r/canadaguns • u/Mythic01 • 6h ago

News / Politics / Activism Access to information requests

Figured I'd submit an access to information request to Alberta Justice to see the real story on why/why not the ASFCP hasn't made any effort to setup a mobile collection unit in province, the obvious aside.

Only to be met with a fee request of $15,000.

Looks like a great way to prevent the citizens from attaining access to the information they're entitled to.

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u/Ov3rReadKn1ght0wl 4h ago

Are you asking to go through multiple organizations' worth of archives for this? How are you racking up 15k in fees? It's possible depending on the request but holy smokes. How did you word this?

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u/DropMeAnOrangeBeam 4h ago

"I am requesting all records held by Alberta Justice and Solicitor General, including the Alberta Chief Firearms Office, relating to the federal Assault Style Firearms Compensation Program (ASFCP), specifically regarding the planning, consideration, development, implementation, coordination, or decision not to implement the collection, surrender, or confiscation of affected firearms within Alberta"

Was is wording in another comment. Bro literally asks for everything they have and wonders why it would cost so much.

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u/Mythic01 3h ago

I mean, how much can they have on a program that isn't being rolled out in this province anyway?

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u/DropMeAnOrangeBeam 3h ago

12 300 pages, apparently. You asked for everything related to it that they had.