Vaughn Palmer: Under cover of DRIPA, NDP pressing on with legislation to weaken FOI |
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Vaughn Palmer: Under cover of DRIPA, NDP pressing on with legislation to weaken FOI
Opinion: Bill-9 contains several measures to weaken what was once regarded as the country’s best access to information legislation
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VICTORIA — While Premier David Eby struggled this week to clarify his intentions on DRIPA, the B.C. New Democrats pushed ahead with legislation to weaken the province’s freedom of information law.
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Bill-9 was introduced two months ago under the guise of modernizing and improving the efficiency, clarity and accountability of the existing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
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On closer examination, it contained several measures to weaken what was........