Doug Baker - Elbows Up! 🇨🇦Feb 10, 2025
Child sexual abuse in #NewBrunswick; we all remember how the ex-premier, #BlaineHiggs cared so deeply about this; putting all his energies into banning kids' choosing their own pronouns. Losing 5 cabinet ministers in the process. I hope his like never sees elected office again.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/rate-child-sexual-assault-1.7450177
Rate of child sexual assault in New Brunswick 2nd highest in Canada | CBC News

The incidence of child sexual harm is a longstanding issue for New Brunswick — and the crime can have lifelong consequences, experts say.

CBC
Tim Locke 🇨🇦♥🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Dec 8, 2024

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/12/06/opinion/fiscal-conservatives-deficit-spending-canada

#cdnpoli #canpoli #canada #conservative #ontario #alberta #newbrunswick #on #ab #nb #dougford #daniellesmith #blainehiggs

Canada's Conservative leaders break the bank while preaching prudence

For all their talk about being fiscally prudent, Conservative politicians in Canada have more or less abandoned the idea of balancing the budget. 

Canada's National Observer
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Oct 24, 2024

#Conservative #Canadian #Premier #BlaineHiggs #Loses #Election After Calling #AntiTrans #Stances "A #Political #winner

His #loss comes as several #US based #politicians grapple with #antitrans #ads in the #leadup to the 2024 #elections.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/conservative-canadian-premier-blaine

Conservative Canadian Premier Blaine Higgs Loses Election After Calling Anti-Trans Stances "A Political Winner"

The loss comes as several U.S.-based politicians grapple with anti-trans campaigns in the lead-up to the 2024 elections.

Erin In The Morning
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 24, 2024

[New Brunswick, Canada] Holt will change gender-identity policy for schools
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-gender-identity-policy-1.7359786

* will adopt diff. gender-identity policy for schools
* pot. ends year-long battle betw. N.B. gov. & child & 2SLGBTQIA+ advocates
* parental consent would not be req'd for name/pronoun changes
* parental involvement still encouraged

#Canada #NewBrunswick #conservatism #BlaineHiggs #IrvingOil #libertarianism #antiLGBT #Policy713 #populism #ParentalRightsMovement #SOGI #transphobia #ChristianRight

Holt says she'll change gender-identity policy for schools, stop move to dissolve DEC | CBC News

Premier-designate Susan Holt says she will adopt the gender-identity school policy recommended by New Brunswick's child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock when the Liberals take charge of government.

CBC
Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 22, 2024

The tide goes out for Blaine Higgs, anti-politician
PC leader’s disdain for conventional politics overwhelmed his instinct for calibration and discipline

#Canada #NewBrunswick #conservatism #BlaineHiggs #IrvingOil #libertarianism #antiLGBT #Policy713 #populism #ParentalRightsMovement #SOGI #transphobia #ChristianRight

Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 22, 2024

[thread] New Brunswick political sewer 🚽 🪠

[thread] Canada: education/transphobia
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110569134012529765

Blaine Higgs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_Higgs
* 2024 N.B. election: Higgs/Progressive Conservatives lost to Liberals
* Higgs lost his seat

Policy 713: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_713
* Sexual Orientation * Gender Identity education policy

#Canada #NewBrunswick #conservatism #BlaineHiggs #IrvingOil #libertarianism #antiLGBT #Policy713 #populism #ParentalRightsMovement #SOGI #transphobia #ChristianRight

Blaine Higgs - Wikipedia

Show threadVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️Oct 1, 2024

PC candidate compares original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools
Sherry Wilson faces calls to withdraw after saying lack of parent oversight made residential schools possible
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/pc-candidate-sherry-wilson-residential-schools-1.7338617

* PC candidate Sherry Wilson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherry_Wilson
* compared residential schools to parental rights movement

#Conservatives #NewBrunswick #conservatism #antiLGBT #InsitutionalRacism #racism #SherryWilson #BlaineHiggs #Policy713 #ParentalRightsMovement #ignorance #ChristianRight

PC candidate compares N.B.'s original 2SLGBTQ+ policy to Indigenous residential schools | CBC News

A Progressive Conservative candidate for a seat in the New Brunswick Legislature is facing calls she withdraw from the campaign after she compared protections for 2SLGTBQ+ students to the systematic taking of Indigenous children from their parents to place them in residential schools.

CBC
Global News New BrunswickSep 22, 2024
Blaine Higgs asked to apologize for ‘joke’ about dead N.B. Liberal supporter
Blaine Higgs disrespected the New Brunswick's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for the him to apologize.
#globalnews #Politics #BlaineHiggs #NBelection2024
https://globalnews.ca/news/10768115/blaine-higgs-asked-to-apologize-for-joke-about-dead-n-b-liberal-supporter/
Blaine Higgs asked to apologize for ‘joke’ about dead N.B. Liberal supporter

Blaine Higgs disrespected the New Brunswick's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for the him to apologize. 

Global News
Global News New BrunswickSep 22, 2024
New Brunswick election called for Oct. 21 as Higgs looks to stay in power
Premier Blaine Higgs has called an election for Oct. 21, launching a four-week campaign against a backdrop of political controversy and divisive topics.
#globalnews #Canada #BlaineHiggs #NBelection #NBelection2024
https://globalnews.ca/news/10761880/nb-election-2024-higgs-new-brunswick/
New Brunswick election call expected Thursday as Higgs looks to stay in power

It's anticipated the writ period will kick off Thursday, launching a four-week campaign against a backdrop of political controversy and divisive topics.

Global News
Global NewsSep 22, 2024
Blaine Higgs asked to apologize for ‘joke’ about dead N.B. Liberal supporter
Blaine Higgs disrespected the New Brunswick's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for the him to apologize.
#globalnews #Politics #BlaineHiggs #NBelection2024
https://globalnews.ca/news/10768115/blaine-higgs-asked-to-apologize-for-joke-about-dead-n-b-liberal-supporter/
Blaine Higgs asked to apologize for ‘joke’ about dead N.B. Liberal supporter

Blaine Higgs disrespected the New Brunswick's residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for the him to apologize. 

Global News