Friday, June 24, 2005

Library Boy: Ontario's Freedom of Information Law Not Good Enough

Library Boy: Ontario's Freedom of Information Law Not Good Enough: "Ontario's Freedom of Information Law Not Good Enough
In her annual report, Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian says hundreds of publicly-funded organizations escape full public scrutiny because they fall outside the jurisdiction of provincial or municipal freedom-of-information acts.

Exempt institutions include hospitals and children's aid societies.

Cavoukian is calling for amendments that would bring virtually all organizations that are primarily funded by government dollars under freedom of information legislation for the purposes of transparency and accountability."

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