‘It is what it is’: Higgs congratulates Holt on majority Liberal win in N.B. election

The polls have closed and the results are in: it’s a Liberal majority government for New Brunswick, much to the dismay of Progressive Conservatives Leader Blaine Higgs. “It is what it is,” the 70-year-old said in his concession speech on Monday evening, before wishing victor Susan Holt “every success” as the province’s new premier.

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