Ontario government files appeal against order for Ford to release cellphone records [Video]

As Premier Doug Ford faces the possibility of having to hand over his personal cell phone records to the public, the Ontario government is actively trying to overturn an official ruling from the Information and Privacy Commissioner, launching a legal challenge to escalate the fight.

Lawyers for the government have filed a request for a judicial review of the IPC’s decision, claiming an adjudicator with the transparency watchdog “erred” in her order that Ford must release his records.

The judicial review will be contested by lawyers for the provincial government as well as those representing the premier himself.

The request for a review includes a list of reasons the government believes the IPC came to the wrong decision, including “giving insufficient weight” to some of the points raised by the government during the appeal process.

The latest twist in the years-long transparency battle comes after lawyers for the attorney general …