The New Brunswick Liberals have introduced legislation aimed at clarifying the rights of people who sign non-disclosure agreements and prevent them from being used wrongly.
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· Posted: Oct 28, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Justice Minister and Attorney General Robert McKee said there hadn’t been any specific example that prompted the legislation. (Tara King-Stewart/CBC)
The New Brunswick Liberals have introduced legislation aimed at clarifying the rights of people who sign non-disclosure agreements and prevent them from being used wrongly.
Justice Minister and Attorney General Robert McKee said the legislation will put restrictions in place for NDAs in certain situations of wrongful conduct like discrimination, harassment or abuse.
“This is going to put some of those safeguards in place to ensure that wrongful behaviour doesn’t continue,” McKee said to reporters on Tuesday.
McKee said when a NDA is drafted the law will lay out what provisions are allowed, and any NDA that violates the law would be void.
There will also be a provision to allow the victim to seek independent legal advice before signing and to speak about what they faced in certain situations.
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