But Defence department deputy minister Jody Thomas has repeatedly claimed her organization takes the access law seriously. His lawyers have also tried to use the access law to gather records. They noted that an RCMP officer assigned to the NIS also looked into the allegations in July 2017 that military legal officers allegedly withheld documents requested under the access law. Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard announced Dec. 21 she is also examining the allegations made in the Norman case. The ongoing problem, military sources say, is that there appears to be no consequences to breaking the Access to Information law at the DND and in the Canadian Forces.

Source: National Post January 28, 2019 22:07 UTC