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Access to Information

During question period, a Conservative member asked about a proposal that would stop government emails and text messages from being included in access to information requests, noting the Information Commissioner’s opposition and asking the government to reverse it. The minister responding said the government believes in being open with Canadians and that Canada has some of the strongest access to information laws.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Tamara Jansen

Conservative

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“The government wants to stop people from seeing official emails and text messages through information requests. The Information Commissioner opposes this. I want the minister to stop this plan.”
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals want to make it easier to hide information from Canadians by no longer allowing government emails or text messages to be part of an information request. Even the independent Information Commissioner is opposed. Will the President of the Treasury Board reverse this proposal and defend Canadians’ right to know? Some hon. members: Oh, oh!

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François-Philippe Champagne

Liberal
“Our government believes in being open and sharing information with Canadians. We have some of the strongest laws in the world for sharing government records.”

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Mr. Speaker, I have never seen so much excitement from the Conservatives for an answer. We can see that summer is coming. They are awakening now. The question is very serious, and I can assure members of the House and all Canadians watching that we have some of the strongest laws when it comes to government information and disclosure. We believe in an open government. We believe in providing information to Canadians. Canadians can be assured that we have some of the strongest laws in the G7.

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