Info Watchdog Raps Privy Council Office for Terminating Access Requests From Public

Info Watchdog Raps Privy Council Office for Terminating Access Requests From Public
The main door to the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council office is seen in Ottawa on Feb.18, 2019. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister’s bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from the public without good cause.

In a series of decisions made public Tuesday, information commissioner Caroline Maynard reveals the Privy Council Office simply closed four Access to Information requests to avoid missing due dates.