Mackenzie Thomason (born July 29, 1997) is a Canadian politician and former leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party.
Thomason grew up in Tracy, New Brunswick until the age of 11 when his family moved to Alberta.
[1] Before becoming interim leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party, he worked for UPS and as a newspaper carrier in Fredericton.
"[5] He participated in the televised leaders' debate on September 3, 2020, saying that the province may have to continue to run deficits in order to ensure people had access “to the services they pay for.”[6] Thomason's campaign focussed on bringing in a $15/hour minimum wage, senior care, making prescription medicine affordable,[7] as well as reducing and eventually eliminating tuition for post-secondary education.
[8] In the 2020 New Brunswick general election, the NDP failed to win a seat, and received only 1.7% of the vote province-wide.