MPs should be eyeing a bigger chopping block for interference issues

On top of allegations of foreign government meddling, domestically, there is a growing pattern of interfering with, delaying, and repressing requests made under Canada's limited access to information legislation.

While MPs are caught up with the issue of whether their colleagues or should be named for ‘wittingly’ collaborating with foreign powers, they should not overlook domestic interference in the public's knowledge about what government agencies are up to, writes Ken Rubin. Unsplash photograph by Agence Olloweb

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

June 24, 2024

As parliamentarians and the government slowly navigate how much data on long-standing foreign interference in Canadian affairs should or should not come out, it becomes apparent that their will to be transparent, accountable, and to act to set up effective protections is not...

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