May 5, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Canadians will no longer be asked to pay thousands of dollars to access public information from the federal government.
Feds eliminate extra access-to-info fees
Suzanne Legault
Liberals pledge to implement all access-to-info promises ‘as quickly as possible’
April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The federal Liberals say they’ll bring in all the access-to-information promises in their election campaign as soon as possible — some as early as this winter.
Canada’s info watchdog is getting less money than she was under the Tories
April 28, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
The Liberals plan to strengthen “as early as this year” the watchdog responsible for keeping government transparent and making public information public — but they’ve given her office less money than she’s gotten since 2009.
Duty to document: What you need to know about reforming access-to-information in Canada
March 31, 2015 – Amy Minsky and Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Many of Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault’s recommendations to fix Canada’s strained and aging access-to-information system will be familiar to Prime Minister Stephen Harper: They were part of his platform nine years ago.
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