Transparency remains low on Trudeau and other governments’ priorities

Continuing a culture of entitlement and secrecy that says 'no' is a feature Justin Trudeau's government and other governments in Canada are not about to willingly change.

Treasury Board President, Mona Fortier, pictured left in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021, is now responsible for the access-to-information legislation, but access advocate Ken Rubin says no one expects this government to push for more transparency, despite its promises. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

November 8, 2021

OTTAWA—Access to information at the beginning of Trudeau's third-term government still remains a hit-and-miss-patchwork system of delays, denials, and partial disclosures. Since late 2019, there hasn't been a stand-alone minister responsible for democratic institutions. Post-election, there are j...

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