Blaine Higgs
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With election campaign on horizon, N.B. Tories promise 2-point HST cut if re-electedThe provincial election campaign hasn't officially been called in New Brunswick, but voters must head to the polls no later than Oct. 21PoliticsJul 18
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Year-end financial returns show New Brunswick Liberals beat Tories in donationsYear-end reports filed this week by the parties to Elections New Brunswick show that Liberals had a surplus of $319,585 and the Progressive Conservatives a surplus of $254,035.PoliticsJul 12
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N.B. premier criticized for spilling news about upcoming visit by French presidentBlaine Higgs is facing heat from the Opposition after boasting that an upcoming visit to the province by the French president is due to the tourism minister's trip to France.PoliticsJun 7
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Higgs’s attack on sex-education talk part of his political strategy, analysts sayOne university professor says she believes Higgs is trying to stoke a "culture war" to distract from more pressing issues, including health care and housing.PoliticsJun 3
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Slide shared by N.B. premier ‘gross misrepresentation’ of sexual health presentationTeresa Norris, president of HPV Global Action, walked media through the presentation in an effort to provide context for the single opening slide that Higgs shared on social media.CanadaJun 1
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N.B. premier says he hasn’t seen sex education presentation he banned from schoolsThe N.B. premier called a presentation delivered to a dozen high schools "clearly inappropriate" and said the group behind it would no longer be welcome in provincial schools.PoliticsMay 29
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New Brunswick premier bans sex ed group from schools over ‘inappropriate’ presentationA photo Higgs shared on social media shows a presentation slide with questions like: "Do girls masturbate?" and "Does it hurt when you do it for the first time?" among others.CanadaMay 26
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Trudeau calls New Brunswick’s Conservative government a ‘disgrace’ on women’s rightsTrudeau says Higgs and other conservatives around the country are trying to score political points off transgender and nonbinary children, who are "incredibly vulnerable."PoliticsMay 16
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‘Can’t imagine a worse situation’: Turmoil, anger within N.B. Tories before electionNew Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives are in turmoil, with some members feeling disappointed and angry ahead of the next provincial election, which must be held by the fall.PoliticsMay 13
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‘Unrepentant’ N.B. Tory worker who called for Higgs’s leadership review steps downJohn Williston, who served as regional vice-president for Westmorland Albert, noted his decision in a letter where he accused the party of losing sight of its long-held principles.PoliticsApr 13
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