Brent Taylor (born December 4, 1959[1]) is a former Canadian politician, educator, newspaper columnist, disc jockey, and YouTuber.
Additionally, he was the Progressive Conservative Party's candidate for the Southwest Miramichi riding, which he previously represented, in the 2006 election when he was unsuccessful in being re-elected.
Before entering politics, he was a radio personality for a brief time in the 1980s, and after his departure from the Legislative Assembly in 1995 he worked as a newspaper columnist and educator.
Pafford did not win a seat in the legislature and, as a result, resigned the leadership in favour of Danny Cameron who became interim leader.
^ On August 3, 2006, the Fredericton Daily Gleaner reported that Taylor would seek the Progressive Conservative nomination in the riding of Southwest Miramichi for the next provincial election.
"[4] Despite being billed as a star candidate and receiving much positive media attention, Taylor was unsuccessful in his bid to defeat Liberal incumbent Rick Brewer.
[1] Until early October 2019, he appeared with regularity on a YouTube channel called "Post2Post", of whose videos he is considered the co-host, and that was created by his son Neil, where they talk about ice hockey.