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M-938

File #  M-9700007
Institution/HIC  Metropolitan Toronto Police Services Board
Summary  This order sets out my decision on the reconsideration of Order M-913, issued March 20, 1997. To place this order in context, I will briefly review the history of this matter. The appellant is counsel to two reporters who submitted a request to the Metropolitan Toronto Police Services Board (the Police) under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the Act). The reporters sought access to a list of the names of all officers employed by the Police. The Police denied access to this information on the basis of the following exemptions in the Act: • danger to health or safety - section 13 • invasion of privacy - section 14(1) On appeal, the reporters submitted that there was a compelling public interest in disclosure of this information pursuant to section 16 of the Act.
Legislation
  • MFIPPA
Signed by  Anita Fineberg
Published  May 16, 1997
Type  Order
Judicial Review  Application dismissed by Divisional Court July 5, 1999

Duncanson v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [1999] O.J. No. 2464, 175 D.L.R. (4th) 340, 124 O.A.C. 170, 87 C.P.R. (3d) 94, Court File Nos. 284/97, 376/97, 410/97, 509/97 and 5/98 (Div. Ct.) 

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