The commissioner does not have jurisdiction to carry on criminal investigations. I hope that is quite clear for everybody. To that extent, he has no authority whatsoever to ask the RCMP to assist in an investigation by the commissioner.
Director, Legal Services, Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada
The commissioner does not have jurisdiction to carry on criminal investigations. I hope that is quite clear for everybody. To that extent, he has no authority whatsoever to ask the RCMP to assist in an investigation by the commissioner.
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