Probably to the surprise of few who have tracked their anti-democratic and anti-transparency propensities, last month the Harper regime terminated The Coordination of Access to Information Requests System, or CAIRS, an electronic list of nearly every access to information request filed to federal departments and agencies.
Frequently used as an investigative tool by journalists to keep the government more open, its demise will undoubtedly further the agenda of Harper and his minions.
Look at the date on that article: 2008.
ReplyDeleteOops! Well, at least they have a consistent track record.
ReplyDeleteI retweeted it too before I took a closer look. Yes, it's what we expect of them, isn't it?
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