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New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch has said he will not run in the upcoming provincial election.
He says that after 21 years as the Progressive Conservative member of Riverview, he’s keeping a promise to his family that he won’t run again.
In his resignation letter, Fitch thanked Prime Minister Blaine Higgs, saying he believed in him.
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He served under three prime ministers, spent two years as interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and for five years was mayor of the town of Riverview, located south of Moncton.
Fitch joins a long list of former Tory ministers, including Trevor Holder, Dorothy Shepherd, Daniel Allan and Jeff Carr, who have decided not to contest the upcoming election.
The next district election will be held on or before October 21.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on April 5, 2024.
© 2024 The Canadian Press
