New Brunswick·Analysis
It’s no cabinet crisis, but major energy issues are turning into a revealing stress test for Premier Susan Holt’s government.
Premier says there’s ‘no dissonance’ with ministers’ messages on tough N.B. Power decisions
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Jan 16, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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On the energy front, Premier Susan Holt must contend with differing opinions among ministers. (Mikael Mayer / CBC)
It’s no cabinet crisis, but major energy issues are turning into a revealing stress test for Premier Susan Holt’s government.
Holt rode to electoral victory in 2024 emphasizing her team-based approach to governing, which makes recent dissonant messages from Liberal ministers an indicator of acute political pressure.
Her campaign message on teamwork helped remind voters that then-premier Blaine Higgs spent a large part of 2023 distracted from pocketbook issues because of a split in his Progressive Conservative Party.
Holt’s caucus still projects unity, but the challenges piling up for N.B. Power are highlighting how leading personalities in the government can have different priorities.
Holt is a listener. Her brand is about staying connected to New Brunswickers and incorporating their concerns into a fair,
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