No, I don't have any doubts about it.
Everything government does, in the end, must be in the public interest, or government shouldn't do it. That's the standard I would apply.
If it's not in the public interest, government shouldn't be involved, because it's in the private or personal interests of those involved in government or their friends in the private sector. Everything government does should be in the public interest, and government should be able to demonstrate by the release of information relating to it that it has acted and performed in the public interest in the long run.
Certain circumstances, the ones I've mentioned, are justifiably off limits and shouldn't be released for the reasons we've given. In some cases—matters affecting national security, national defence, and international relations—they must have a level of confidentiality, and understandably so. Other than that, the day-to-day affairs of the governing of Canada and all it's provinces must be in the public interest.
The public can only exercise their democratic right on the basis of judging the government's performance in the public interest. If they don't have the information, they can't judge. At least they don't have the ability to judge. They're being deprived of the ability to judge, and that shouldn't be in a democracy.