Ford government goes to court to fight FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents
The dispute centers on 15 records about the failed blue licence plate rollout and whether the public interest outweighs government secrecy.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is taking the Information and Privacy Commissioner to court to block the release of 15 records regarding the province's ill-fated blue license plates.
- Nearly 200,000 blue license plates rolled out in 2020 remain on roads after being deemed "virtually unreadable" at night, prompting The Canadian Press to file a freedom-of-information request in late 2022.
- Government lawyers argue the IPC's finding of a "compelling public interest" in disclosure was "unreasonable in light of the record that was before it," despite the commissioner twice ordering the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement to release the documents.
- NDP Leader Marit Stiles, Liberal critic Stephanie Smyth, and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner denounced the move, with Stiles calling it an "astonishing" use of taxpayer money on a "frivolous court battle."
- This court challenge coincides with a broader clampdown on access, as recent provincial legislation now prohibits disclosure of records involving the premier, cabinet ministers, and their staff.
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Ford government wants to prevent FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents, taking fight to court
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid a broader clampdown on public access to government records.
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Ford government goes to court to fight FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid
Ford Government Goes to Court to Block Release of Blue Licence Plate Documents
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid a broader clampdown on public access to government records. Lawyers for the government have applied for a judicial review of decisions by Ontario's information and privacy commissioner ordering the province to release documents in response to a freedom-of-information request by The Ca…
Ford government goes to court to fight FOI disclosure of blue licence plate documents – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government is going to court to try to prevent the release of documents about its ill-fated blue licence plates, a move that comes amid a broader clampdown on public access to government records. Lawyers for the government have applied for a judicial review of decisions by Ontario’s information and privacy commissioner ordering the province to release documents in response to a freedom-of-information request…
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