Podcast: Premier Blaine Higgs On Why N.B. Will Emerge Stronger From The Pandemic
New Brunswick weathered the pandemic better than most jurisdictions in the areas of public health, economic growth, population growth and government finances. In the latest episode of the “Huddle” Insights podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell chat with Premier Blaine Higgs about a wide variety of topics from how his government tackled the pandemic to economic development, municipal reform, bilingualism and the new health care strategy.
Higgs says the province is emerging strongly from the pandemic, both in the eyes of people who already live here and those looking to move here from somewhere else.
“It caused people to look within and see what a great province we have,” he says.
“As a province, I’ve always felt it was a belief in one’s self-worth – not, we can’t do that in New Brunswick, but yes we can…then you see people looking at us for the first time and started to call and buy houses virtually.”
The premier also provides insight into how he is trying to do politics differently and why more retired executives like himself are not attracted to politics.
This is the second of our exclusive Insights interviews with Atlantic Canada’s premiers; on the last episode Mills and Campbell spoke with P.E.I. premier Dennis King.
PODCAST: P.E.I. Premier Dennis King Is A Refreshingly Different Kind Of Politician
You can listen to the conversation with King in the player above. Better yet, search for “Huddle Insights” on a podcast platform like Apple or Spotify. Follow the show and never miss an episode. You can also listen to past episodes on those platforms.
The “Insights” podcast combines the experiences of an economist, David Campbell, and a social scientist, Don Mills, to explore the challenges and opportunities facing Atlantic Canada, to promote data-driven decision-making among policymakers, and to encourage a wider dialogue and debate leading to greater prosperity for the region.
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