New Brunswick leaders’ debate: Kevin Vickers says Higgs only able to balance budget with Ottawa’s help
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Vitalite bears responsibility for travel nurses: Higgs
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N.B. premier bans non-profit sex-ed group from schools
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Difficult environment for incumbents as N.B. enters election year
01:47 | January 11, 2024
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Part 1 of year-end interview with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs
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New Brunswick leaders’ debate: Kevin Vickers says Higgs only able to balance budget with Ottawa’s help
Description
September 3, 2020
New Brunswick’s Liberal Party Leader Kevin Vickers took aim at PC Party Leader Blaine Higgs in Thursday’s debate, saying that Higgs has never balanced a budget “in his life,” and that he was only able to do so as Premier with a $300 million transfer payment from the federal government.
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New Brunswick leaders’ debate: Kevin Vickers says Higgs only able to balance budget with Ottawa’s help00:23 | September 3, 2020 -
Former Higgs government facing criticism over funding of Christian treatment centre02:05 | December 5, 2024 -
What New Brunswick Liberals’ win means for Trudeau, federal brand02:11 | October 22, 2024 -
Holt ‘feeling the sense of responsibility to do better’ as she becomes New Brunswick’s next premier02:03 | October 22, 2024 -
Future of New Brunswick PCs unknown after crushing election defeat01:49 | October 22, 2024 -
‘It is what it is’: Higgs congratulates Holt on majority Liberal win in N.B. election03:50 | October 21, 2024 -
‘A new day’: Susan Holt becomes 1st N.B. woman premier after Liberals win majority02:31 | October 21, 2024 -
N.B. election: Liberals’ Susan Holt to form majority government01:59 | October 21, 2024 -
New Brunswick election: LGBTQ2+ rights on the ballot01:55 | October 15, 2024 -
New Brunswick PC Party releases platform01:34 | October 15, 2024 -
PC leader visits northern ridings ahead of New Brunswick election01:53 | October 10, 2024 -
New Brunswick election: Higgs went to ‘very dark place’ with Liberal joke, opponent says01:55 | September 20, 2024 -
Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024 -
N.B. Liberals launch campaign with appeal to change02:01 | September 8, 2024 -
New Brunswick Tories promise HST cut if re-elected02:13 | July 18, 2024 -
Vitalite bears responsibility for travel nurses: Higgs02:00 | June 21, 2024 -
Election prep heating up in New Brunswick02:00 | June 11, 2024 -
N.B. premier bans non-profit sex-ed group from schools02:05 | May 27, 2024 -
N.B. premier voices concern over sexual education presentation02:03 | May 27, 2024 -
Sitansisk First Nation grocery store to close01:25 | May 16, 2024 -
NB Power rate hike hearings postponed01:42 | May 10, 2024 -
N.B. premier defends use of taxpayer-funded consultants01:55 | April 26, 2024 -
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs pleas with federal committee to rid carbon tax01:53 | March 28, 2024 -
Carbon tax hike: Premiers Danielle Smith, Blaine Higgs pressed on alternative climate plan03:54 | March 28, 2024 -
N.B. premier makes controversial proposal following deaths of two people in tent fire01:59 | March 27, 2024 -
Municipal organization seeks fiscal reform out of upcoming N.B. budget priorities01:43 | March 8, 2024 -
Another N.B. cabinet minister won’t run in provincial election01:46 | March 1, 2024 -
Two New Brunswick cabinet ministers not running in next election01:39 | February 2, 2024 -
New Brunswick’s state of the province address could be an unofficial kick-off to election season01:56 | January 26, 2024 -
Difficult environment for incumbents as N.B. enters election year01:47 | January 11, 2024 -
N.B. premier denies that he is pushing party in a new direction01:50 | December 28, 2023 -
Part 1 of year-end interview with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs05:23 | December 27, 2023
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New Brunswick leaders’ debate: Kevin Vickers says Higgs only able to balance budget with Ottawa’s help00:23 | September 3, 2020
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Former Higgs government facing criticism over funding of Christian treatment centre02:05 | December 5, 2024
-
What New Brunswick Liberals’ win means for Trudeau, federal brand02:11 | October 22, 2024
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Holt ‘feeling the sense of responsibility to do better’ as she becomes New Brunswick’s next premier02:03 | October 22, 2024
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Future of New Brunswick PCs unknown after crushing election defeat01:49 | October 22, 2024
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‘It is what it is’: Higgs congratulates Holt on majority Liberal win in N.B. election03:50 | October 21, 2024
-
‘A new day’: Susan Holt becomes 1st N.B. woman premier after Liberals win majority02:31 | October 21, 2024
-
N.B. election: Liberals’ Susan Holt to form majority government01:59 | October 21, 2024
-
New Brunswick election: LGBTQ2+ rights on the ballot01:55 | October 15, 2024
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New Brunswick PC Party releases platform01:34 | October 15, 2024
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PC leader visits northern ridings ahead of New Brunswick election01:53 | October 10, 2024
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New Brunswick election: Higgs went to ‘very dark place’ with Liberal joke, opponent says01:55 | September 20, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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N.B. Liberals launch campaign with appeal to change02:01 | September 8, 2024
-
New Brunswick Tories promise HST cut if re-elected02:13 | July 18, 2024
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Vitalite bears responsibility for travel nurses: Higgs02:00 | June 21, 2024
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Election prep heating up in New Brunswick02:00 | June 11, 2024
-
N.B. premier bans non-profit sex-ed group from schools02:05 | May 27, 2024
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N.B. premier voices concern over sexual education presentation02:03 | May 27, 2024
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Sitansisk First Nation grocery store to close01:25 | May 16, 2024
-
NB Power rate hike hearings postponed01:42 | May 10, 2024
-
N.B. premier defends use of taxpayer-funded consultants01:55 | April 26, 2024
-
N.B. Premier Blaine Higgs pleas with federal committee to rid carbon tax01:53 | March 28, 2024
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Carbon tax hike: Premiers Danielle Smith, Blaine Higgs pressed on alternative climate plan03:54 | March 28, 2024
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N.B. premier makes controversial proposal following deaths of two people in tent fire01:59 | March 27, 2024
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Municipal organization seeks fiscal reform out of upcoming N.B. budget priorities01:43 | March 8, 2024
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Another N.B. cabinet minister won’t run in provincial election01:46 | March 1, 2024
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Two New Brunswick cabinet ministers not running in next election01:39 | February 2, 2024
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New Brunswick’s state of the province address could be an unofficial kick-off to election season01:56 | January 26, 2024
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Difficult environment for incumbents as N.B. enters election year01:47 | January 11, 2024
-
N.B. premier denies that he is pushing party in a new direction01:50 | December 28, 2023
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Part 1 of year-end interview with New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs05:23 | December 27, 2023
New Brunswick leaders’ debate: Kevin Vickers says Higgs only able to balance budget with Ottawa’s help
Description
September 3, 2020
New Brunswick’s Liberal Party Leader Kevin Vickers took aim at PC Party Leader Blaine Higgs in Thursday’s debate, saying that Higgs has never balanced a budget “in his life,” and that he was only able to do so as Premier with a $300 million transfer payment from the federal government.
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