Jacques Poitras

Provincial Affairs reporter

Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New Brunswick since 2000. He grew up in Moncton and covered Parliament in Ottawa for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He has reported on every New Brunswick election since 1995 and won awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association, the National Newspaper Awards and Amnesty International. He is also the author of five non-fiction books about New Brunswick politics and history.

Latest from Jacques Poitras

N.B. deficit balloons to almost $400M

The New Brunswick government’s budget deficit this year has exploded to almost $400 million.

Contractor removed from 3 N.B. bridge projects, lawyer says

The New Brunswick government has officially removed an Ontario construction company from three major bridge projects in the province, the company's lawyer says

Province's approach in child-custody case goes against law's intent, court says

New Brunswick’s Child and Youth Well-Being Act has been in effect for a year, and there are contradictory accounts of how it has changed the government’s approach to child-custody cases.

Restaurants, food processors squeezed by reduced immigration numbers

Restaurants, food processors and other businesses that rely on immigrants to take hard-to-fill jobs may find themselves unable to operate in the coming year because of a federal policy decision, New Brunswick’s immigration minister says.

More delays to N.B. bridge work likely amid internal trade fight

New Brunswick could face new delays on three major bridge projects as the provincial government moves to fire a major contractor — a move the company believes is tied to its legal fight over interprovincial trade barriers.

N.B. Liquor won't buy U.S. alcohol, even with tariff delay

New Brunswick had planned to remove U.S. alcohol from N.B. Liquor stores and avoid signing all but the most essential contracts with U.S. firms before Trudeau announced the tariffs would be delayed a month

Holt lays out policy goals but acknowledges tariffs will hit N.B. hard

Premier Susan Holt set out a list of targets Thursday night that she says she wants her government to be judged on, while acknowledging a new level of uncertainty about New Brunswick because of the U.S. tariff threat.

Civil liberties group ends N.B. lawsuit over gender identity policy

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is ending its lawsuit against the New Brunswick government over its policy on 2SLGBTQ+ students choosing their own names and pronouns at school.

Refugee claimants 'political pawns' in N.B.-federal fight, advocates say

Refugee advocates say that people fleeing desperate situations in their home countries are being turned into pawns in an immigration fight between the federal government and New Brunswick.

Miramichi bypass wouldn't be finished before 2028, report confirms

A new bypass road in Miramichi would not be finished in time to avoid traffic congestion caused by the Centennial Bridge closure, according to an engineering report obtained by CBC News.