Link to Winnipeg Free Press article
Category: News
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau introduces bill to give Information Commissioner important power to order release of information, but fails to close any loopholes in access-to-information law
Link to iPolitics.ca article
Democracy Watch letter points out that watchdogs exist for MP misconduct, but MPs have prevented them from investigating key violations
Link to Globe and Mail article
Federal Conservatives’ so-called “open government” plan is Orwellian
Link to Toronto Star article
Federal Conservative so-called “open government” plan fails to promise strengthening the open government law and enforcement system
Link to CBC.ca article
Will MPs empower themselves and restrict their powers?
Link to Huffington Post article
As Democracy Watch has called for, the federal Conservatives must stop muzzling scientists
Link to Globe and Mail article
Democracy Watch calls on New Brunswick’s new provincial premier to strengthen the access-to-government-information law and system
Link to CBC.ca article
Balance of security and openness on Parliament Hill questioned after shooting incident
Link to Toronto Star article
As federal Information Commissioner investigates Democracy Watch’s complaint, more than 800 scientists from other countries call on Prime Minister Harper to stop muzzling scientists
Link to Global News article