So much for a transparent and accountable government, we have even less access to information under Harper than we did under Chretein and Martin.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/02/cairs.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r5:c0.0292333
It wasn't there to serve the government, it was there to serve people trying to get accurate information on what the government is doing in the name of all Canadians.
This "trust us, you don't need to know what we're up to" bull**** by the conservatives is getting real old.
Time for a change.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/02/cairs.html?ref=rss&loomia_si=t0:a16:g2:r5:c0.0292333
The federal Conservatives have quietly killed an access to information registry used by journalists, experts and the public that users say helped hold the government accountable.
A Treasury Board official confirmed to the Canadian Press on Friday that the system is being killed because "extensive" consultations showed it wasn't valued by government departments.
It wasn't there to serve the government, it was there to serve people trying to get accurate information on what the government is doing in the name of all Canadians.
This "trust us, you don't need to know what we're up to" bull**** by the conservatives is getting real old.
Time for a change.