PC Party Promises Police Oversight Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

St. John’s, NL – The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is pledging to create a police oversight board for the province should they form the next government following the October 14 election.

In a statement to First Light responding to invitations sent to all party leaders, PC Leader Tony Wakeham committed to create a “Police Oversight Board that is independent of police, civilian-led, politically neutral, and representative of the province’s diverse communities.” That commitment fully reflects the core recommendations of the First Light-led Working Group on Police Oversight, which released its final report in 2022.

Mr. Wakeham also committed to:

• Support and promote implementation of the TRC’s Calls to Action and the First Light-led Calls for Change “in collaboration with Indigenous communities.”
• Work to ensure that Indigenous histories, cultures, and languages are included in the K-12 curriculum, in line with Call for Change 1.
• “Make progress” on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), though his statement does not include a promise of legislation to implement it.

The PC Party’s full statement can be found here. Party statements are being published in the order in which they were received.

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The provincial election will be held on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. Polls are open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. local time.

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