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A former head of the RCMP in New Brunswick raised red flags in 2021 about a secret program to track the movements and political views of some New Brunswickers during COVID-19 restrictions, CBC News has learned.
Senior RCMP officer complained in 2021 that monitoring programs breached privacy rights
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 22, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
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The Blaine Higgs government ran a secret program during the pandemic to track movements and political views of some New Brunswickers, documents show, (Submitted by the Government of New Brunswick)
A former head of the RCMP in New Brunswick raised red flags in 2021 about a secret program to track the movements and political views of some New Brunswickers during COVID-19 restrictions, CBC News has learned.
Larry Tremblay filed a complaint to the province’s ombud that argued a branch of the Department of Public Safety was illegally collecting personal information and monitoring “citizens who express discontent” toward provincial government policies.
Tremblay’s 2021 complaint focused on a proposal for gathering data from 911 calls that he said came from the office of the provincial security adviser.
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