#BRIAN HIGGS PC#

'During his time as chief of staff, we worked together to navigate through an unprecedented global pandemic, while still moving forward with platform commitments we made to New Brunswickers.'

#BRIAN HIGGS PC#

In a statement, Higgs said Léger's business and political experience 'benefited our office, our province, and the PC Party during these past four and a half years. Integrity Commissioner Charles Murray wouldn't comment and would not confirm whether there had been a complaint against Léger. 'That was someone that wanted something, and in my job I said no, and the individual was unhappy.' He said the confidential complaint is 'pretty much dead and over with' and said it involved a lease. Léger was the subject of a conflict of interest complaint to the province's integrity commissioner last fall but he said that was not a factor in his departure. 'I'm not minimizing that.' But he said it was the relentless, 24/7 pace of the job - and not recent controversies over bilingualism and French immersion - that led him to leave now. Léger said there are 'things we need to worry about' in the English-French relationship. When Higgs prevailed, Léger became his chief of staff.ĭoucet said it was hard to assess Léger's contribution, especially on language issues, but said he had likely influenced Higgs to not make decisions that would have been even worse for francophones. Léger advised Higgs after the party won the most seats in the 2018 election and then spent weeks jockeying with Liberal Brian Gallant over who would govern the province. Léger played a diplomatic role, maintaining the relationship between the Premier's Office and the Acadian and francophone communities.' 'It's a big loss,' said Alexandre Cedric-Doucet, president of the Acadian Society of New Brunswick. Léger was widely seen as the most influential francophone in Higgs's government and was frequently the go-between with Acadian organizations wary of the premier's approach to language issues. 'He found he'd contributed a lot over the time he was in that position, and felt it was a good time for him to relax a bit more and take some time off.' Liaison to Acadian community Turner said Léger told the PC caucus his plans Monday night. Moncton South PC MLA Greg Turner called Leger's departure 'a very, very amicable separation.' I don't think it would be appropriate to do, certainly not today.' 'I'm not going to get into the details of those things. 'I'm a big believer in the importance of our institution, in the relationship between the chief of staff and the premier.… My job was to make sure the premier understood the aspirations and understood the reality of things. Higgs & Hill was bought by HBG in 1996 becoming known for a while as HBG Higgs & Hill.Moncton South PC MLA Greg Turner said language controversies, and speculation about whether Higgs will stay on as leader for the 2024 election, had no role in Léger's decision. He was appointed chairman of the board in 1992 and then chairman of the trust board before stepping down in 1997.# Hill also advised on the extension to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, becoming a director in 1984.

He was national president of the Building Employers’ Confederation, president of the Chartered Institute of Building, a main board member of the Property Services Agency and director of the London Docklands Development Corporation. He held a number of positions within the UK construction industry.

Hill, who was knighted for his services to the construction industry in 1989, joined the firm in 1957 and was appointed managing director in 1972, followed by chief executive and chairman before retiring from the firm in 1992.Ĭonstruction projects carried out during his 35-year tenure there included the BBC Television Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Hayward Gallery, South Bank Television Centre and the Mound Stand at Lord’s cricket ground. Industry veteran and the former boss of contractor Higgs & Hill Sir Brian Hill has died aged 84. Building Boardroom Digital Construction Academy.

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