Beyond The Commons

Beyond The Commons

Aaron Wherry covers all the goings-on in and around Parliament Hill. Follow Aaron on Twitter: @aaronwherry

Twirling, twirling towards transparency

by Aaron Wherry on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 1:02pm - 4 Comments

Vic Toews, yesterday. “This has been the most open government in the history of Confederation and our government is committed to ensuring it remains that way.”

Information Commissioner Robert Marleau, January. “There’s less information being released by government than ever before. And that’s alarming.”

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  • DisplacedCanadian

    They’ll tell us pretty much anything, huh.

  • andrew (not any of them)

    Just ask any reporter how open this government is!

  • Joan Tintor

    Actually, both statements seem equally proveable or disprovable.

  • http://www.answers.com/Lip+service?method=24 Steph C

    This government reminds me of all the bad boyfriends and bosses that I’ve had:
    They say one thing and do another, and their vocabulary is jammed with absolutes and superlatives.

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