New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs announced Friday he will remain as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and seek another mandate in the next provincial election.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs ended speculation about his political future Friday by issuing a statement on social media, confirming his intention to reoffer.The New Brunswick premier announced Friday he will remain as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and seek another mandate in the next provincial election.
The next election is scheduled for Oct. 21, 2024, though Higgs's statement didn't mention that date and did not rule out an earlier campaign.He became PC party leader in 2016 and led the Tories to a narrow win in the 2018 election, scratching out one more seat than the Liberals to form a minority government with the support of the People's Alliance.
Four ministers and two backbench PC MLAs rebelled by voting for an opposition Liberal motion calling on the child and youth advocate to examine the changes — a call that led to a damning report by the advocate calling the new policy unconstitutional.
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