N.B. premier creates new ministerial role, names new public safety minister
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New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has named Carleton MLA Bill Hogan as the new minister of public safety and separated the portfolio from the justice department.
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has made a shuffle to his cabinet, splitting up the departments of justice and public safety.
On Wednesday, Higgs announced Carleton MLA Bill Hogan will become minister of public safety with a renewed focus on rural crime and drugs.
In virtual attendance was Lt. Gov. Brenda Murphy alongside the premier and Hogan.
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“Bill Hogan’s extensive experience as an educator, and as a municipal councillor, has given him direct insight into the connection between mental health the drug trade, crime, and the impact it can have in the youth of our province and the community at large,” Higgs said in a virtual swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday.
The ceremony was virtual because Hogan tested positive for COVID-19.
Higgs said there have been achievements made by the authorities related to drugs in rural communities but said there is more to be done and it can be managed well by Hogan.
“I think it all fits in relation to raising the bar on our commitment to enhance public safety throughout our province and to bring a higher recognition as that as a key priority for us and that we want our people to feel safe in their communities.”
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