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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
wtf??? Why isn't this bigger news???
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It is. It's the top story of CBC British Columbia and the Vancouver Sun while on the front page of the Metro, Huffington Post BC and Global BC right now. It's a major story and was when the investigation first started back in May as well.
And while the investigation stems from a FOIP request about the Highway of Tears incident, the broader picture seems to be the poor handling (to put it it mildly) of emails, information and FOIP requests in general. The lack of transparency of the BC government seems to have extended much further than just aboriginal issues, in fact two other FOIP requests were investigated in the same report:
http://globalnews.ca/news/2293075/b-...ion-practices/
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In the case of the access request made to the Ministry of Advanced Education seeking emails sent by the chief of staff to the minister from February to July 2014, the commissioner found that the ministry contravened the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act due to a negligent search for records by the chief of staff.
Meanwhile, the investigation into the access request to the Office of the Premier about all emails sent by the deputy chief of staff for certain dates in November 2014 revealed that the office contravened the same act due to the lack of documentation of the search for responsive records and the overly broad interpretation given to transitory records by the deputy chief of staff.
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And the report also condemned Cadario for her record keeping in general:
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The report, titled Access Denied, also found that Michele Cadario, deputy chief of staff in the premier's office, routinely contravened freedom of information laws by bulk deleting emails on a daily basis. Denham's investigation cited Cadario as having no email records, despite working in the premier's office for two years.
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So while it's possible Gretes is some sort of racist trying to cover up the Highway of Tears, it seems more likely that he's just a sleazy scumbag who didn't want to deal with FOIP requests in general.