The federal minister responsible for the much-criticized access-to-information system says her focus is on improving service amid growing calls to go further and rewrite the transparency law. Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said in an interview Friday her priority is better administration of the Access to Information Act, not a legislative overhaul. A House of…
Minister’s Access to Info Focus Is Better Service Amid Calls for Legislative Overhaul
Info Watchdog Raps Privy Council Office for Terminating Access Requests From Public
January 5, 2021
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OTTAWA—The federal information watchdog has chastised the prime minister’s bureaucrats for shutting down several requests from the public without good cause. In a series of decisions made public Tuesday, information commissioner Caroline Maynard reveals the Privy Council Office simply closed four Access to Information requests to avoid missing due dates. In each case, the body…
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