New Brunswick·Analysis
Premier Susan Holt’s Liberals are putting their commitment to listening to a major political test, inviting New Brunswickers to speak up on one of the province’s most delicate issues: official bilingualism.
Committee of MLAs will travel the province to hear from the public — the first such consultation in 4 decades
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: May 22, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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MLA Benoît Bourque, chair of the legislature’s committee on official languages, said a majority of New Brunswickers support bilingualism and the Official Languages Act. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Premier Susan Holt’s Liberals are putting their commitment to listening to a major political test, inviting New Brunswickers to speak up on one of the province’s most delicate issues: official bilingualism.
A committee of MLAs held the first of three weeks of hearings at the legislature this week as part of a review of the Official Languages Act.
Next month, the committee will go on the road to hear directly from New Brunswickers in nine communities around the province, from Caraquet and Grand Falls to Woodstock and Saint John.
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