The Minister of Justice says she has no plans to scrap the idea of creating a police oversight board.

Earlier this week, NDP MHA Sheilagh O’Leary raised concerns about what she called Justice Minister Helen Conway-Ottenheimer’s “sudden reversal on the need for a police oversight board,” calling it “deeply concerning.”

Conway-Ottenheimer had been vocal in her support for such a board in the House of Assembly while in Opposition.

The minister reiterated the importance Tuesday evening, stating she plans to draft legislation in the House of Assembly.

“It is very disappointing that we have not had a strong police oversight system in our province,” she told VOCM News.

“I don’t think that’s something that we can be proud of in our province, that we have not got a system that has a police oversight board, for example. So that is something that really propels me to want to get meaningful legislation.”

The NDP, meanwhile, are continuing their calls for the PC government to implement the board.