Lessons from New Brunswick’s pandemic election

Despite their election of a francophone member in Moncton East, the PCs clearly have a lot of work to do to become competitive in francophone majority constituencies.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs secured a majority on Sept. 14, in what was the country's first election since the COVID-19 pandemic. Photograph courtesy of Blaine Higgs' Twitter profile

Opinion

BY MICHAEL HATFIELD

September 16, 2020

On Sept. 14, New Brunswick held the first general election in Canada since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite some fears, turnout was almost identical to the last three elections in the province. However, New Brunswick ...

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