Brian Gallant, the premier of New Brunswick, is engaged.
The 34-year-old, who is Canada’s youngest premier, made the announcement on his Twitter Monday morning with a post in both English and French. His office later confirmed the engagement to Global News.
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Gallant said in his tweet that Karine Lavoie said “yes to spending the rest of her life with [him].”
He also said he and his dog Blaze “couldn’t be happier.”
The tweet included a photo showing Gallant holding Lavoie in his arms, both of them smiling, with him wearing a Boston Red Sox T-shirt, a baseball cap and jacket and jeans.
An announcement was also made on his Facebook page which has garnered more than 900 likes as of 2 p.m. AT.