5824-01567 — Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The complainant alleged that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) failed to conduct a reasonable search for records concerning allegations of political interference with the Attorney General's functions related to the SNC-Lavalin prosecution. The investigation found that the RCMP did not adequately search records within the requested timeframe and improperly deemed a large police reporting file irrelevant. The Information Commissioner ordered the RCMP to conduct a new search and process the previously excluded file.
- Reasonableness of the search conducted by the RCMP.
- Timeliness of the search conducted by the RCMP.
- Relevance of the Police Reporting and Occurrence System (PROS) file.
Complaint well founded — new search ordered
The Commissioner found that the RCMP's search was not reasonable because it failed to search records within the full requested timeframe and improperly excluded a 4600-page report that contained information relevant to the request.
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The RCMP was ordered to conduct a new search for records responsive to the request and provide a new response to the complainant, including processing the previously excluded PROS Occurrence Report.
- s.30(1)(a) ATIA
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