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The People's Alliance of New Brunswick (French: ''Alliance des gens du Nouveau-Brunswick''), founded in the spring of 2010, is the newest political party to be registered in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ==History== It was created in the spring of 2010 amidst widespread opposition to the Liberal government's plan to sell NB Power to Hydro-Quebec and what was perceived as lack of credible opposition from the Progressive Conservatives (PCs).〔 〕 The party aimed to run candidates in approximately half of the province's 55 ridings in the provincial election held on September 27, 2010,〔 〕 but nominated only 14, none of whom was elected. The party won 4,365 votes across the province. The leader of the party is Kris Austin, an interdenominational minister from Minto and former PC nomination candidate. In March 2013, former Liberal MLA Leroy Armstrong joined the party, citing an inability to accept traditional Liberal policies, and problems with ineligible voters in the 2012 Liberal leadership race. The party has faced some difficulty in Francophone New Brunswick, due to perceptions about the party's stance on language issues.〔http://www.acadienouvelle.com/editoriaux/2013/10/17/prix-lintolerance/〕 These perceptions were nurtured in part by the party's position on language skill requirements in the civil service.〔()〕 They were also partly the result, in October 2013, of two members publicly leaving the party, accusing it of showing a "lack of respect" towards the province's Acadian community.〔http://www.acadienouvelle.com/actualites/2013/10/16/politique-provinciale-lalliance-gens-lave-linge-sale-en-public/〕 The party has argued that Francophone concerns about its policies are unfounded.〔()〕〔()〕 The party has registered between zero and three percent support in the polls since the 2010 New Brunswick election. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「People's Alliance of New Brunswick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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