Provincial Profile: ACADIE
Population (2011): 367,154
Capital: Moncton
Admitted as a province: 1958 - created from New Bunswick
Members of Parliament: 6
Premier: Brian Gallant (Acadien)
Profile: The Acadian minority in New Brunswick found its voice after the Second World War and began to argue for their own province. Acadie has suffered from lack of economic development. The raison d'etre of the province is Acadian culture, but it is a desperately "have not" province.
Population (2011): 367,154
Capital: Moncton
Admitted as a province: 1958 - created from New Bunswick
Members of Parliament: 6
Premier: Brian Gallant (Acadien)
Profile: The Acadian minority in New Brunswick found its voice after the Second World War and began to argue for their own province. Acadie has suffered from lack of economic development. The raison d'etre of the province is Acadian culture, but it is a desperately "have not" province.