Information Commissioner Files Two New Lawsuits Against Defence Minister for Failure to Disclose Records

Published on February 27, 2024

Canada’s information watchdog has launched two news lawsuits against Defence Minister Bill Blair last week over his department’s failure to release internal records. The lawsuits were filed in Federal Court on Feb. 20 and both relate to the department not responding to access-to-information requests. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) had investigated two complaints of non-compliance in the production of records and subsequently told DND to comply. Following inaction by the department, the OIC ordered the minister last fall to provide the requested documents. The non-responsiveness led the commissioner to file the lawsuits. “The Minister’s ongoing violation of his legal duty to implement the Commissioner’s biding Order issued under the [Access to Information] Act is contrary to the law,” read both statements of claim from the OIC....

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