By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 18, 2024 1:13 pm Updated July 18, 2024 5:13 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The New Brunswick Progressive Conservatives are promising to cut the Harmonized Sales Tax by two percentage points, to 13 per cent, if they are re-elected. Blaine Higgs, … Read more
The sexual education slide that angered New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is the first of more than 100 in a presentation about healthy relationships and sexual health that is given to high school students across the country, reporters learned Friday. Teresa Norris, president of the Montreal-based organization HPV Global Action, walked media through the presentation … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2024 3:02 pm Updated May 16, 2024 3:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick. Trudeau lashed out at New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs today, … Read more
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the upcoming federal carbon price increase is “inhumane.” “The carbon tax increase on natural gas is going up $4.09, which is more than double the base price of natural gas, which I believe is $1.72 a gigajoule. The so-called solution of the federal government is to increase the carbon tax … Read more
Four conservative premiers are expected to tell a House of Commons committee this week that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should ditch the planned increase in the federal carbon tax, set to take effect on Monday. Premiers Scott Moe, Danielle Smith, Blaine Higgs, and Tim Houston had all written letters to the chair of the House … Read more
New poll numbers show a growing majority of voters in New Brunswick are dissatisfied with the Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Blaine Higgs. The same poll from Narrative Research finds Liberal Party Leader Susan Holt is most preferred as premier. Narrative Research said 66 per cent of residents polled said they were “currently dissatisfied … Read more
