FOI legislation can’t win when government refuses to be open, says Father of BC’s FOI act
October 11th, 2007 12:00am
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The politician who spearheaded the creation of the B.C. Freedom of Information Act says the 15-year-old legislation has failed to blunt government's natural instinct to withhold public information.
Former NDP attorney general Colin Gabelmann said Friday the act was designed to "foster a culture of openness" so that government officials would automatically release information as long as it wasn't violating privacy requirements.
"But that hasn't happened," Gabelmann said in an interview after speaking to the B.C. Information Summit in Vancouver.
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The politician who spearheaded the creation of the B.C. Freedom of Information Act says the 15-year-old legislation has failed to blunt government's natural instinct to withhold public information.
Former NDP attorney general Colin Gabelmann said Friday the act was designed to "foster a culture of openness" so that government officials would automatically release information as long as it wasn't violating privacy requirements.
"But that hasn't happened," Gabelmann said in an interview after speaking to the B.C. Information Summit in Vancouver.
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LINK to Colin Gabelmann speech:
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