New Brunswick parental rights advocate and TV personality Faytene Grasseschi has secured the provincial Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Hampton-Fundy-St. Martin.
Grasseschi will be representing the PCs in her riding in next year’s election after being acclaimed.
New Brunswick Premier and PC Leader Blaine Higgs congratulated and praised Grasseschi on X (formerly Twitter), saying “with her beliefs in fiscal responsibility, entrepreneurialism, developing natural resources, and the role of parents in their children’s lives – I think our priorities are well aligned.”
He added that “her wealth of experience will add considerable value to our team and she will be a strong representative.”
Grasseschi, the founder of the Don’t Delete Parents campaign, announced in late November that she was running for provincial office after “much deep thought and many late-night conversations with my husband and trusted friends.”
Grasseschi had also told True North, “I am getting involved with (the Progressive Conservative Party) because I appreciate the work it has been doing, and the values it has been standing for.”
“I am humbled by the support of hundreds who signed up to vote over the past weeks and the many who came tonight to show support,” said Grasseschi in a Facebook post after her acclamation.
Grasesschi, who has been active in Canada’s Christian conservative circles for years through her ministry and advocacy work, as well as her television program, made headlines this summer for her campaign in support of Higgs’ changes to education policy 713, which mandates schools to require parental consent before children under the age of 16 can change their name or pronouns.
Her campaign in support of the policy, “Don’t Delete Patents,” contained a petition supporting the policy change which received thousands of signatures.
“When I saw Premier Higgs take a stand for parents, when he was actually representing the majority of Newbrunswickers… and when I saw the heat that he was taking I thought ‘you know what, this is a leader that has a pedigree, and a stature… and is from a pedigree that is so rare in our nation,’” Grasseschi said.
The riding Grasseschi will be running in as a Progressive Conservative, Hampton-Fundy-St. Martin, is currently represented by retiring Progressive Conservative Environment Minister Gary Crossman.
The New Brunswick provincial election is set to take place on or before Oct. 21, 2024
