Ironically, John Bryden’s bill tightens up government secrecy: access bill “like a government bill by stealth,” would make it more difficult to get secretive information

It's supposed to open up access, but it tightens it up instead. Bill C-206, Liberal MP John Bryden's Access to Information Bill has been reinstated and on April 7 had one hour of debate at second reading, with continued House discussion slated for June or sooner.

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