Achi news desk-
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has named a new environment and climate change minister almost three weeks after the previous one resigned from the position due to political disagreements.
According to a news release from the province, Higgs announced Glen Savoie as the new minister for the environment and climate change. This is the second time that Savoie has stepped into a new ministerial role in the past year as Higgs gave him the local government post in June 2023, dropping Daniel Allain from the spot.
“Glen has proven to be reliable in his current roles, and will undoubtedly carry out his new responsibilities with due care and diligence,” Higgs said in the statement.
Savoie is also the minister responsible for la Francophonie.
In April, Gary Crossman announced that he was resigning with immediate effect from the environment and climate change ministerial position over disagreements with the provincial government.
“My personal and political beliefs are no longer aligned in many ways with the direction of our party and government,” Crossman said in a social media post.
