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An RCMP vehicle turns around at kilometre marker 40 near Houston, B.C., January 9, 2020. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail
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Michael Harvey, Newfoundland and Labrador Information and Privacy Commissioner, is photographed in the Quidi Vidi area of St. John's. Alex Spracklin/The Globe and Mail
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A person uses a cell phone in Ottawa, July 18, 2022. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press
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A Toronto police vehicle is shown parked in Toronto on Jan. 3, 2023. Doug Ives/The Canadian Press
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Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne is photographed in her office at the Ontario Legislature on June 19, 2017. Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail
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A sign for the city of Lethbridge in southern Alberta is shown in this file image. Bill Graveland/The Canadian Press
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The first FOI bill was introduced in the House of Commons in 1965.
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