Why did the Loyalists want a separate government from Nova Scotia?

The desire for a separate government in New Brunswick was primarily driven by the influx of approximately 14,000 loyalist refugees following the American Revolution.1

Many of these refugees settled along the St. John River, north of the Bay of Fundy. These settlers became dissatisfied with the administration from Halifax, which they viewed as tardy and unresponsive to their needs. Consequently, they agitated for their own political autonomy. In response to this pressure, the British government established New Brunswick as a separate province in 1784, granting it its own governor and assembly.21