The province’s 22 ministries refused to answer The Globe’s request for basic data of how freedom of information is working in Alberta, while every other jurisdiction had, and provided, records
Two years ago, when The Globe and Mail set out to investigate the state of freedom of information across the country, part of the effort centred on using access requests to create a tally of how the various systems functioned.
The province’s 22 ministries refused to answer The Globe’s request for basic data of how freedom of information is working in Alberta.
This week The Globe reported that Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has launched a systemic investigation into whether the province has not complied with its own law.
Governments of all partisan stripes, favouring secrecy over openness, can too easily undermine requests with delays, forcing people who seek information into an extended battle.
Last December, a federal government review of the freedom to information produced zero recommended changes to access laws, after more than two years of work.
Months after the zero recommendations, The Globe showed the Liberals had rejected a better plan proposed by the Treasury Board to strike an independent panel to review the law.
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Two years ago, when The Globe and Mail set out to investigate the state of freedom of information across the country, part of the effort centred on using access requests to create a tally of how the various systems functioned.
The province’s 22 ministries refused to answer The Globe’s request for basic data of how freedom of information is working in Alberta.
This week The Globe reported that Alberta’s Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner has launched a systemic investigation into whether the province has not complied with its own law.
Governments of all partisan stripes, favouring secrecy over openness, can too easily undermine requests with delays, forcing people who seek information into an extended battle.
Last December, a federal government review of the freedom to information produced zero recommended changes to access laws, after more than two years of work.
Months after the zero recommendations, The Globe showed the Liberals had rejected a better plan proposed by the Treasury Board to strike an independent panel to review the law.
The original article contains 693 words, the summary contains 171 words. Saved 75%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!