The Ford government has passed a spring budget that includes provisions to let the premier and his cabinet ministers keep all their office records secret.

The spring budget changes Freedom of Information laws retroactively as well, meaning Premier Doug Ford would no longer have to comply with a court order to release his cellphone records.

The government used its majority to fast-track the bill and skip public hearings.

The FOI changes were first announced back in March and followed the loss of a court battle over access to Ford’s phone records.

The premier regularly gives out his personal cellphone number to the public and uses the device to conduct government business.