PO-4634

The appellant, a member of the media, made a request under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act for records relating to the Premier’s security/protective detail that reveal the dates the Premier attended a specific restaurant.
The ministry denied the appellant access to the requested information, claiming it is exempt under the mandatory personal privacy exemption at section 21(1) of the Act because its disclosure would be an unjustified invasion of the Premier’s personal privacy. The appellant appealed the ministry’s decision and raised the possible application of the public interest override in section 23.
In this order, the adjudicator upholds the ministry’s decision to deny access to the dates the Premier attended the restaurant because disclosure would be an unjustified invasion of his personal privacy. The adjudicator also finds the public interest override does not apply to the information at issue. She dismisses the appeal.