Doug Ford’s cellphone records under spotlight ahead of transparency law changes

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11742539/ontario-foi-laws-doug-ford-phone-speaker-warrant/

Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secure

Ontario’s transparency watchdog is pouring cold water on some of the Ford government’s central justifications for clamping down…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/446744/

Watchdog says transparency crackdown will make Ontario more secret and less secure

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11740683/ipc-analysis-ontario-foi-changes/

UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership

FoI request reveals no evidence of testing despite ministers hailing agreement as key to delivering AI-led public service reform

The Guardian

Just to confirm that Labour's relationship with democracy is (shall we say) uneven:

the Govt. is once again (like previous Govt.s) considering constraining & narrowing the scope of Freedom of Information requests, citing cost as the reason, when its more likely linked to such transparency often presented in the Westminster Village as representing a friction that makes governing more difficult.

Of course, they could just be more open & transparent?

#FreedomOfInformation #politics

h/t FT

Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy
Since announcing sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws, the Ford government has unveiled a flurry of new policies.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11735233/doug-ford-cellphone-flood-zone-claim/
'We've had enough secrets': First Nations group opposes Ontario move to limit freedom-of-information laws
A group representing First Nations is speaking out against Ontario’s proposed legislation to change freedom-of-information laws, saying there's concern the move would reduce Indigenous communities’ ability to access important information.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/freedom-of-information-ai-9.7132386?cmp=rss
'We've had enough secrets': First Nations group opposes Ontario move to limit freedom-of-information laws
A group representing First Nations is speaking out against Ontario’s proposed legislation to change freedom-of-information laws, saying there's concern the move would reduce Indigenous communities’ ability to access important information.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/freedom-of-information-ai-9.7132386?cmp=rss

Critics say Ford is ‘flooding the zone’ to distract from transparency controversy

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11735233/doug-ford-cellphone-flood-zone-claim/