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Dorothy Shephard

Dorothy Shephard

Canadian politician

Dorothy Shephard (born c. 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Saint John Lancaster as a member of the Progressive Conservatives.[2] She was born and raised in Saint John.[3] Shephard was re-elected in the 2014, 2018 and 2020 provincial elections. Prior to becoming involved in politics, she owned and operated Benjamin Moore Colour Centre, a retail decorating store, for 17 years.[4]

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Shephard served as Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities in the Alward government from 2012 to 2014.[5] In 2018, she was appointed Minister of Social Development in the Higgs government.[6] In 2020 she was appointed Minister of Health,[7] and in 2022 she was returned to the post of Minister of Social Development.[8]

Shephard resigned from cabinet on June 15, 2023, by handing Premier Blaine Higgs a handwritten resignation letter on the floor of legislature after a voting for an opposition motion calling for further studies on Policy 713.[9] In subsequent media interviews, she cited frustration with Higgs' leadership approach as the reason for her resignation, with his management of Policy 713 being the culmination of her frustrations.[10] On March 21, 2024 Shephard announced that she would not be a contestant in the provincial election scheduled for October 2024, citing a conflict between the party's traditionally "moderate, centrist values", which she supported, and its recent "hyper-focused trend with far-right politics".[11]

Election results

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References

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    "N.B. Tory MLA diagnosed with breast cancer, taking leave of absence - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca".
  2. [2]
    New Brunswick Votes 2010: Saint John Lancaster. cbc.ca, September 27, 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Member of the Legislative Assembly : Hon. Dorothy Shephard - Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick".
  4. [4]
    Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
  5. [5]
    "David Alward unveils major cabinet shuffle". CBC News, September 26, 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Here's a full list of Blaine Higgs's new cabinet". CBC News. 9 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
  7. [7]
    Poitras, Jacques (29 September 2020). "Several high-profile ministers dropped as Blaine Higgs unveils new cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023. Dorothy Shephard was shifted from the social development portfolio to become minister of health.
  8. [8]
    Cox, Aidan (15 July 2022). "Impatient Blaine Higgs drops health minister, Horizon CEO". CBC News. Retrieved 16 February 2023. Bruce Fitch is now health minister, switching places with Dorothy Shephard,who moves from Health to Social Development
  9. [9]
    Poitras, Jacques (Jun 15, 2023). "Minister quits as legislature condemns N.B. premier's LGBTQ policy change". CBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  10. [10]
    Ibrahim, Hadeel (16 June 2023). "Former minister says N.B. premier's response to her resignation 'says it all'". CBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
  11. [11]
    Poitras, Jacques (21 March 2024). "Dorothy Shephard is latest PC MLA to leave politics". CBC News New Brunswick. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  12. [12]
    Elections New Brunswick (2014). "Declared Results, 2014 New Brunswick election". Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 17 Oct 2014.
  13. [13]
    Elections New Brunswick (2010). "Thirty-seventh General Election - Report of the Chief Electoral Officer" (PDF). Retrieved 2 January 2015.


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