In less than 48 hours, a petition opposing the Ford government's plan to gut the public's right to access information **retroactively** has garnered over 1,000 verified signatures!

Our goal is to reach 10,000 signatures within one week when the Legislature is scheduled to reconvene after a three month recess. Then we'll take it from there.

Now is a great time to share your concerns about this shocking proposal with your MPP - in writing, in person, or both.

We have prepared a full, time-stamped transcript of the press conference held to announce Ford's plan last Friday:

You'll readily see that Minister Crawford's answers were evasive and unresponsive to journalists' questions about the government's motivations for proposing radical restrictions on the freedom of information in Ontario.

We will be sharing a thorough analysis of what was said - and not said - in the press conference with you later today.

Meantime please continue to urge others to sign the petition.