shockedcanadian
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- Aug 6, 2012
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Canada and "liberty" should never be spoken in the sentence unless it is to criticize us.
Toronto Police Services, Ontario Provincial Police, Durham Regional Police, RCMP, Peel Police are NOT your ally. You should be weary of partnering with said police forces on any issue nevermind emulating us.
The man filed an access request with Library and Archives Canada in January upon learning of another applicant’s struggle to obtain the large cache of records from a two-decade-old RCMP corruption probe.
Library and Archives cited the multimillion-dollar processing cost in trying to persuade the federal information ombudsman to allow the latest request to be dismissed because it was vexatious or made in bad faith.
In April, information commissioner Caroline Maynard refused permission and, as a result, Library and Archives is now processing the man’s access request — although it says up to 65 years will be needed to do so.
The Canadian Press has agreed not to identify the requester, a public servant in the National Capital Region who is concerned the publicity would be detrimental to his career.
Toronto Police Services, Ontario Provincial Police, Durham Regional Police, RCMP, Peel Police are NOT your ally. You should be weary of partnering with said police forces on any issue nevermind emulating us.
Researcher's request for records on 20-year-old RCMP case would cost $21M to process, government says
Another applicant who requested the same material previously was given an 80-year timeline to receive the documents by Library and Archives Canada
nationalpost.com
The man filed an access request with Library and Archives Canada in January upon learning of another applicant’s struggle to obtain the large cache of records from a two-decade-old RCMP corruption probe.
Library and Archives cited the multimillion-dollar processing cost in trying to persuade the federal information ombudsman to allow the latest request to be dismissed because it was vexatious or made in bad faith.
In April, information commissioner Caroline Maynard refused permission and, as a result, Library and Archives is now processing the man’s access request — although it says up to 65 years will be needed to do so.
The Canadian Press has agreed not to identify the requester, a public servant in the National Capital Region who is concerned the publicity would be detrimental to his career.