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Question Period: Right to Information – Thursday, March 12, 2015

March 12, 2015 David Coon

Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act Mr. Coon: My question is for the Minister of Government Services. The minister launched a public consultation on January 21 as part of the required four-year review of the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act. The Act is seriously flawed, so I would expect that thousands of New […]

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Member’s Statement: Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act

March 11, 2015 David Coon

Mr. Speaker, it has been four years since the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act came into effect, and 37 years since Richard Hatfield introduced our original right to information legislation. Decades ago we had a reputation for open government. Sadly, the curtain has fallen on open government. Most citizens discover we now have what amounts to – […]

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