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New Brunswick

Blaine Higgs

In office

Premier

Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick

1,244 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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60th legislature of New Brunswick

2.06.01 - “In the budget earlier this spring, the Higgs Government raised the salaries of trained early childhood educators by $0.75 per hour, [we commit] to continue to raise them again next year [2021], and the next two years after that – bringing them from $16 to $19 by 2023.”

Up to the Job. Recover. Reinvent. Renew. - 2020 Platform of the Progressive Conservative Party

Published: Sep 2020

“Beginning on April 1, the hourly wage of trained early childhood educators will increase to $23.47 from $19[.]”

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Published: Apr 2022

“Building on the previous budget decisions, I am pleased to announce that we will provide a further 75¢ per hour wage increase, bringing the hourly wage to $19.”