CAJ calls on party leaders to promise overhaul of access to information system

OTTAWA – The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) today called on Canada’s political party leaders to explain during the two upcoming leaders’ debates how they would reform the country’s access to information system if elected. “Canadians’ right to know is so frequently poorly-served by our crumbling federal access to information system,” said CAJ president Brent Jolly in a press release. “Looking at the party platforms, there is scant mention of plans for reforms, which is a Houdini-like act of deception aimed at keeping citizens perpetually in the dark about how government decisions are made.” The CAJ press release indicates the...