New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he will wait until March before setting the date for a pair of byelections in the province.
There are vacancies in the ridings of St. Croix and Shediac Bay-Dieppe following the death of Progressive Conservative Greg Thompson and the resignation of Liberal Brian Gallant.
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There had been speculation by opposition parties that the minority Tory government might opt for a general election rather than the byelections, but Higgs says he’ll call for a vote in the two ridings.
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He says the byelections will be set for the same date.
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Meantime, after weeks of saying he wanted to wait until the next provincial election, Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers recently said he will run in Shediac Bay-Dieppe when the byelection is called.
Vickers was acclaimed as Liberal leader in April.
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