Will political expediency yield greater transparency?

Mark Carney may be looking for openings to the rigid firewalls and the access-to-information protective system his predecessors abided by—or he may just follow in their footsteps.

Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at West Block before Question Period on Sept. 15, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN RUBIN

September 24, 2025

OTTAWA—There may be no easy road ahead towards greater transparency in Ottawa. But parliamentarians in this minority government may systematically start trying to get more records than is possible under the restrictions of the Access to Information Act.

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