National groups query Stephen Harper on failure to fulfil 2006 Access to Information promises
September 28th, 2008 12:00am
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Three national organizations concerned about openness and accountability in government have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ask what became of the Conservatives’ 2006 campaign promises to reform the Access to Information Act.
The Canadian Newspaper Association, Canadian Taxpayers Federation and BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) are attempting to put the issue on the front burner of the federal election campaign during “Right to Know Week” in Canada – a week devoted to promoting Citizens’ rights of access to government information.
The letter to Stephen Harper states, “We are concerned that your government’s actions since it assumed power in 2006 have not matched the commitments you made as leader of the Conservative Party during the 2006 election campaign – specifically, your commitment to open up the inner workings of government to scrutiny by reforming Canada’s Access to Information Act.
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Three national organizations concerned about openness and accountability in government have written to Prime Minister Stephen Harper to ask what became of the Conservatives’ 2006 campaign promises to reform the Access to Information Act.
The Canadian Newspaper Association, Canadian Taxpayers Federation and BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association (FIPA) are attempting to put the issue on the front burner of the federal election campaign during “Right to Know Week” in Canada – a week devoted to promoting Citizens’ rights of access to government information.
The letter to Stephen Harper states, “We are concerned that your government’s actions since it assumed power in 2006 have not matched the commitments you made as leader of the Conservative Party during the 2006 election campaign – specifically, your commitment to open up the inner workings of government to scrutiny by reforming Canada’s Access to Information Act.
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LETTER TO STEPHEN HARPER: Click Here
