Pat Martin at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On October 4th, 2006. See this statement in context.

October 4th, 2006 / 4 p.m.

NDP

Pat Martin NDP Winnipeg Centre, MB

I don't want to interrupt you, sir, but I have such little time to ask questions.

Isn't the ATIP coordinator the weak link here? How does an ATIP coordinator tell a minister's assistant to get stuffed, that they don't have a right to know who made the request? Can you back that person up, or is it the head of the institution or agency that's supposed to back them up? Who says no to the minister?

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