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The Bill Drops March 23.

Dear [MPP Name], I am a constituent in [Riding Name] writing about the proposed changes to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) announced on March 13, 2026. I have a few straightforward questions I would appreciate your help answering: 1. The proposed bill would exempt the Premier, cabinet ministers, and parliamentary assistants from FIPPA entirely. Ontario's own Information and Privacy Commissioner has stated that FIPPA already protects personal and confidential records from disclosure. Can you explain what gap this amendment addresses that existing exemptions do not? 2. The bill has been described as retroactive. Does that mean records currently under active FOI request or court order — including the Premier's phone records — would be permanently shielded? 3. Will you be voting in favour of this bill? If so, I would appreciate your reasoning on the record. I am not asking you to oppose the government. I am asking you to explain this to a constituent who pays attention and would like to understand the rationale. Thank you for your time. [Your Name] [Your Address] [Your Riding]

Dear [MPP Name], I write as a constituent of [Riding Name] to formally register my objection to the proposed amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, as announced by Minister Stephen Crawford on March 13, 2026. The proposal to exempt the Premier's office, all cabinet ministers, and parliamentary assistants from FIPPA is without adequate public justification. Ontario's Information and Privacy Commissioner Patricia Kosseim has stated clearly that the existing legislation already protects personal, confidential, and constituency records. The proposed amendment goes far beyond that — it removes the public's right to access government-related business conducted by the people elected to serve them. Freedom of information requests have been the mechanism by which Ontarians learned how their government handled the Greenbelt, the Skills Development Fund, the Ontario Science Centre closure, and the Premier's personal use of public office. This legislation would close that mechanism for the people at the top of government — the people with the most power to affect public life. The bill is to be tabled March 23, 2026. I am asking you to: — Publicly state your position on this bill before the vote. — If you support it, explain on the record what problem it solves that current exemptions do not. — If you oppose it, say so clearly and loudly. I expect a response. [Your Name] [Your Address] [Your Riding]

Dear [MPP Name], I live in [Riding Name] and I am writing about the proposed FIPPA amendments announced March 13, 2026. The bill would make it impossible for Ontarians to request records from the Premier, cabinet ministers, and their staff — permanently. Ontario's own Privacy Commissioner called this the most alarming part of the proposal. This is not modernization. It is the government changing the rules to avoid accountability. FOI requests exposed the Greenbelt scandal. They exposed the Skills Development Fund. They exposed how the Ontario Science Centre was closed. This bill would have made all of that impossible. I am asking you to oppose this legislation and say so publicly before March 23. [Your Name] [Your Address] [Your Riding]