Privy Council Office: Cabinet-level records on allied assurancesRefused by silence
30 Aug 2026 · Access to Information Act · A-2026-00579
File opened twelve days after receipt; fee waiver refused without reasons. 1 Oct, the due date, passed without an answer. Complaints to the Information Commissioner 17 Sept, file 5826-04322, and 2 Oct.
Request under the Access to Information Act — Cabinet-level records on allied assurances and on statements about the annexation of Canada
Hello,
This is a request under the Access to Information Act.
I am a person present in Canada and entitled to make this request under subsection 4(1) of the Act as extended by the Access to Information Act Extension Order, No. 1.
Period covered: 1 January 2024 to the date this request is processed.
I request the following records.
1. Any memorandum to Cabinet, briefing note to the Prime Minister, or record of Cabinet committee consideration concerning the reliability of allied assurances to defend Canada against nuclear attack
2. Any record concerning statements made publicly by officials of the United States on three subjects. The annexation of Canada. The accession of Canada as a state of the United States. An alteration of the international boundary. This item includes any assessment of whether those statements affect the defence relationship between the two countries
3. Any record concerning contingency planning for a reduction, conditioning or withdrawal of United States participation in the defence of North America
4. Any record concerning an independent Canadian nuclear deterrent, Canadian nuclear latency, or a recessed deterrent capability
Please exclude media monitoring and news clippings.
If no records responsive to any numbered item exist, I request that your response state that expressly, item by item.
I request a waiver of the application fee under subsection 11(6) of the Act. I receive social assistance under the Ontario Works Act and have no discretionary income. If the waiver is refused, tell me how to pay and I will pay the fee. If it is refused, I request the reasons in writing together with the criteria applied.
I prefer to receive records electronically.
Respectfully,
Danilo Dzyuban