Achi news desk-
Gary Crossman, New Brunswick’s environment and climate change minister, is resigning from Blaine Higgs’ Progressive Conservative cabinet effective immediately.
In a Facebook post Friday afternoon, Hampton’s three-term PC MLA says “My personal and political beliefs are no longer aligned in many ways with the direction of our party and our government.”
Crossman previously said he would not seek re-election in the next provincial election, scheduled for October 21. In the Facebook post, Crossman says “I will be resigning from my position as minister with immediate effect and my position as MLA in the next few days .”
There has been no immediate response from Premier Blaine Higgs regarding Crossman’s resignation, and a request for comment to the premier’s office has not been returned.
With Crossman’s resignation, the PCs will have 26 seats when the legislature’s daily sittings resume next month. Other party positions include 16 Liberal seats, three Green Party seats, and one independent seat.
Tory MLA Trevor Holder resigned from the Higgs cabinet last month and said he would not return to the legislature in May.
This is a developing story, with more to come.
