The Privacy Commissioner has ordered the City of St. John’s to release all records requested through an Access to Information request relating to St. John’s Sports and Entertainment and Mile One Centre.
Michael Harvey’s decision came following a complaint made to his office asking that he order the release of records and find that the city had acted in bad faith.
The complainant sought:
“Any and all records, including correspondence and internal/external communications, drafts and related emails, connected to Mile One Centre, its economic impact in City of St. John’s generally, downtown St. John’s, or the province generally and the economic impact attached to the tenancy of sport entertainment entities (such as the St. John’s Edge or Newfoundland Growlers).”
The complainant contacted the Privacy Commissioner’s Office after the city applied for, and received “several lengthy-time extensions” without responding to the request by the mandatory deadline.
Harvey has ordered the city to supply the requested information within 50 business days and says that while the city breached its duty to assist, and failed to meet its obligations under the Act, the assertion that the city acted in bad faith is not supported by evidence.
