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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/61737959

The utter audacity of this.

The exemptions would be retroactive, meaning all existing, outstanding requests for information from these offices would be scrapped, including Mr. Ford’s phone logs.

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[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

So they can hide wrongdoing and incompetence. Absolutely insane when right wingers demand shit like this. It's anti democratic and ensures increases in wrongdoing and incompetence.

[–] ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

"Ontario still sliding towards authoritarianism", this and other obvious news at 5.

[–] kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 31 points 3 hours ago

Yup, that's exactly what a corrupt politician would do

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

The exemptions would be retroactive

Makes me think that they must have got wind of a FOI request that requests some info that they really don’t want to get out

[–] BuoyantCitrus@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

The proposed changes follow the government’s loss of a court battle, initially launched by Global News, over the call logs for Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone, which he uses for government business.

[–] a_gee_dizzle@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago

Yeah. Must be something real juicy in those call logs

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

I'm putting my money on kickbacks relating to Ontario Place.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

or the RCMP Greenbelt investigation..LOL.. as if.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

[–] minorkeys@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

More like, "I should be able to do whatever gets me what i want."

[–] tehWrapper@lemmy.world 10 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If our taxes are paying you we have a right to know.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

they guy yelling at people to get a job?

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 15 points 3 hours ago (3 children)
[–] veeesix@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 hour ago

His Basket Weaving PhD.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago

you'll never know.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago

we have to see who in the press asked for an FOI and what about.

But FFS Ontario, what do you see in this guy? Is is sex appeal?

[–] ivanvector@piefed.ca 2 points 2 hours ago

There is obviously something bad that has already been identified by an FOI request that they don't want to be made public. There's no other conceivable reason to do this at all, and there is no possible way this can be of any benefit to taxpayers or residents of Ontario at all.