In his first address as the city’s leader on Monday, Fredericton Mayor Steve Hicks echoed his campaign commitment to improve public safety, and added that compassion shouldn’t come at the expense of accountability on the issue of drug crime.
Mayor Steve Hicks says he wants to see law enforcement for things like open drug use
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Jun 02, 2026 6:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Fredericton Mayor Steve Hicks gives his first public address after being sworn in at city hall on Monday. (Aidan Cox/CBC)
Fredericton’s new mayor says compassion shouldn’t come at the expense of accountability when it comes to helping people feel safe in the city.
Speaking Monday at the swearing-in ceremony for the city’s new mayor and council, Mayor Steve Hicks echoed his campaign pledge to improve public safety and later told reporters that law enforcement needs to be carried out against open drug use.
“We want to help people, and we do,” Hicks said. “That’s our main goal. But there’s certain actions and behaviours that there’s got to be accountability for in a community because people need to be able to go about their business.
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