32-552: (Redirected from PCs ) [REDACTED] Look up PC , pc , or pC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. PC or pc may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] See also: § People Player character or playable character, a fictional character controlled by a human player, usually in role-playing games or computer games Port Charles , an American daytime TV soap opera Production code number ,
64-688: A Liberal motion opposing the policy revision and called for increased consultation on the policy, leading to Higgs later dismissing both Allain and Carr from their respective cabinet positions, citing a breach of cabinet solidarity due to their support for the opposition motion on the policy. Throughout early 2024, multiple PC MLAs and/or cabinet ministers, such as Arlene Dunn , Mike Holland , Carr, Allain, Shephard as well as Holder have all made announcements either resigning or opting out of running for re-election. In April 2024, cabinet minister Gary Crossman , who previously announced that he would be retiring after his term, also announced his resigning from
96-1371: A Romanian conservative party Plaid Cymru , a Welsh nationalist political party Porozumienie Centrum , a now-defunct Polish right-wing political party Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , a defunct Canadian federal political party Progressive Canadian Party , a party made up of former members of the Progressive Conservative party Several current and former provincial political parties of Canada: Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (1905–2017) Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick (1867– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (1882- ) Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador (1949– ) Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia (1867– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1854– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island (1851– ) Progressive Conservative Party of Quebec (1982–1989) Yukon Progressive Conservative Party (1978–1991) Religious denominations [ edit ] Presbyterian Church Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Schools [ edit ] ESPCI , an engineering school in France, also referred to as Physique-Chimie Pembroke College, Oxford ,
128-1123: A constituent college of the University of Oxford Phoenix College , a community college in Arizona, US Pickering College , an independent, co-educational K-12 school in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada Pomona College , a liberal arts college in Claremont, California Port Charlotte High School , in Florida, US Port Credit Secondary School , in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Presbyterian College , in Clinton, South Carolina, US Providence College , in Rhode Island, US Prempeh College , in Ashanti Region, Ghana Law enforcement [ edit ] Police Constable ,
160-567: A designation used to identify television episodes Pretty Cure , a Japanese anime franchise Business and finance [ edit ] See also: § Businesses Percentage (pc), numeric ratio signifier Prime cost or variable cost Principal Consultant, a management consulting position Professional corporation , a type of corporate entity for licensed professionals (attorneys, architects, physicians, engineers, etc.) Organizations [ edit ] Businesses [ edit ] Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts ,
192-609: A district in the San Fernando Valley Port Charlotte, Florida Port Chester, New York Other places [ edit ] Pacific Centre , a shopping mall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Pacific Coast Pacific Islands Trust Territory (ISO 3166 country code) Panama City , the capital of Panama Pitcairn Islands (FIPS PUB 10-4 territory code) Port Credit , a neighbourhood of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Serbia or
224-438: A general-purpose computer for individuals IBM PC compatible , a ubiquitous personal computer architecture an IBM PC specifically running Microsoft Windows Programmable controller (disambiguation) Pica (typography) (pc), a typographic unit of measure Program counter , a special register inside CPUs Mathematics [ edit ] Path connected , a concept in mathematical topology Precalculus ,
256-615: A hotel chain in Pakistan Pirelli & C. (stock symbol: PC) President's Choice , a private label product brand of the Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw Companies PC Mobile , a Canadian mobile virtual network operator PC Optimum , a Canadian rewards program President's Choice Financial , a Canadian financial services provider Government bodies [ edit ] Peace Corps ,
288-623: A level in math education Polynomial chaos , a concept in stochastic mathematics Principal component Medicine and psychology [ edit ] Anatomical structures [ edit ] Posterior commissure , a brain landmark commonly used in biomedical image processing Pubococcygeus muscle Parietal cell Diseases [ edit ] Pachyonychia congenita , a genetic skin disorder Pancreatic cancer Prostate cancer Other uses in medicine and psychology [ edit ] Palliative care , specialised care for people with serious illnesses Perceived control ,
320-633: A minimum of offense President's Counsel , a lawyer's rank in Sri Lanka Pro-choice , the view that women should have the choice of whether or not to terminate a pregnancy Proto-Celtic , the reconstructed common ancestor of the Celtic languages See also [ edit ] Piece (disambiguation) P.C. Hooftstraat , a street in Amsterdam, Netherlands Tandy Pocket Computer PCS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
352-775: A police rank Protective custody , a type of imprisonment or care to protect a person from harm Probable cause , reasonable grounds (for making a search, pressing a charge, etc.) Police commissioner , the chief manager of a police entity Penal code , the legal code in some jurisdictions that define crimes People [ edit ] PC (footballer) (born 1994), from Brazil PC Chris , former professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player, named after Port Chester, New York Priscilla Chan (singer) (born 1965), Hong Kong Cantopop singer Priyanka Chopra , an Indian actress, model and singer Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Park City, Utah Panama City, Florida Panorama City, Los Angeles ,
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#1732765195244384-486: A psychological concept Post cibum (Latin for "after food"), in medical prescriptions Primary care Phase contrast magnetic resonance imaging Physics and cosmology [ edit ] Parsec (pc), a unit of distance used in astronomy Picocoulomb (pC), a unit of electrostatic charge Petacoulomb (PC), a unit of electrostatic charge Photonic crystal , a photonic band gap material Other uses in science and technology [ edit ] PC,
416-501: A retired heart surgeon and former head of the New Brunswick Heart Centre, was kicked out of the caucus after criticizing his government over health issues. The controversial backbencher had spoken out about bilingualism and duality, and written a newspaper commentary about a lack of consultation with physicians. Before the 2014 election, he was allowed to return Alward's government was defeated after one term in
448-525: A small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence duties Penn Central , a railroad in the United States Two US Navy hull classification symbols: Patrol craft (PC) and Patrol craft coastal (PC) Pegasus Airlines (IATA code: PC) Other uses [ edit ] Pickleball Canada , Canada's governing body for the sport of pickleball Political correctness , language or behavior that appears calculated to provide
480-400: A type of Mazda C engine Prestressed concrete , a method for overcoming concrete's natural weakness in tension Progressive contextualization , a scientific method Prontor-Compur , a standard connector type for photographic flash synchronization Perspective Control , photographic lens arrangement for reducing keystone distortion Transport [ edit ] Patrol craft ,
512-715: A volunteer program run by the United States government Philippine Constabulary , a defunct police force Libyan Presidential Council Privy council , a body that advises the head of state of a nation King's Privy Council for Canada Privy Council of the United Kingdom Putnam City Schools , school district in Oklahoma Political parties [ edit ] Colorado Party (disambiguation) Partido Comunista (disambiguation) Partidul Conservator ,
544-557: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages PC">PC The requested page title contains unsupported characters : ">". Return to Main Page . Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick is a centre-right conservative political party in the Canadian province of New Brunswick . The party has its origins in
576-548: The 2014 provincial election , after which Alward announced his resignation as party leader. On October 18, 2014, Bruce Fitch was selected as interim leader of the party and Leader of the Opposition of New Brunswick . Quispamsis MLA Blaine Higgs was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party on October 22, 2016, defeating former Saint John Mayor Mel Norton , 1,563 to 1,169 on
608-537: The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development , led by minister Bill Hogan and premier Higgs, placed Policy 713 , an educational policy setting minimum requirements for public schools and districts in the province related to individuals identifying and perceived as LGBTQ , under review, later releasing a revised version in June 2023. The situation led to widespread criticism and internal division within
640-501: The People's Alliance of New Brunswick to join the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick. Throughout 2023 and 2024, the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick saw itself at a crossroads, with multiple PCNB cabinet ministers and MLAs breaking ranks with the party, with some politicians citing a misalignment with their own views and that of the social conservatism the party being described as exhibiting. In April 2023,
672-525: The Republika Srpska , both of which can be abbreviated in Cyrillic to РС ( RS ) Science, technology, and mathematics [ edit ] Chemistry [ edit ] Phosphatidylcholine , a phospholipid Polycarbonate , a plastic polymer Propylene carbonate , a polar organic solvent Pyruvate carboxylase , an enzyme Computing [ edit ] Personal computer ,
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#1732765195244704-620: The Legislative Assembly. The party was defeated by the Liberal's in the 2024 New Brunswick general election , with Higgs losing his own seat and regisning as leader. The Tories have alternated power with the New Brunswick Liberal Association since Confederation. The party tends to hold a moderate Red Tory stance, being socially and fiscally centrist. For most of New Brunswick's history,
736-477: The PC-led government. Shortly following the revision, long-standing cabinet ministers Dorothy Shephard and Trevor Holder . Two additional cabinet ministers, Daniel Allain and Jeff Carr , expressed their “extreme disappointment in a lack of process and transparency” in a jointly signed letter following the revision. On June 15, 2023, all four of these ministers voted with the opposition parties which favoured
768-540: The Progressive Conservatives and the People's Alliance combined to defeat Premier Brian Gallant 's Liberal minority government via a non-confidence vote in the legislature. Higgs was appointed premier on November 9, 2018. Higgs and the Progressive Conservatives were re-elected to a majority government in the 2020 provincial election held on September 14, 2020, On March 30, 2022, Kris Austin and Michelle Conroy announced their departure from
800-699: The business community. In the 1860s, the Conservative and Liberal parties split over the issue of Canadian confederation and were replaced by the Confederation Party and the Anti-Confederation Party . By 1870, the pro-Confederation party became generally known as the Liberal-Conservatives or just “Conservatives," and were aligned with the national Conservative Party of Sir John A. Macdonald . The party
832-442: The federal party and in some cases its candidates in the 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2011 and 2015 federal elections. Following the change of government in 2006 provincial election , Bernard Lord resigned as leader on December 13, 2006, and as the member of Moncton East . On December 19, Jeannot Volpé , MLA for Madawaska les Lacs-Edmundston , was selected as interim leader . On October 18, 2008, David Alward , MLA for Carleton ,
864-603: The party had greater support among English speakers, while the Liberals were more popular among Acadians . However, initiatives by the governments of Richard Hatfield and Bernard Lord to include Acadians in the mainstream of New Brunswick life helped the party make inroads in Acadia. In fact, even though he was born in Quebec , former premier Bernard Lord is widely perceived to be an Acadian, due to his Francophone heritage and
896-472: The pre- Canadian confederation Conservative Party that opposed the granting of responsible government to the colony. It has historically followed the Red Tory tradition. From the 2010s, the party underwent a shift to Blue Toryism after the election of Blaine Higgs as leader, who was premier from 2018 to 2024. Initially, Conservative supporters tended to be United Empire Loyalists and supporters of
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960-528: The third ballot. In the 2018 provincial election , Higgs and the PCs won the largest share of seats in the legislature, 22, compared to 21 for the governing Liberal Party of New Brunswick , which opted to attempt to remain in power as a minority government by presenting a Throne Speech in hopes of retaining the confidence of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick . On November 2, 2018,
992-751: Was aligned with the historic federal Conservative party. When the federal party changed its name to the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 1942, the New Brunswick party did the same. The federal Progressive Conservative Party dissolved in 2003, to merge with the Canadian Alliance and a new Conservative Party of Canada was created. The provincial party has no formal link with the current federal Conservative Party, but several of its members and elected MLAs, including former premier Premier Lord , publicly endorsed
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1024-516: Was elected leader of the party at the Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick Leadership Convention in Fredericton. Alward beat his only opponent, Robert MacLeod, by a margin of 2,269 votes to 1,760. The Progressive Conservatives won a sweeping majority, with 42 of 55 seats in the 2010 provincial election . In doing so, PC party leader David Alward became the 32nd premier of New Brunswick . In 2013, Saint John area MLA Dr. Jim Parrott ,
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