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FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Liberal Party members have chosen a political newcomer as their new leader after a campaign that saw her promote herself as a fresh voice in troubled times.
Holt is promising increased transparency, improved relationships with the Indigenous population and a less confrontational style in the legislature. She also noted she has experience as a business lobbyist and advocate, providing her the opportunity to"see the system from a lot of different angles." Holt noted in her acceptance speech that she is following in the footsteps of prior female leaders in provincial politics, including Shirley Dysart, who served as party leader in the mid-1980s, and Elizabeth Weir, a former provincial leader of the NDP.
The party used a weighted, preferential ballot system, allowing voters to rank their first, second, third and fourth choices for leader.
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