Access to information in Alberta is fast approaching a "crisis situation," warns information and privacy commissioner Jill Clayton in her annual report released Tuesday. "I do not believe I should have to order public bodies to comply with a clear obligation under the law," she said in the report. Clayton is critical of how the government is handling Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) requests citing delays, time extensions, and applicants receiving no response at all. In her report, Clayton said the investigation stalled when the government provided only heavily-redacted documents. The vast majority of the extension requests were made by provincial government ministries.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 19:59 UTC