Ford Government's Jet Scandal: New FOI Changes Hide Info

0:00It's April 21st. Welcome to Canada News today, powered by AI. I'm Quarry with the story. Ontario's Ford government grabbed a second-hand private jet last week, but public outrage forced them to back off by Sunday. Now, new freedom of information changes are rushing through the legislature, set to lock away emails and chats from the premier, his cabinet, and their staff. These tweaks mean we might never know who pitched the jet idea to Ford, what arguments sold it, or even when he gave the green light. Civil service reports could still surface, but the real decision-makers talks stay buried. Opposition leaders are fired up. NDP's merit style says, it'll be tougher for folks and reporters to dig into scandals like this. Liberals John Fraser calls it wrong for shielding the public from key info, while Greens Mike Schreiner ties it to the 8.3 billion. Dollar Green bill mess and other controversies. Minister Stephen Crawford admits the changes, let politicians chat candidly without blowback. He defends it as updating a 40-year-old law for today's world of

1:04cloud computing AI and cyber threats. As these bills push forward at Queen's Park, Ontario's transparency hangs in the balance, leaving questions about accountability wider open than