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Election speculation in New Brunswick grows louder as Higgs muses about snap voteThe Progressive Conservative government has faced internal revolt in recent months, following changes made to the policy on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools.CanadaSep 27, 2023
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N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs says he has no intention of leaving, will run againNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says he is not going anywhere, despite dissent earlier this year from within his Progressive Conservative party.PoliticsSep 15, 2023
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New Brunswick premier set to shuffle cabinet after two ministers resigned this monthTwo ministers stepped down earlier this month, both of them protesting his leadership style and changes made to the province's policy on sexual orientation in schools.PoliticsJun 26, 2023
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N.B. premier ‘doubling down’ on LGBTQ2 policy changes in Trudeau social media attackBlaine Higgs's uncharacteristic tweet attacking the prime minister could be a case of 'doubling down' and appealing to a certain base of voters, says a political scientist.CanadaJun 12, 2023
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New Brunswick’s proposed education policy change sparks backlash in OttawaPremier Blaine Higgs is pushing changes to sexual orientation policy in schools that would force children to get parental consent to change their names or pronouns at school.PoliticsJun 9, 2023
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New Brunswick premier says weak Tory results in byelections reveal linguistic divideNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his party's poor performance in three byelections Monday is a sign of a deepening political divide along linguistic lines in the province.PoliticsApr 25, 2023
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Trudeau slams N.B. premier Higgs for naming Kris Austin to bilingualism committeeTrudeau is strongly criticizing Premier Higgs for naming a minister known for his past criticism of bilingualism on a committee to review the province's Official Languages Act.CanadaNov 8, 2022
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Satisfaction with N.B. government under Blaine Higgs on the decline: surveyThe latest survey by Narrative Research found 40 per cent of residents are currently satisfied with the government's performance, compared to 47 per cent three months ago.PoliticsMay 25, 2022
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Higgs uses state of the province speech to say N.B. is ready to build on its successNew Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his province has emerged from the pandemic stronger than ever and is ready to build on its successes.EconomyMar 31, 2022
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N.B. premier reflects as COVID-19 restrictions lift provincewide'If it doesn’t have an effect on hospitals, it’s like living with the flu,' he says.PoliticsJul 30, 2021
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