NB Election

• N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs’s early election waffling cost taxpayers money: opposition

  For months Higgs waffled on calling an early election, repeatedly saying since June he needed a new mandate to quell the political drama that had gripped his party.

  Politics

  Nov 7
  
• Opposition leaders say N.B. premier could use poison pill to trigger election call

  New Brunswick opposition leaders are criticizing Premier Blaine Higgs after he left the province guessing about whether he would plunge them into an early election campaign.

  Politics

  Oct 13
  
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• Why Blaine Higgs and his PC government may gamble on an early N.B. election

  New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has refused to rule out an early election, but political watchers say there's both opportunity and danger in that decision.

  Canada

  Sep 28
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• New Brunswick Court of Appeal says 2020 snap election call by Higgs was legal

  The court dismissed advocacy group Democracy Watch's argument that the premier's early election call was illegal because of the province's fixed-date election law.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2022
• N.B. elections agency blames ‘mix up’ after 260,000 households get wrong voter letter

  Nearly 260,000 households were sent incorrect information about the Nov. 28 local government elections, adding that her agency spent about $400,000 mailing the letters.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2022
• N.B. Court of Appeal boots watchdog group from hearing on legality of snap

  The non-profit group says the snap election violated the constitutional principles of the sovereignty of Parliament and responsible government.

  Canada

  May 24, 2022
• MLAs hope record-high number of women in house just the beginning

  Experts say online harassment is partly to blame for the low numbers of women running for politics.

  Politics

  Sep 16, 2020
• All sitting New Brunswick cabinet ministers secure re-election, help Tories take majority

  Shortly after polls closed in the province, Global News projected incumbent premier Blaine Higgs and the Progressive Conservatives would form a majority government.

  Politics

  Sep 14, 2020
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• New Brunswick Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers resigns after loss in Miramichi

  New Brunswick Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers is stepping down from his post after losing his seat in the province’s election Monday evening.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2020
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• Moncton chamber wants homelessness to be addressed in provincial election

  The CEO of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Moncton says homelessness has become a 'business issue' that should be on all political platforms.

  Politics

  Aug 26, 2020