The Ontario government will introduce legislation exempting the Premier, the provincial cabinet and its offices from Freedom of Information requests

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The Ontario government has indicated that it will introduce legislation exempting the Premier, the provincial cabinet and its offices from Freedom of Information requests.

If this legislation passes, the Ontario government will be effectively insulated from public scrutiny, and…

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