Mr. Speaker, in the election platform entitled “Stand Up for Canada”, the Conservative Party made a distinct promise to strengthen access to information legislation.
In fact, on page 12 of their election platform it states that “A Conservative government will implement the Information Commissioner’s recommendations for reform of the Access to Information Act”.
Last April the Conservatives broke this promise when these specific recommendations were left out of the Prime Minister's so called accountability act.
I understand that the newly elected Prime Minister now believes these recommendations represent an extreme view.
Canadians have a right to access information about their government, but the Prime Minister is denying that right.
Once again, “Stand Up for Canada” just fell flat on its face with yet another broken promise from the Conservatives.