NB Premier Higgs Demotes 2 Ministers Who Voted Against Informing Parents on Gender-Identity Issues

NB Premier Higgs Demotes 2 Ministers Who Voted Against Informing Parents on Gender-Identity Issues
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs delivers the State of the Province address in Fredericton, N.B., on Feb. 9, 2023. The Canadian Press/Stephen MacGillivray
Marnie Cathcart
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has shuffled his cabinet, removing two ministers who voted against a gender-identity policy that requires parental permission to change a child’s pronouns.

In a tweet on June 27, Higgs announced the addition of five ministers to cabinet and the removal of two ministers who voted against the government—demoting local government minister Daniel Allain and transportation and infrastructure minister Jeff Carr to backbenchers.