Government secrecy ‘grim,' watchdog says
OTTAWA — The federal Information Commissioner is warning that Canadians' ability to get information from their government has reached a dire state. The Harper Conservatives now routinely delay requests for government documents – a right of Canadians under the law – well beyond the 30 days that the Access to Information Act requires. Six out of the 10 governments departments reviewed by the commissioner's office received failing grades. “I do believe that its results provide a grim picture of the federal government's access to information regime,” Information Commissioner Robert Marleau says in a special report to Parliament.
Government secrecy ‘grim,' watchdog says
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