Deep-seated secrecy rules Ottawa, pitiful choices to zap, leak, and control

Fixing a broken access to information system is going to require more than tinkering and more than bringing in even more bureaucrats to manage information in order for real disclosure to take hold in Ottawa.

OTTAWA—Nowadays, quick and willing public disclosure takes a back seat and there seems to be more of a contest going on between whether to hide or manipulate important records. Then there's the growing efforts to check for leaks if something gets out ahead of schedule.

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