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New Brunswick
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Premier
Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick
2,122 days in office
59th legislature of New Brunswick
09 Nov 2018 - 17 Aug 2020
60th legislature of New Brunswick
29 Sep 2020 - Present

The 2020 New Brunswick general election was held on September 14 to elect the 49 members of the 60th Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

The Progressive Conservative Party, led by incumbent Premier Blaine Higgs, won 27 seats, forming a majority government. Higgs was head of a minority government since the 2018 elections.

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Promise History

2.05.08 - “[W]e will hold people accountable [of illegal dumping] through reverse onus. If evidence is found in illegally dumped waste, it will be up to the owner to prove that they didn’t dump it illegally.”

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26-Jun-2024
Justification

We view this promise as still pending. There do not appear to be any laws passed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 or even in 2024 on illegal waste dumping in New Brunswick or on a possible reversal of the burden of proof.

Annual Volumes of Acts

Published: Jun 2024
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15-Sep-2023
Justification

We view this promise as still pending. There do not appear to be any laws passed in 2020, 2021, 2022 or even 2023 on illegal waste dumping in New Brunswick or on a possible reversal of the burden of proof.

Annual Volumes of Acts

Published: Sep 2023
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11-Dec-2022
Justification

There does not appear to be any legislation enacted in 2020, 2021 or 2022 on illegal dumping in New Brunswick or on a possible reverse onus.

Annual Volumes of Acts

Published: Dec 2022
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25-May-2021

“A public education awareness campaign, combined with 1,500 new illegal dumping signs distributed throughout the province, are aimed at delivering on the provincial government’s commitment to reduce illegal dumping.”

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Started tracking on: 29-Sep-2020
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