The provincial government has blocked the release of any documents related to workload and staff-shortage concerns raised by the Crown attorneys union, citing cabinet negotiations and labour arbitration concerns.

Amid repeated alarms raised by the Manitoba Association of Crown Attorneys about their members’ workloads, the Free Press sought access to internal Manitoba Justice Department advisory notes, reports and memos about the issue via a freedom-of-information request.

The union filed a grievance with the government in April 2023 over workload concerns, arguing the issue was becoming untenable. The former president of the association said in January that the problem had only become more urgent, putting the public at risk.

Officials with the association have long warned the number of

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