What changes to Freedom of Information laws mean for Ontario

About this episode

The episode discusses changes to Freedom of Information laws in Ontario and their implications for reporters and the public.

Send us a note! A wave of changes is hitting Ontario, including one that is going to make finding things out about the province more difficult for reporters and the public. In March, Doug Ford announced that his government was going to change Freedom of Information Laws to exempt correspondence from himself and his cabinet ministers. These changes come after a court ruled that Ford’s personal cell phone records were subject to information requests. It’s been known for a long time ...

Topics covered

• Freedom of Information
• Ontario politics
• government transparency
• media access
• Doug Ford

Keywords

• Freedom of Information
• Ontario
• Doug Ford
• government changes
• media access

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Organizations: Ontario

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