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Analysis of Bill C-58 Amending the Access to Information Act, February 2018

  • By Raphael CLD
  • 23 February 2018

Canada Stumbles Badly on Access to Information Reforms

 

CLD found that Canada’s proposals to reform its Access to Information Act, Bill C-58, which have now been passed by the House of Commons and are before the Senate, can only be described as massively disappointing. The Government has completely reneged on its promises to extend coverage of the Act to the Prime Minister, Ministers, Parliament and courts, and delivered only partially on other promises, such as to abolish all fees and give the Information Commissioner order making powers.

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