I have used the Access to Information Act and its provincial equivalents in this country, and I've also used its equivalents in the United States, Britain, and South Africa. I would say our federal Access to Information Act is the one that I find the most frustrating and frequently barren to exercise. I have had better luck requesting information from the United States and South Africa—even from Africa—and very much better luck requesting it from Britain.
On May 17th, 2007. See this statement in context.