N.S. premier's promise to increase powers of privacy commissioner may be softening
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NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Houston thought the public would appreciate transparency and accountability when he was in opposition, but things seem to have changed since he got into the premier's office.
"Now that he's in government, most of the actions show that their approach is to consolidate power and do things expediently. And that rules out actually having full transparency and accountability to the public."
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