Praise and criticism of proposed Federal Accountability Act are both exaggerated
The reality is that the act will, if passed, close just over 40 of 75 loopholes and flaws in the federal government's accountability system and would have closed more than 50 loopholes if the Conservatives had kept their election promises.
Media outlets and commentators on the so-called "Federal Accountability Act" (Bill C-2) introduced by the new federal Conservative government have, unfortunately, been exaggerating the good effects of the act or offering unlikely, worst-case-scenario criticisms (and sometimes both).
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