{"id":12071,"date":"2026-04-24T13:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/?p=12071"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:22:30","slug":"ontario-pushes-bill-97-into-law-dodging-legislative-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccla.org\/fr\/libertes-fondamentales\/ontario-pushes-bill-97-into-law-dodging-legislative-scrutiny\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario pushes Bill 97 into law, dodging legislative scrutiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) is deeply concerned by the passing of Ontario Bill 97, which undermines transparency, privacy and government accountability.<\/p>\n

The Ontario government\u2019s willingness to bypass the legislative committee process in order to force this law through further undermines government transparency.<\/p>\n

Bill 97 removes broad categories of future and historical government records from its freedom of information law and shields government privacy and cybersecurity practices from public and regulatory scrutiny.<\/p>\n

Read more about Bill 97 ici<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ana\u00efs Bussi\u00e8res-McNicoll, Director of CCLA\u2019s Fundamental Freedoms program, made the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cBill 97 is a significant blow to government transparency in Ontario, undermining a crucial tool used by journalists, researchers and oversight organizations to hold government officials accountable. The law\u2019s retroactive application is particularly concerning, because it allows the government to avoid disclosure of records that have already been requested.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tamir, Director of CCLA\u2019s Privacy, Surveillance and Technology Program, made this additional statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis law creates gaping holes in Ontario\u2019s privacy rules and oversight. The government is left with fewer restrictions on how it handles our personal information and\u2014in many instances\u2014the ability to act with impunity. The cost to privacy and cybersecurity will be bourne by everyone in Ontario.”<\/p>\n

Howard Sapers, Executive Director of CCLA, added the following statement:<\/p>\n

\u201cPushing Bill 97 through without proper legislative scrutiny further undermines public confidence in this initiative and is a sign of poor governance. It is the latest in a disturbing race to the bottom among Canadian legislatures that is harming our democracy.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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