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Transparency rot runs deep

Canada's broken access to information system has increasingly become entrenched, argues Ken Rubin.

Opinion
BY KEN RUBIN
July 23, 2018

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | July 23, 2018

OTTAWA—Canada’s broken access to information system has increasingly become entrenched, complete with backlog specialists and a new information commissioner facing her office’s own backlog.

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