Under the direction of CIPPIC, an Access to Information User Manual has been released. In its press release, CIPPIC writes:
The Manual fills a gap in public education on issues of government accountability and privacy rights
The Manual is intended to guide someone through the process of filling out Access to Information requests both at the Federal and provincial level.
And this, just in time for Justice Gomery’s second report on the sponsorship scandal, entitled “Restoring Accountability“. There is a good section on “Transparency” which states:
Commission supports the need for effective public access to information about the workings of government.
It might be a good idea to print out CIPPIC’s manual and have it on hand as a ready reference?
[source: CLA Information Policy Committee, CIPPIC]