Catherine Virgo

The applicant sought judicial review of an adjudicator's decision ordering the disclosure of parts of a bus services contract between the applicant and a municipality.

The adjudicator found that the third party exemption under s. 10(1) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act did not apply because the information was mutually generated through negotiation, rather than supplied by the applicant.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application, holding that the adjudicator's decision was reasonable and that the applicant failed to establish that the inferred disclosure or immutability exceptions applied.

The applicant sought judicial review of an adjudicator's decision ordering the disclosure of the base salaries of the Chief of Police and two deputies under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

The adjudicator found that the compelling public interest in transparency outweighed the limited privacy interests of the affected parties, even though their total income was already disclosed under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application, holding that the adjudicator reasonably balanced the competing interests and his decision was owed deference.