action in response to a lawsuit filed by the Mesheau family alleging their ...
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Higgs pledges legislation to protect health workers from lawsuits
Premier Blaine Higgs said the province “strongly objects” to the inclusion of two nurses in a lawsuit from the family of a man who died in a Fredericton ER waiting room. The lawsuit ...
Federal cabinet ministers chastise Houston, Higgs over Chignecto Isthmus funding
Two federal ministers are accusing premiers Blaine Higgs and Tim Houston of jeopardizing their provinces by refusing to pay ...
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‘Largely fictitious.’ Immigration minister criticizes New Brunswick premier’s claims
Claims from New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs that Ottawa wants to force the province to take in 4,600 asylum seekers are “largely fictitious,” says federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller.
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Migrant advocate responds to Higgs's comments about asylum seekers
Refugees are being used as political scapegoats after Premier Blaine Higgs made comments about asylum seekers earlier in the week, said Adi Rao, a board member at the Madhu Verma Migrant Justice ...
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Higgs's comments on French immersion raise questions, critics say
Critics of Premier Blaine Higgs say his recent comments about French immersion raise questions about whether he'll try again to replace the program if his Progressive Conservatives win next month ...
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The New Brunswick Election Is A Referendum On Blaine Higgs's Divisive Conservatism
Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs has been urged to denounce the flyers. New Brunswick Liberal Leader Susan Holt - Higgs's main rival in the October provincial election - condemned ...
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs kicks off provincial election campaign
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has called an election for Oct. 21, signalling the beginning of a 33-day campaign expected ...