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Blaine Myron Higgs MLA (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 (PC Party) since 2016.
15. Sept. 2023 · New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs confirmed his intention to reoffer in the next provincial election, despite internal dissent and policy changes that sparked a caucus revolt. He said he wanted to build on the province's economic and population growth and end the speculation about his political future.
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- Early Life and Career
- Provincial Politics
- PC Leadership
- 2018 Election
- Premier of New Brunswick
- 2020 Election
- Personal Life
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Higgs was raised in Forest City, a small community on the international border between New Brunswick and Maine. His father, Carl, was a customs officer and his mother, Bertha, was a teacher in nearby Fosterville. Higgs obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Brunswick in 1977. Shortly after graduat...
Higgs was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the Saint John-area riding of Quispamsis in the 2010 New Brunswick election. Unlike the Confederation of Regions party, the PC party supports official bilingualism. Higgs declared that his views on the issue had changed, noting his four daughters had been enrolled in French immersion...
The Progressive Conservatives lost the 2014 election, but Higgs was reelected in Quispamsis. Two years later, he ran to replace David Alwardas party leader, casting himself as an outsider. He also vowed to avoid campaign spending promises to “buy elections.” Most of the PC caucus in the legislature supported other candidates, and many members of th...
Ahead of the 2018 provincial campaign, the governing Liberals under Premier Brian Gallant used Higgs’s career with Irving Oil to paint him as a friend of big business who did not understand the concerns of ordinary New Brunswickers. Higgs responded that his three decades with the company allowed him to own a home, raise four daughters in the provin...
Higgs was sworn in as premier on 9 November and won a confidence vote on 30 November, again with Alliance support. The new government moved quickly on several issues. Higgs declared that the result of the confidence vote allowed him to carve out a local exemption, near the town of Sussex, to a province-wide, Liberal-imposed moratorium on shale gas ...
In early August 2020, five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Higgs sent a letter to all three opposition parties. In the letter, he asked the parties to support his government either until the province’s fixed election date in October 2022, or until the pandemic was over. As the leader of a minority government, Higgs’ request meant that opposition...
Higgs has been married to his wife, Marcia, for 40 years. They have four daughters, Lindsay, Laura, Sarah and Rachel, and four grandchildren.
Blaine Higgs is a mechanical engineer and politician who became the premier of New Brunswick in 2018. He is a former Progressive Conservative leader and a former Irving Oil executive who opposes the Official Languages Act.
26. Jan. 2024 · New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivered his state of the province speech Thursday, singing the praises of his government’s achievements and making a passing mention to the changes made to...
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He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2010. Since then, he’s served as the Minister of Finance and Minister of Human Resources. Blaine has served as the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party and Premier of New Brunswick since 2018. Blaine’s also a proud grandfather to five grandchildren.
23. Apr. 2024 · Premier Blaine Higgs wants to sell natural gas to Europe to close coal plants and offset carbon tax. But his vision faces local, global and legal challenges, experts say.
