Governing from behind a wall in Canada.

[Cobalt_Kid]

Looks like the federal government is about to get even more secretive under the conservatives.

Welcome to the information blackout in Canada

In my last post, which looked at Tony Clement's not-so-open "Open Government" initiatives, I mentioned that the B.C. Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) had recently received leaked documents detailing a new federal government plan to make government websites a whole lot less informative.

Since being tipped off to the plan, FIPA has attempted to obtain details under the Access to Information Act. Unfortunately, we keep running into roadblocks thrown up by the Treasury Board, the domain of -- you guessed it -- open government minister Tony Clement. First, Clement's department demanded thousands of dollars in fees to process the request. Now they're insisting on hundreds of days of delays to allow for unspecified "consultations."

Frustrating as this process has been, our leaked documents show it's no surprise that the government is dragging things out.

 

[L Gilbert]

Ah sorry, but bureaucracy's habits aren't only restricted to Harpy and Gang.

 

[Cobalt_Kid]

LOL, after almost eight years of this BS I kind of doubt it's down to mere bureaucratic inertia.

It's no secret the current conservative government is accurate information adverse.

When it gets to the point where we have to guess what's going on inside our government then I think we can strongly question whether or not it's even our government anymore. I don't think we're very far from that now.

Throw in robocalls and it's possible that some conservative MPs weren't even legally elected.

 

[darkbeaver]

When they won't give you information under proper requests for information that is all the information necessary to form an accurate opinion about the intentions of government. Consider yourself informed.

 

[captain morgan]

LOL, after almost eight years of this BS I kind of doubt it's down to mere bureaucratic inertia.

It's no secret the current conservative government is accurate information adverse.

When it gets to the point where we have to guess what's going on inside our government then I think we can strongly question whether or not it's even our government anymore. I don't think we're very far from that now.

Throw in robocalls and it's possible that some conservative MPs weren't even legally elected.

Want some cheese with your whine?

 

[Cobalt_Kid]

Want some cheese with your whine?

Nope, give me my country back, we'll be taking it anyway in a couple of years...count on it.

Remember what happened the last time the right tried to take this country over by force?

 

[CDNBear]

Nope, give me my country back...

Your country?

Remember what happened the last time the right tried to take this country over by force?

The right?

Don't you mean the Liberals?

 

[captain morgan]

Nope, give me my country back, we'll be taking it anyway in a couple of years...count on it.

Great... Since you'll be taking it back soon, would ya stop the bitching today?

 

[Cobalt_Kid]

Your country?



The right?

Don't you mean the Liberals?

Oh, so now I'm not a Canadian because I'm not a conservative?

How arrogant do you have to be to even think that way.

 

[darkbeaver]

If we want to free Canada we will need an uninfected federal party. This will be very difficult to establish given the virulance of the NWO flu. fifty cents for the one who corrects that misspelled word

 

[CDNBear]

Oh, so now I'm not a Canadian because I'm not a conservative?

LMAO!

It comes as no surprise that you would make things up.

But I wonder if you're aware that you pretty much said just that about people who don't think like you, lol.

How arrogant do you have to be to even think that way.

I agree.

I'm glad you can admit it though. It's a good sign, lol.

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[Cobalt_Kid]

LOL, I think there's just one guy sitting in some conservative office somewhere posting complete BS off some guide based on how bizarre the discussion is here.

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[CDNBear]

LOL, I think there's just one guy sitting in some conservative office somewhere posting complete BS off some guide based on how bizarre the discussion is here.

Is that what you're doing?

Thanks for the laugh.

Ditto.

You do social justice a disservice with the nonsense you post. You should be ashame.

 

[SLM]

Oh, so now I'm not a Canadian because I'm not a conservative?

How arrogant do you have to be to even think that way.

I don't know.

How arrogant to you have to be to even think this....

Nope, give me my country back, we'll be taking it anyway in a couple of years...count on it.

 

[darkbeaver]

How can it be arrogant to express the absolute necessity of wresting Canada back from the internationalist dogs infesting Ottawa and every provincial capital in the land. These elements are bent on birthing total war for the benefit of the elite monsters.

 

[SLM]

How can it be arrogant to express the absolute necessity of wresting Canada back from the internationalist dogs infesting Ottawa and every provincial capital in the land. These elements are bent on birthing total war for the benefit of the elite monsters.

If I bothered to explain, would it even make any difference?

 

[taxslave]

Nope, give me my country back, we'll be taking it anyway in a couple of years...count on it.

Remember what happened the last time the right tried to take this country over by force?

We are only now just beginning to get our country back from the leftards that were so busy trying to tear it down.

 

[CDNBear]

If I bothered to explain, would it even make any difference?

What's with you people asking rhetorical questions?

 

[SLM]

What's with you people asking rhetorical questions?

What's with the rhetorical questions about rhetorical questions?

 

[CDNBear]

What's with the rhetorical questions about rhetorical questions?

I was curious, rhetorically speaking.