Blair regrets months-long delay in directing RCMP to address access-to-information backlog

Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard says she took Public Safety Minister Bill Blair ‘at his word’ when he told her he ‘takes his responsibilities for transparency seriously’ nearly three months ago.
Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard, pictured at left in 2018, says the backlog of access-to-information requests at the RCMP, overseen by Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, pictured at right in 2020, is unacceptable.
Canada's Public Safety Minister Bill Blair only recently issued a directive that called on the RCMP to create a “comprehensive plan” for tackling a backlog of access-to-information requests, nearly three months since he promised action. 

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