Abstract

Ontario’s freedom-of-information regime is intended to make public institutions more accountable by giving citizens, journalists, researchers and litigants a legal mechanism to obtain government records. In practice, however, prolonged processing, deemed refusals, disputed searches, exemptions, fees, extensions and appeals can make the exercise of

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