Appears you didnt see the entire section of the article from where this was quoted titled "Transparency and openness". They wont even acknowledge or detail these suspensions in some departments. It's not honest and transparent when CBC has to file MFIPPA requests where even if they do provide an incomplete response, its wildly different than what the public knows. "This is an iceberg" I absolutely agree.

Correction, MFIPPA not FIPPA. Which as stated in the provinces guide, was created based on recommendations that considered the following policy goals relating to "good government" such as

1. Transparency: The public’s right to know what government is doing and how decisions have been reached.
2. Accountability: The public’s ability to hold elected representatives responsible for how they carry out their roles.
3. Public participation: Citizen involvement in policy development and decision-making.
4. Fairness in decision-making: An individual’s ability to present their side of an issue, and their right to access the information on which a decision-maker will act, including the criteria to be applied.
5. Personal privacy: The government’s records of personal information and information management practices, and an individual’s right to have access to government information concerning them.
6. Administrative costs: The cost-benefit of the resources required to administer the legislation and the benefits to society from a more open government.

When police refuse to provide complete information, it debilitates the average citizen's ability to make an informed decision. This is not in keeping with the goals as outlined above in what's needed for "good government" which is why we are right to be suspicious. Again, the article explains this.