Info watchdog referred six potential criminal cover-ups to attorney general, unaware of subsequent investigations
“The six cases that the office referred to the attorney general were with respect to investigations that we felt that there was reasonable evidence of intent to obstruct the access request,” Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard told MPs on Tuesday.Canada’s Information Commissioner, Caroline Maynard, appears as a witness at a Senate Committee on Indigenous Peoples at the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Canada’s Information Commissioner has referred six cases of government institutions failing to comply with access to information requests to the attorney general for further investigation, but hasn’t heard of any follow-up. Appearing before the House ethics committee on Thursday, Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard said her office has identified several instances over the last four years of people intentionally not complying with ATIP requests by either failing to provide documents or refusing to co-operate.
Under the Access to Information Act, Maynard cannot investigate situations where alleged criminal activity may have occurred, but she has the ability to refer these cases to the attorney general’s office, which she has done six times.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Should the feds increase the maximum mortgage repayment period? Experts say yes&8220;If all we&8217;re telling people is you got to wait around until there&8217;s more supply which will bring down [housing] prices, that&8217;s five or six years away,&8221; said Tyler Meredith, former economic advisor to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. &8220;There are people on the sidelines now who could use some help.
Source: iPoliticsCA - 🏆 36. / 63 Read more »
Gould defends Liberal track record on foreign interference&8220;We are here today because we took attempts at foreign interference very seriously,&8221; said Gould, who served as minister of democratic institutions in the lead-up to the 2019 election. &8220;Something I will note the previous Conservative government didn’t do.
Source: iPoliticsCA - 🏆 36. / 63 Read more »
Source: NTVNewsNL - 🏆 54. / 59 Read more »
Trudeau maintains elections were fair and free despite interference&8220;Every briefing I’ve ever got, from all my intelligence…, [the 2019 and 2021 federal] elections were free and fair, despite attempts by foreign states to interfere,&8221; Trudeau told the commission studying public interference.
Source: iPoliticsCA - 🏆 36. / 63 Read more »
PMO staffer advised Trudeau to do nothing amidst Han Dong nomination concernsJeremy Broadhurst said intelligence concerns surrounding Han Dong&8217;s 2019 nomination in Don Valley North warranted briefing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, but did not meet the &8220;extremely high bar&8221; of overturning the result.
Source: iPoliticsCA - 🏆 36. / 63 Read more »
Feds to provide ‘clearer picture’ within days of projected new housing units from budget announcements: Fraser&8220;It would depend on each specific announcement. Some we’re still looking at some modelling on, others we have a clear picture,&8221; Fraser said Tuesday.
Source: iPoliticsCA - 🏆 36. / 63 Read more »