Agency says it has improved search process, provides redacted pages on controversial US$41-million loan to the Gupta brothers of South Africa
When The Globe originally filed a request for the documents in 2018, EDC refused to process it and refunded the $5 administrative fee, arguing that the request itself fell under Section 24. The Globe challenged the search refusal and,, EDC disclosed 121 pages, of which 47 were fully redacted. Many of the remaining pages were partially redacted. The documents mostly contained e-mails of EDC staff discussing Globe coverage of the Gupta loans.
When asked about how the most recent search for documents differed from earlier attempts, EDC said its access to information protocols have been updated. “We recognize that our initial search for records may have been narrow compared with our current process,” EDC spokesperson Jessica Draker said in an e-mail.
EDC also acknowledged that the transaction with the Guptas provided “powerful lessons” for the agency and caused it to re-evaluate the risk of transactions involving “politically exposed persons.” However, the agency also argued it had to be careful about what it could say publicly. “When companies deal with EDC it is important that they have the same protections regarding their commercially sensitive information that they would have when dealing with any bank or financial institution,” the note said.
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