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While the Charter lets us dream, the Access to Information Act is a nightmare

While the Access to Information Act and Charter of Rights and Freedoms were born from the same parent a few months apart, they have not acted together as one co-operative friendly force. Forty years have passed and even greater gulfs growing between the two acts.

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BY KEN RUBIN
June 9, 2022

Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 9, 2022

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