DND access-to-info woes persist as compliance with law drops, backlog grows

For the third straight year, the Department of National Defence is going the wrong way when it comes to respecting access-to-information laws and timelines.

Defence Minister Bill Blair, pictured left with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, told the House Defence Committee in February that DND's ATIP compliance was on an upward trajectory. But the reverse is true.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 5, 2024

Compliance by the Department of National Defence with the Access to Information Act decreased in the last fiscal year as its backlog of active requests beyond its legislated timeline grew by more than 15 per cent, according to a recent report tabled in Parliament.

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