FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative leader disrespected the province’s residents by presenting the death of a Liberal supporter as funny, the party said as it called for Blaine Higgs to apologize.

Higgs drew the party’s ire during remarks made at his Thursday campaign kickoff event in Quispamsis, N.B., held hours after he dissolved the legislature and officially triggered the campaign leading up to the Oct. 21 provincial election.

Higgs drew the party's ire during remarks made at his Thursday campaign kickoff event.{ai:summary}<p>New Brunswick's Progressive Conservative leader, Blaine Higgs, faces criticism for making light of a Liberal supporter's death during a campaign event. The Liberal party has called for an apology from Higgs, who made the remarks shortly after dissolving the legislature.  </p><p>#politics</p>

New Brunswick Liberals ask PC leader Blaine Higgs to apologize for 'joke' about dead supporter

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