🇨🇦 Freedom of information? Here’s what Ontario’s government doesn’t want you to know

Best part first: the Ford government passed a law in April, then used it to shut down 48 FOI requests in less than two months. That is not transparency with a few rough edges. That is a political panic room. Greenbelt communications, Billy Bishop briefing notes, Ford’s calendar, Ontario Place, Highway 413, even records tied to a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra, all suddenly vanish behind the curtain, as reported. Funny how government always discovers a passion for privacy right when the public starts asking the right questions.

And spare us the communist China excuse. Personal information was already exempt. This was about power, insulation, and making sure cabinet records become untouchable when scrutiny gets inconvenient. Classic late-stage Canadian governance: preach accountability, legislate secrecy, then hide the paper trail. If Ottawa is flirting with similar exemptions federally, this is the template. A country run by managerial elites that demand trust while removing the mechanisms that verify whether they deserve any at all.

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