New BrunswickNew Brunswick politician Alyson Townsend, who took time off to receive treatment for a brain tumour, will be returning to work with a new portfolio, Premier Susan Holt said on social media Monday.Premier Susan Holt says Alyson Townsend will start her new job immediatelyThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 01, 2025 3:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoWhen Rothesay MLA Alyson Townsend, shown in a photo from social media, was diagnosed last winter, she called her experience ‘a stark reminder about the importance of cancer screening.’ (Alyson Townsend/Facebook)A New Brunswick minister who took time off to receive treatment for a brain tumour will be returning to work with a new portfolio, Premier Susan Holt said on social media Monday.”It is so important for government to have a voice at the table when it comes to promoting and supporting labour in this province,” Holt posted. “I’m so happy to welcome back and thank minister Alyson Townsend for stepping up to take on the role of minister of labour.”Holt says Townsend, the Liberal MLA for Rothesay, will begin her new role effective immediately.Townsend was minister of post-secondary education, training and labour before she took time off in February for surgery and other treatment.The premier said Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Jean-Claude D’Amours, who had taken up the portfolio of post-secondary education, training and labour, will continue in that role.
N.B. minister who stepped aside for tumour treatment returning in labour portfolio
