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Dominant reflex of security and intelligence network ‘to keep info as secret as possible,’ should ‘hardwire’ transparency into day-to-day work, say experts

'If you’re going to have a true democracy, then one needs to open up different agencies to public scrutiny,' says Bessma Momani, professor of political science at the University of Waterloo and a senior fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Innovation (CIGI).

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