The Ontario government says it will introduce legislation that would exempt the Premier, cabinet ministers and their offices from having to respond to freedom of information requests, allowing them to keep documents and e-mails about their decision-making secret.

In a summary of the proposed changes released on Friday, Ontario says it is one of the only provinces that subjects these documents to freedom of information rules, which allow citizens, journalists and advocacy groups to request their release.

The proposed changes follow the government’s loss of a court battle, initially launched by Global News, over the call logs for Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone, which he uses for government business.

A court in January sided with the Information and Privacy Commissioner and ordered the records released, but the government said it would appeal.