Blaine Higgs said he still hasn’t decided if he’ll hold three possible by-elections by mid-October or send New Brunswickers to the polls in a general election
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The premier – who was elected with a minority in 2018 – repeated he doesn’t want an election but said he needs to ensure stability in New Brunswick as the province recovers from the impacts of COVID-19 and a possible second wave of the pandemic.“We’re going to be faced with a lot of challenges. We’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg up to this point,” Higgs told reporters in Fredericton Wednesday.
Higgs said all but three of his party’s nominations are set, and he doesn’t know the intentions of those final three members. That could play a role in his decision to trigger an election.
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