The RCMP's inability to respond to access to information requests on time has reached a "critical" point and needs intervention, according to a scathing new report from the federal information commissioner. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced he will issue a ministerial directive to start the process of improving the RCMP's access to information performance. Maynard launched an investigation back in 2019 into the RCMP's access office after getting complaints about it failing to meet statutory time frames under the Access to Information Act for responding to access requests. The information commissioner said RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was one of the first people she met with when she took over the job more than two years ago. Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard raised serious concerns with the RCMP's access to information request backlog.

Source: CBC News November 17, 2020 17:11 UTC