Treasury Board’s overdue review of Access Act is big on propaganda, light on recommendations

Treasury Board is not capable of being the engine and manager of any access-to-information regime, writes Ken Rubin.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, pictured on the Hill on Nov. 29, 2022. On Dec. 13, Treasury Board tabled its statutory review of Canada's Access to Information Act—two-and-a-half years after it began. It's a dense, bureaucratic essay without concrete recommendations or proposed amendments, passing itself off as a legislative review.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

December 26, 2022

OTTAWA—On Dec. 13, Treasury Board tabled its statutory review of Canada's ...

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