Canada’s federal police force is failing to respond to freedom of information requests from the public, and neither the Mounties’ leadership nor Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seem interested in fixing that, a watchdog says.
In a scathing report, Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard found that "by nearly every measure, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is failing in terms of its obligation to ensure that Canadians have access to information about its operations and decision-making."