Freedom of Information Request
In Ontario, the applicant who made the 2008 Freedom of Information request remains anonymous. He used the FOI Act to request disclosure from the Canadian Medical Protective Association. The Adjudicator hearing the appeal concluded that under the (Ontario) Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, the CMPA fit the description of a trade union, and should be subject to the access provisions of that statute just as other trade unions are. The Adjudicator also concluded that the Memorandum was not exempt from disclosure and must be disclosed. On review of the decision, the Divisional Court agreed, and upheld the order for disclosure. The judicial decision is: Canadian Medical Protective Association v. Loukidelis, 2008, Ontario Superior Court.
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