Mr. Speaker, nice try, but under the government's watch, the increases in the number of access to information requests have been denied and prolonged. That is why the information commissioner has cited the government with contempt.
The Prime Minister campaigned on a false promise to open the windows on government. Instead, he has closed the blinds, locked the doors and turned out the lights. His government now operates in darkness not seen since the days of Brian Mulroney.
President Obama began making his government more accountable to Americans on day one.
In Canada it is three years, and access to information continues to be stifled.
When will the government end its practice of systematic cover-ups?