Blaine Hicks doubts the future of dissenting MPs

Thursday afternoon, Dorothy Shepherd He resigned his ministerial post explaining that he could no longer support the Prime Minister’s style of governance.

I have been thinking for a long time. I have done all I can do in the cabinet and I don’t think I can do more The former minister made the promise on air on Friday morning CBC.

On their microphone, they said it was difficult to work under the leadership Blaine Hicks And over the years it was difficult to work with him.

When he stepped down last October, Dominique Cordy He gave similar reasons for suddenly resigning as Education Minister.

Opposition parties are also criticizing the Prime Minister A system of governance, without listening, without consultation, without partnership with New Brunswickers, it will not work.

An upcoming redesign?

when Dorothy Shepherd He submitted his resignation letter Blaine HicksHe would have told him Better to do it in advance. A short sentence, according to the vice chancellor, could indicate that he wanted to prepare a reshuffle within his government.

Pending appointment of alternate to Dorothy Shepherd, Tommy Scott WallaceAlready the Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, will assume his duties on an interim basis.

We will announce it officially next week. said Blaine Hicks Friday.

The Prime Minister did not say whether and if any more significant restructuring would accompany this regularization Dorothy Shepherd She can stay in the Progressive Conservative caucus as long as she wants.

Policy 713 at the center of the storm within the Caucus

The amendment to Policy 713 — which seeks to make it mandatory for schools across the province to obtain parental consent to use a child’s name or first name of choice even informally — is the final straw. Dorothy Shepherd and called for his resignation.

On Thursday, she voted with the opposition for a Liberal motion calling on the Child and Youth Advocate to consult on the effects of the 713 policy and deliver a report in August.

Dorothy Shepherd resigns as Social Development Minister.

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She wasn’t the only one out of line. Five more MPs, including three ministers, also voted in favour, allowing the motion to pass without bail.

Jeff CarrAndrea Anderson MasonDaniel Allen, Trevor Holder And Rose Wedmore For the second time in a week, they publicly defied their leader.

New Brunswick Liberal Party Leader Susan Holt.

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on wings, There was a lot of discussion between us to get the support of the six [députés progressistes-conservateurs] Many conversations and negotiations have taken placeSusan Holt insists that the delegates in question had a say in the final wording of the amendment.

to Blaine Hicks, Worrying this week. This is a lesson [la politique 713] Sensitivity. We see emotion at its peak.

Arlene DunnAbsent from the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, he had already expressed his opposition to the Prime Minister on Policy 713, promising on Friday that he would have voted like his dissenting colleagues.

He believes that MPs Have a conversation about the future.

Leadership under attack

Will the Prime Minister agree to keep disaffected ministers in his government after this repeated public scare?

Blaine Hicks Their future was unclear. I don’t say no to a lot of things in terms of projection and projection. I evaluate each day and decide the best approach based on that.

But he wanted to reassert his leadership.

” We have a lot of strong personalities in our caucus, and I think that’s obvious. You can include me in that, but I am the Prime Minister. Decisions must be made »

Regarding a request for a review of his leadership by former Conservative minister Jean-Pierre Ouellet, Blaine Hicks Didn’t say he was worried.

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Hicks promises that “decisions must be made” without being clear on what he will do.

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Some, like Dominic, a former Conservative minister CordyWe hope the Prime Minister will announce the election on Monday.

You don’t call elections because you can’t lead. We resign Now sitting alone, the independent wrote on his Twitter account.

On the liberal side, we do not comment on the question. I do not know. I don’t know what was going through her head was added Susan HoltLeader of the Liberal Party.

On a possible election call, the prime minister promised not to dig into the question before saying he was not closing the door to any possibility.

With reporting by Alix Villeneuve and Hadeel Ibrahim, CBC