Glen Savoie is interim PC leader following resignation of Blaine Higgs [Video]

Longtime Saint John East Progressive Conservative MLA Glen Savoie is the new interim leader of the PC Party.

Savoie, who squeaked back into the New Brunswick Legislature last week with a 34-vote win in his riding, was chosen unanimously by the PC provincial council, the party’s governing body.

The announcement by party president Erika Hachey confirms that Blaine Higgs has resigned as party leader in the wake of last week’s defeat — something Higgs hinted on election night was coming but never officially announced.

Higgs was defeated in his Quispamsis riding on election night.

In a statement, Savoie and Hachey thanked Higgs for his six years as premier and eight years as leader of the party.

“Premier Higgs led our province through immense challenges, including the pandemic. Under his watch, our debt has been reduced $2 billion,” the statement said. 

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