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From NDP HQ - BREAKING: Doug Ford just scheduled a late-night sitting to ram through a law that would permanently hide his phone records. (lemmy.ca)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/ontario@lemmy.ca
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Doug Ford just scheduled a late-night legislative sitting to ram through a law that would permanently hide his phone records from the public.

They're literally trying to do this in the dark. Hoping no one's watching.

Here's what's happening:

Ford's government is under active RCMP criminal investigation for the Greenbelt scandal.

Journalists have been fighting for three years to get Ford's phone records. Three judges ruled he has to hand them over.

So what did Ford do? He changed the law so he doesn't have to.

And now? He's scheduling late-night sittings to ram it through before anyone can stop it.

Live Stream: https://act.ontariondp.ca/go/7635?t=4&akid=6626.917870.Gk3e-7

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[–] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

So i dont know how the legal system would handle this, but if this passes, I imagine it would be challenged in court.

That could take years.

Once in court, could part of discovery now include his phone records which are now supposed to be hidden to show that they were used in a way that shows they should still be available?

Edit: just to add, im wondering if that would be possible specifically because they were supposed to be public until the law was changed. I imagine otherwise it might be considered fishing and disallowed?

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    I imagine it would be challenged in court.

    That is pretty much guaranteed

    That could take years.

    That is also guaranteed. By the time it's settled, Dougie and his cronies will be long retired.

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