Eight years ago, in an eloquent plea for open government, then Conservative party Leader Stephen Harper said: “Information is the lifeblood of a democracy. Without adequate access to key information about government policies and programs, citizens and parliamentarians cannot make informed decisions, and incompetent or corrupt governance, can be hidden under a cloak of secrecy.”
Those noble words were published in the Montreal Gazette, but since becoming prime minister, he has donned that cloak of secrecy. The Harper Conservative government has consistently shown a disregard for openness that belies that promise of transparency — and the latest examples are delays in the release of cabinet papers and the secrecy surrounding the Trans-Pacific trade talks.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/editorials/Harper+secret+garden/8894657/story.html
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