Blaine Higgs called an election, party leaders had a chance to set the tone for the next 27 days on the campaign trail.The Progressive Conservatives and Liberals began the day Tuesday at events that started within minutes of each other.
New Brunswick Liberals announce ex-Tory deputy premier as candidate in election Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers was in Scoudouc, N.B., in the vacant riding of Shediac Bay-Dieppe, where he introduced a star candidate: former PC deputy premier and minister of tourism Robert Gauvin.When introducing Gauvin, Vickers touched on themes that are likely to be stump speech staples for the rookie campaigner.“Robert took a courageous stand against Blaine Higgs’ government’s drastic and divisive decision to close rural.