Transparency International Canada (TI-Canada) welcomes the steps taken to establish a federal Financial Crimes Agency via Bill-C29, which underwent a first reading on 27 April. The Bill’s provisions to establish an independent Agency with a mandate to investigate financial crimes and contribute to the recovery of proceeds of crime could help deter financial crimes and enforce our laws.

Transparency International Canada (TI Canada) cautions against rolling back Ontarians' right to information under Bill 97, known as the “Plan to Protect Ontario Act”, after the provincial government announced last Thursday that the bill would not be subject to public consultation and rather proceed to a third reading and vote.

Transparency International Canada (TI-Canada) is alarmed by the Ontario government’s announcement that it will introduce legislation that would retroactively exclude the records of the premier, cabinet ministers, parliamentary assistants and their offices under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). 

Transparency International Canada (TI-Canada) est profondément préoccupé par l’annonce faite par le gouvernement de l’Ontario de son intention de présenter un projet de loi visant à exclure rétroactivement les documents du premier ministre, des ministres, des adjoints parlementaires et de leurs cabinets du champ d’application de la Loi sur l’accès à l’information et la protection de la vie privée.