Blaine Myron Higgs (born March 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since 2016. Higgs was re-elected to a majority government in the 2020 provincial election.
Higgs ran for the leadership of the New Brunswick Confederation of Regions party in 1989. Higgs was first elected to the legislature in the 2010 provincial election and served as Minister of Finance from 2010 to 2014 in the government of David Alward.
An article on the CBC website says, "New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives won re-election Monday night with a majority government for Premier Blaine Higgs, who last month called a snap election, the first provincial vote to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higgs won his coveted majority after two years of leading the province's first minority government since 1920. The victory ends a streak of four consecutive single-term governments.
The PCs were elected in 27 ridings, two more than the 25 needed for a majority.
A post on YouTube 'Lego My Vote! New Brunswick 2020' questions just how fair this win is:
https://youtu.be/ybH3jd9J2lY
While you question how fair a win is, just how fair are party politics for constituents? How fair are these politics for the MLA who is chosen to represent us?
There always seems to be more questions than answers.
Blaine Myron Higgs (born March 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since 2016. Higgs was re-elected to a majority government in the 2020 provincial election.
Higgs ran for the leadership of the New Brunswick Confederation of Regions party in 1989. Higgs was first elected to the legislature in the 2010 provincial election and served as Minister of Finance from 2010 to 2014 in the government of David Alward.
An article on the CBC website says, "New Brunswick's Progressive Conservatives won re-election Monday night with a majority government for Premier Blaine Higgs, who last month called a snap election, the first provincial vote to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higgs won his coveted majority after two years of leading the province's first minority government since 1920. The victory ends a streak of four consecutive single-term governments.
The PCs were elected in 27 ridings, two more than the 25 needed for a majority.
A post on YouTube 'Lego My Vote! New Brunswick 2020' questions just how fair this win is:
While you question how fair a win is, just how fair are party politics for constituents? How fair are these politics for the MLA who is chosen to represent us?
There always seems to be more questions than answers.
Blaine Myron Higgs (born March 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party since 2016. Higgs was re-elected to a majority government in the 2020 provincial election.