BuoyantCitrusMar 13

Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests

https://lemmy.ca/post/61738208

Ontario to introduce bill exempting Premier, cabinet from FOI requests - Lemmy.ca

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/61737959 [https://lemmy.ca/post/61737959] > The utter audacity of this. > > > The exemptions would be retroactive, meaning all existing, outstanding requests for information from these offices would be scrapped, including Mr. Ford’s phone logs.

Show threadDarylInCanada

Meanwhile, in Wales, they passed a law that allows them ti fire a politician who tells a lie.

theconversation.com/one-country-is-trying-to-outl…

One country is trying to outlaw political lying, without curbing free speech

Lawmakers in Wales are debating world-first legislation to protect the truth, but some fear it is fundamentally flawed.

The Conversation
Mar 14 at 9:44pmWeb
Show threadiegodMar 15
Not a law yet, technically.