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This effectively squashed debate on the Halton board‘s involvement with FOI authorities. "While Freedom of Information legâ€" islation provides a set of basic rights with which the public can obtain inforâ€" mation, the best way is to provide it without waiting for requests under the Freedom of Information Act," he stated. "In fact, freedom of information should be woven into the fabric of the work all government agencies do." Although the information and privaâ€" cy commissioner for Ontario did not mention the Board by name but spoke generally on the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOI), the message was still clear. 7*%; om Wright gently but firmly led E organizations such as the Halton Board of Education into a more open disclosure arena Tuesday evening by suggesting they offer information up front and not force the public to approach higher sources. By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff Oakville 338â€"0783 500 Spears (west of Dorval) For it was Wright who ordered the In his talk, Wright noted that school boards should be especially prone to explaining decisions to the public because the options they choose conâ€" cerning budget, curricula, class size, programs, and many other issues are of particular concern to taxpayers and parâ€" ents. He said boards can use the the FOI Act as a guideline when deciding what information to divulge. However, he also observed that information that seems sensitive to an organization might not in reality be so. In many instances, it is only important to the organization‘s employees and to no one else. Of 7,000 formal FOI requests in Ontario in 1992, Wright said 500 of One of the opponents of the report was Diane Leblovic, a Burlington trustee who put forward a motion to hold an information meeting on the FOL. She noted that the meeting was worthâ€" while in that it pointed out to the public they can access information from instiâ€" tutions without going to the Commissioner‘s office. This disclosure caused a great deal of controversy and culminated in the Board, in a 9â€"8 decision, sending a letâ€" ter to the province‘s Management Board of Cabinet, which oversees the overall implementation of FOI actions. The letâ€" ter supported a report from a former Key Communicator from Guelph, Lorie Jocius. In her report, Jocius called for a tightening of the Act to prevent its "abuse" by the public and press. Communicators (participants in a Halton board communication program designed to get feedback on education issues from the public, but whose criteâ€" ria for appointment included a willingâ€" ness to show positive support for the board) were a provincial politician, a newspaper editor and several reporters (none from the Oakville Beaver). release of the names of Key Communicators after the Board refused to do so. Among the Key 4205 Fairview St., Burlington 634â€"5298 f Mon.â€"Wed. 10:00 a.m.â€"5:30 p.m., Thurs.â€"Fri. 10:00 a.m.â€"9:00 p.m Sat. 10:00 a.m.â€"5:30 p.m. Wright said a group within the Management Board of Cabinet helps requesters decide if a matter deserves the commission‘s attention. As well, requesters can get information on FOI decisions in Precis, a quarterly publicaâ€" tion his office issues. Not "frivolous" in Wright‘s view was the case of one individual who made 100 requests in one day of a small municipality, requests that were imposâ€" sible to fulfill within the 30 day limit. But no wrists were slapped. "In that case, we worked with the requester to see if we could resolve the problem in a way satisfactory to all conâ€" cerned," he said. ‘"There are situations where we see institutions can‘t meet the obligations of the Act and we have to use common sense and a practical approach to resolve them." In answer to questions from the audiâ€" ence, Wright noted that his office conâ€" siders nothing "frivolous" since what is frivolous to one might not be to another. (Some Oakville residents took exception to Halton Board Chairman Dave Coons‘ description of 75% of the total 270 FOI requests to the Board between 1991 and February of this year as "utterly frivolous." Of that number, a Board report said 97.2% came from Oakville.) On the other hand, he recognized that a school board‘s role is education, not the FOI Act, and that the public should be aware of this. He emphasized the need to consider alternatives to the formalized FOI process. "The Freedom of Information Act should be looked at as a last resort, not the first place to look," he said. them related to school boards and 91% of them were responded to within 30 days, as the Act requires. In 54% of the requests, all the information asked for was supplied with only 12% receiving no information at all. Requests are pretty well divided between the media, busiâ€" ness and the general public. Fairview St. (baside Harvey‘s)