Momentum building among N.B. Progressive Conservatives to force Blaine Higgs to quit
FREDERICTON — A group of New Brunswick Progressive Conservative constituency presidents are pushing for the ouster of Premier Blaine Higgs, saying his leadership has divided the party.
The 42-year-old party activist says with about one-third of the Progressive Conservative caucus in open rebellion against Higgs, it's evident his leadership of the party isn't tenable. Eight members of the Tory caucus sat out question period earlier this month to protest changes to Policy 713, which include making it no longer mandatory for teachers to use the preferred pronouns or names of transgender or nonbinary students under the age of 16.
Under the party's constitution, if 50 members of the party — at least 20 of whom are riding presidents — write letters calling for a review, then the matter is put on the agenda of the provincial party council, which can then vote to hold a review.
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