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Vaughn Palmer: Under cover of DRIPA, NDP pressing on with legislation to weaken FOI

Opinion: Bill-9 contains several measures to weaken what was once regarded as the country’s best access to information legislation

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VICTORIA — While Premier David Eby struggled this week to clarify his intentions on DRIPA, the B.C. New Democrats pushed ahead with legislation to weaken the province’s freedom of information law.

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Bill-9 was introduced two months ago under the guise of modernizing and improving the efficiency, clarity and accountability of the existing Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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