The New Brunswick Association of English-speaking Canadians was formed in 1984 at the instigation of Len Poore, to oppose the flying of the Acadian flag on provincial government buildings on the occasion of the flag's 100th anniversary. The group focussed most of its attention thereafter on opposing the proposals of the province's , which called for a considerable expansion of bilingualism. At its peak, Poore claimed that the organization had 9,000 members.