Doug Ford Says Privacy Commissioner Opposing Record Restrictions ‘Politically Driven’

Doug Ford’s records-secrecy plan would hide top lawmakers’ meetings with lobbyists

Lobbyists must disclose when they meet federal officials, but not Ontario ones; Ford’s FOI changes would kill the means of belatedly accessing the premier’s and cabinet members' schedules

Ontario's privacy and information access watchdog is fact checking Ford

The Information and Privacy Commission sent out an update that “provides factual information in response to the various reasons that have since been offered for the proposed change" of FOI laws in Ontario.

Ford’s anti-transparency plans would weaken cybersecurity: privacy commissioner

Ontario’s information laws already in line with most provinces, IPC says

Ford calls privacy commissioner's criticism of proposed FOI changes 'politically driven'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he believes the information and privacy commissioner, who is speaking out about changes he is making to freedom-of-information laws, is "politically driven."

Doug Ford accuses privacy commissioner of politicizing his changes to access to information law

Premier Doug Ford is lashing out at Ontario's privacy commissioner, accusing her of politicizing his decision to retroactively exempt himself and his cabinet ministers from access to information laws.

Ford says privacy commissioner is ‘politically driven’ in opposing changes to FOI laws

Records of premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices will no longer be subject to public disclosure, Ontario government has announced