Murky access-to-information responses aren’t fit for a king

Probing for records on the processes used for some high-ranking official endeavours can yield bits of data that, in turn, raise more questions.

Access-to-information documents released by the Royal Canadian Mint reveal a few twists, such as the fact Buckingham Palace gets to approve and own King Charles III’s images on Canadian currency, writes Ken Rubin.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

November 9, 2023

The expectation of getting useful data in the access-to-information space can be low, but sometimes interesting details surface while other data either remains hidden, or raises unsettling questions. Below are two examples of this currently in the news.

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