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Blaine Higgs , born the In Woodstock (New Brunswick), is a Canadian engineer and politician. It represents the district of Quispamsis in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly since the general election of September 27, 2010. He has been Prime Minister of New Brunswick since the .

Higgs obtained its baccalaureate in mechanical engineering from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. He also underwent training for management at Queen’s University as well as finance and leadership lessons. He spent 33 years as an executive within the various services of Irving Oil [ first ] . Higgs a pris sa retraite d’Irving Oil en 2010 [ 2 ] .

Member of the united Baptist Church of KenneBecasis, he has been married to his wife Marcia since 1978. The couple has four daughters [ 3 ] .

Blaine Higgs was a member of the deceased anti-binguism part [ 4 ] , whose chiefdom he broke out without success in 1989 [ 5 ] .

It is sworn in To the post of Minister of Human Resources and Minister of Finance in the David Alward government [ 6 ] . On October 22, 2016, he became head of the progressive-conservative party of New Brunswick [ 7 ] .

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During the general elections of , the conservatives obtain 22 seats in the province’s parliament. THE According to, they have the support of the alliance of the people of New Brunswick with the support of the alliance of the censorship against the Liberal government of Brian Gallant [ 8 ] . The , Blaine Higgs succeeds the latter as Prime Minister [ 9 ] , with a minority government.

Blaine Higgs is campaigning for the integration of wood and minerals markets in the eastern Canadian and the northwest of the United States, as well as for the construction of an oil pipeline crossing Canada from the province of Alberta to at the Irving refinery, owned by his former employer [ ten ] . According to the philosopher Alain Deneault: “He illustrates a recurring problem in the Canadian maritime provinces: elected officials often act in lobbyists, neglecting their role as representatives of the people [ ten ] . »

The , it triggers provincial general elections following a disagreement with the other parties represented in the Legislative Assembly [ 11 ] . This election is the first to take place in Canada since the start of COVVI-19 pandemic [ twelfth ] . The , the progressive-conservative party of New Brunswick wins the majority of seats, allowing Blaine Higgs to lead a majority government [ 13 ] .

  1. ↑ ‘ A glyphosate dopy industry destroys the forests of the Southeast Canadian » , on Reporterre , (consulted the )
  2. ↑ (in) Jacques Poitras, ‘ Blaine Higgs» , on The Canadian Encyclopedia , (consulted the )
  3. ↑ Progressive-conservative party of New Brunswick, ‘ Blaine Higgs, candidat, Quispamsis » , on PCNB.CA , (consulted the )
  4. ↑ Political zone – ICI.RADIO-CANADA.CA , ‘ Caraquet: A fight to finish between the liberal and the conservative | New Brunswick 2018 elections » , on Radio-CANADA.CA (consulted the )
  5. ↑ ‘ Exclusive: Blaine Higgs has not said the whole truth about his past – Acadie Nouvelle », New Acadia , ( read online , consulted the )
  6. ↑ Marc Poirier « David Alward presents his team », Radio-CANADA.CA , ( read online )
  7. ↑ ‘ Blaine Higgs is the new leader of the Conservative Party » , on New Acadia (consulted the )
  8. ↑ ‘ The defeated liberal government, Brian Gallant resigned to Lieutenant-Governor » , on Radio-CANADA.CA ,
  9. ↑ ‘ Blaine Higgs unveils his cabinet: Gauvin Vice-Prime Minister, Cardy à la Éducation, Flemming à la santé » , on Radio-CANADA.CA ,
  10. ↑ a et b Alain Deneault , ‘ The Irving family, a Canadian feudalism » ,
  11. ↑ Political zone- ICI.RADIO-CANADA.CA , ‘ Business postponement in New Brunswick: Higgs offer rejected by Liberals | New Brunswick 2020 elections » , on Radio-CANADA.CA (consulted the )
  12. ↑ ‘ New Brunswick: a first post-Pandemic election in Canada » , on New VAT (consulted the )
  13. ↑ Political zone- ICI.RADIO-CANADA.CA , ‘ Higgs wins the majority claimed, Vickers leaves the head of the Liberal Party | New Brunswick 2020 elections » , on Radio-CANADA.CA (consulted the )

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