Jake Stewart

• MLA Lisa Harris to seek federal Liberal nomination for Miramichi-Grand Lake

  If Lisa Harris receives the Liberal nomination it would set up a battle with another provincial politician, former Aboriginal Affairs minister Jake Stewart.

  Politics

  Jun 17, 2021
  
• Miramichi-area MLA to seek federal Tory nomination

  Stewart was elected four times in the Miramichi area and previously served as Aboriginal affairs minister, but did not receive a cabinet post after the September 2020 election. 

  Politics

  Apr 8, 2021
  
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• New Brunswick MLAs question province’s ambulance services contract

  The chairman of Ambulance New Brunswick's board suggested "both sides" may be willing to look at the contract, but a difference in outcomes require changing priorities.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2021
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• Village of Doaktown still waiting for promised upgrades to high-speed internet

  A village councillor in Doaktown said he's disappointed a promised upgrade of high-speed internet services in his community has not happened.

  Lifestyle

  Nov 2, 2020
• Metepenagiag Mi’kmaq Nation chief calls on premier to reconsider shared minister for Aboriginal affairs

  Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation Chief Bill Ward is disappointed the new Aboriginal affairs minister has three other portfolios.

  Politics

  Sep 30, 2020
• Blaine Higgs sets record for most women in N.B. cabinet despite missing gender parity target

  MLA Jake Stewart has been dropped from his position as Minister of Aboriginal Affairs despite a campaign from the Wolastoqey First Nation for him to remain in the post. 

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2020
• New Brunswick’s swearing-in ceremony for majority PC government set for Sept. 29

  Premier Blaine Higgs has yet to name his new cabinet, with less than a week until the swearing-in ceremony.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
• Wolastoqey First Nation calls for racism inquiry, Jake Stewart to remain Indigenous affairs minister

  Premier Blaine Higgs is being urged to meet with Wolastoqey chiefs and other Indigenous representatives in the province for 'a nation-to-nation dialogue of respect.'

  Canada

  Sep 16, 2020
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• N.B. premier’s statement on Chantel Moore ‘incredibly insensitive’: Wolastoqey Nation chiefs

  Chantel Moore, of Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation, was shot and killed by an Edmundston police officer in her apartment on June 4.

  Crime

  Jun 12, 2020
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• Family of Chantel Moore greeted by dignitaries as they arrive in New Brunswick

  A dozen family members of Chantel Moore arrived in New Brunswick Monday to a high-profile greeting at the Fredericton airport.

  Crime

  Jun 8, 2020