Loto-Quebec faces court order
6 Dec 2007
"The Quebec Court of Appeal ruled unanimously Wednesday that Loto-Quebec must hand over internal reports on suicides and suicide attempts that could be linked to excessive gambling. The ruling upholds a 2005 Quebec Superior Court decision that ordered the provincial cash cow to respect an access-to-information request filed by anti-poverty activist Bill Clennett.
"...Loto-Quebec has argued in the past that making the documents public could benefit organized crime groups by having information leaked about how it conducts internal investigations.
"But the appeals court justices didn't even bother hearing from Loto-Quebec's lawyers before issuing their ruling Wednesday..."