By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Posted September 23, 2024 8:00 am
Updated September 20, 2024 9:44 am
4 min read
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
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But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
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“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
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But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
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The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
Story continues beneath advertisement
The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
Story continues beneath advertisement
Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
Story continues beneath advertisement
The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
Story continues beneath advertisement
But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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Frederictonians respond to provincial election
He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
Story continues beneath advertisement
Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
Story continues beneath advertisement
The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
Story continues beneath advertisement
Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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By Hina Alam The Canadian Press
Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
Story continues beneath advertisement
The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
Story continues beneath advertisement
Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
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The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
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Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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Frederictonians respond to provincial election
He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
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The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
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Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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New Brunswick election: Higgs went to ‘very acheronian place’ pinch Liberal joke, force says
He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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Frederictonians respond to provincial election
He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
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The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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Frederictonians respond to provincial election
He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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Jason Sully would usually walk nan first play of a provincial predetermination period immersed successful run logistics — knocking connected doors, organizing volunteers and each nan different behind-the-scenes activity progressive successful getting candidates elected.
In past years he would person been tackling these tasks connected behalf of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative party, which he has supported since 1998 and is seeking a 3rd consecutive instruction to govern nan province.
But Sully, who erstwhile worked for a erstwhile curate successful statement leader Blaine Higgs’s cabinet, said this twelvemonth will beryllium different.
“I consciousness that Blaine Higgs is not nan correct leader for nan Progressive Conservative party,” said Sully, adding he would not beryllium volunteering for nan statement aliases putting up a campaigner motion successful his section successful his riding of Quispamsis, which Higgs presently represents.
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The Tory leader has faced critiques astir his activity style during his six years astatine nan statement helm and has been described arsenic a micromanager.
But critiques gave measurement to progressive dissent successful nan Tory caucus aft Higgs introduced changes to nan province’s argumentation connected gender personality successful schools successful June 2023, pinch nan caller rules requiring students to get parental consent earlier teachers tin usage their preferred names and pronouns.
0:45
Voters successful New Brunswick caput to nan polls connected Oct. 21
Six Tory ministers sided pinch nan guidance Liberals and voted against nan measure, asking nan Child and Youth Advocate to reappraisal nan changes to Policy 713. Among them was Dorothy Shephard, Sully’s erstwhile boss, who stepped down from her domiciled arsenic societal improvement curate aft voting against nan bill.
Neither Shephard nor nan different 5 ministers who collapsed ranks connected nan ballot — Trevor Holder, Jeff Carr, Ross Wetmore, Andrea Anderson-Mason and Daniel Allain — are seeking re-election.
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Higgs remains a divisive fig wrong nan party, and Sully isn’t nan only erstwhile loyalist who plans to alteration allegiance erstwhile voters spell to nan polls connected Oct. 21.
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Marc Savoie, erstwhile president of nan Moncton East riding association, described himself arsenic a Progressive Conservative astatine bosom but said he cannot support what he sees arsenic nan party’s “ultraconservative” direction.
“I’m playing nan sidelines this year,” said Savoie, who has been a statement personnel for 4 decades. “The statement correct now doesn’t correspond me.”
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He can’t spot himself casting a ballot for nan Tories this year, he said. In his bosom of hearts, he said he hopes Higgs loses but “in reality, I deliberation it’s tighter than I’m hoping.”
The Tories person struggled to find a afloat slate of candidates to tally this twelvemonth and are presently fielding contenders successful 44 of nan province’s 49 ridings.
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But Doug Williams, Progressive Conservative executive director, said nan statement is excited astir those who are running.
“These new faces are bringing caller power and excitement to nan party, arsenic good as new volunteers and donors to powerfulness our predetermination campaign,” he said successful a statement.
“The Progressive Conservative statement is simply a big-tent party, truthful it’s earthy that we person members who disagree. While a mini number of folks whitethorn take to beryllium this 1 out, now that nan writ has dropped we are seeing nan Progressive Conservative family travel together.”
Some who person publically fought pinch Higgs stay committed to nan party.
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One is Allain, who was curate of section authorities earlier being bounced from his domiciled for voting against changes made to Policy 713.
Allain issued a connection past week saying beryllium plans to ballot Tory and has been helping nan party’s campaigner for Moncton South, Greg Turner.
“I’m besides proud of my activity pinch nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick,” Allain said. “This statement has played an important domiciled successful my life. My support and committedness to nan Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is unwavering.”
Roger Leger, erstwhile a statement executive, was washing his location windows connected Saturday day alternatively than being caught up successful run frenzy.
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“I don’t moreover cognize who nan candidates are successful my riding yet,” he said of this year’s race.
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Frederictonians respond to provincial election
He said he’s been paying attraction to nan Tories’ activities, including caller calls for volunteers, but still hasn’t decided really to formed his ballot.
“I’ve been voting blimpish for adjacent to 50 years, half a century. So this year, I person a dilemma.”
Carr, for his part, issued a little connection saying he was “not campaigning” for immoderate campaigner this twelvemonth but staying silent connected his voting intentions.
John Williston, who stepped down successful April arsenic location vice-president of nan Moncton-area riding of Westmorland Albert, said it is “disheartening” to beryllium retired this election.
“Unfortunately, I cannot support nan statement astatine this point,” said Williston, who spearheaded an unsuccessful effort to trigger a activity reappraisal for Higgs.
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Sully said a leader doesn’t specify an full party, defining them alternatively arsenic a “page successful time.”
But that position doesn’t alteration his scheme erstwhile it comes to Higgs and nan statement he leads.
“Folks who unrecorded successful different Progressive Conservative ridings … your campaigner successful your neighbourhood aliases successful your riding whitethorn beryllium a bully person, they whitethorn beryllium a friend, they whitethorn beryllium a family member, you whitethorn service pinch them astatine nan organization organization, but a ballot for your section PC campaigner is simply a ballot for Blaine Higgs.”
Election time itself will look different for Sully, excessively — he said he plans to walk nan nighttime sharing popcorn and brew pinch friends.
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