Spin Reduxit: Analyzing Gallant's cabinet shuffle, CRA poll and Energy East's future

Spin Reduxit is CBC New Brunswick's political podcast and analyzes the latest issues coming out of the legislature.The "I love Saint John and did I mention I've been to Charlotte County?" Edition was recorded and published on Sept. 15.

A new Spin Reduxit podcast analyzes Premier Brian Gallant's cabinet shuffle, the quarterly poll that suggests the Liberals have a comfortable lead a year before the election, and the fallout from TransCanada Corp.'s decision to suspend the Energy East pipeline.

Premier Brian Gallant shuffled his cabinet on Sept. 5, which saw three senior ministers sent to the backbenches.

Gallant named himself as the regional minister for Saint John ahead of the 2018 election. Meanwhile, the premier is not even the regional minister for his own riding.

Victor Boudreau, the former health minister, said he was leaving cabinet without any regrets.

The August poll from Corporate Research Associates showed the Liberals with a comfortable lead over the Progressive Conservatives, NDP, Green Party and People's Alliance with a year to go before the provincial election.

• New Brunswick Liberals maintain comfortable lead, poll suggests

And the podcastalso analyzes the political fallout from TransCanada Corp.'s decision to suspend the Energy East pipeline.

Gallant has said he sympathizes with the company over the National Energy Board's new standards for pipeline approval.

• Financial 'realities' might prevent pipeline's construction, N.B. trade minister says
• NEB's unclear requirements for Energy East put TransCanada in 'tough spot,' says Gallant

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