Ontario is set to make Premier Doug Ford and cabinet members' records secret as it "modernizes" freedom-of-information laws, which critics say will dramatically curtail public scrutiny of the political process. Once enacted, the new law will mean that records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices would no longer be subject to freedom-of-information laws. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)Crawford said Ontario is one of the only jurisdictions in Canada without "explicit protections" for records belonging to cabinet ministers or their offices. WATCH | Critics last year called on the province to launch the delayed Greenbelt review: Ford government delays mandatory Greenbelt review | Duration 4:34 Critics are calling on the Ford government to launch a months-delayed review of the Greenbelt. Not even President Donald Trump has changed freedom of information laws in the U.S., despite being "all over the Epstein files," Stiles told CBC News.

Source: CBC News March 14, 2026 17:50 UTC