Canadian FOI Access
Vancouver journalist Ann Rees spent a year assessing the effectiveness of Canada's freedom of information laws. In a report published in the Toronto Star, she concludes that "the public's right to access government information is often subverted, delayed and denied by politicians and their advisers who appear more concerned with protecting the government's political image than the public right to know." In addition to the withholding of information, government officials often are given the identities of requestors, despite a provision saying such information can be released only on a need-to-know basis.
· Right/To/Know [Star(Canada) ]