Raitt’s forgotten ‘secret’ Cabinet binder could force government to overzealously classify documents

The government will be reinforced to mark documents 'secret,' says access to information expert Ken Rubin.

The scandal over Natural Resources Minister Lisa Raitt's briefing binder of secret Cabinet documents being left at CTV's Ottawa studio will make the government more "overzealous" about classifying documents, not more open, says access to information expert Ken Rubin.

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