The Alberta government can claim to be Canada’s most adept at stonewalling
It’s a poor showing by Alberta. And yes, the province does stick out like a sore thumb.
Alberta’s performance when it comes to freedom of information. What a Globe investigation found should be worrying for everyone in Alberta who cares about government accountability and transparency. A year ago, when Alberta began declining The Globe’s requests, a reporter had many conversations with several FOI co-ordinators about the “no records” explanation and potential workarounds – up to and including a physical printout of the tracking system – but no ministry would budge. It seems someone was testing the limits of the letter of the law in Alberta’sAt some point, officials realized there was a problem with this strategy.
But the fact that Alberta wouldn’t even participate, after months of attempts to convince it to do so, won’t be surprising to anyone who has tried to get information through official channels here. Seven years ago, when Ms. Clayton was still the information and privacy commissioner, she said “access to information in Alberta is fast approaching a crisis situation.
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