Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has expressed concerns about several policies implemented by the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick under Premier Blaine Higgs. Trudeau condemned Higgs’s opposition to the federal carbon tax, changes to the province’s gender identity policy in schools, and the decision to defund abortions outside hospitals, calling the latter a “disgrace.”
New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative (PC) Party is grappling with internal strife as it prepares for the upcoming provincial election. Members have expressed disappointment and anger over the direction of the party under Premier Blaine Higgs, who has been accused of veering too far to the right. The cancellation of the party’s general meeting has further heightened tensions, with concerns raised about a lack of engagement and a clash of values within the party.
