A report has just come out that slams Harper's new proposed "openness" legislation. What the legislation will do is actually slam the door shut tighter on access to government. In fact, Gomery would not be possible under this proposed legistlation, because the journalist would have had their request quashed. Open government, indeed.
John Reid, the Information Commissioner says, "No previous government [...] has put forward a more retrograde and dangerous set of proposals to change the Access to Information Act."
Ask me if I'm surprised! Harper is looking more like Dubya all the time.
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