Ontario Watchdog Throwing Shade at Solicitor General for Ghosting Transparency Orders 💀

The Deets

Okay, so boom. The Ontario watchdog, a.k.a. the Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC), is stepping in because the solicitor general's office is acting sus. They're supposed to be all about transparency and dropping the receipts when people ask for info, but they've been straight-up ghosting the IPC's orders. Like, "We don't see it."

We're talking about ignoring orders to release info or even just confirming they made a decision. One example? Premier Doug Ford's driver's notes. Another? A two-year-old info request that's still pending. Bruh, that's wild.

Here's the kicker: the IPC can tell them what to do, but they can't *make* them do it. Applicants gotta go to court to force the government to comply. The IPC has been begging the government to give them some real power to enforce their orders, but crickets. They need the tea!

There's also this sitch where someone asked about Ontario Provincial Police expansion plans, and the solicitor general's office dragged their feet so hard, the IPC had to step in and order them to make a decision. Guess what? They still missed the deadline. Slow is an understatement.

And get this: after the media started sniffing around, some political staffers got involved in a freedom of information request. That's making people think there might be some political meddling going on. Like, are they slowing down or speeding up requests based on whether it's gonna make them look good or bad? It is what it is.