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The leader of New Brunswick’s Green Party is calling for legislation and the creation of a legislative committee to oversee the activities of a provincial government security office.
David Coon calls for making office subject to legal framework, committee scrutiny
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 23, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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Green Party Leader David Coon said the office of the provincial security adviser “is not transparent.” (CBC News)
The leader of New Brunswick’s Green Party is calling for legislation and the creation of a legislative committee to oversee the activities of a provincial government security office.
David Coon says it has “always nagged at me” that the office of the provincial security adviser exists without any legal framework and without any scrutiny from elected officials.
“It’s opaque to the legislative assembly,” Coon said.
“It’s not transparent in any way, and there is no legislative guidance, either through a statute or an oversight committee from the legislature, to ensure the proper guardrails are there to protect the public’s rights.”
Coon was responding to CBC News reports that the office was involved with a plan to use new technology to collect personal information from 911 emergency calls to fire,
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