A former privacy commissioner will be paid $50,000 to tell the British Columbia government how best to implement recommendations in a stinging report that said officials — including those in the premier's office — routinely deleted information.

Technology Minister Amrik Virk said Monday David Loukidelis has until Dec. 15 to complete a report that advises the government on addressing 11 recommendations and five findings made by Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham.

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Government officials in B.C. have been accused of employing an array of tactics to avoid releasing sensitive information—including emails concerning the "Highway of Tears" issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women.

There have been stories of staffers "triple deleting" emails, denying the existence of files, and just plain stalling in the face of FOI requests.

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