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Watching the Watchdog: Politicians Refusing to Communicate

Tim Knight | Posted 05.24.2013 | Canada Politics
Read More: Mayor of Toronto, Members of Parliament, Centre for Law and Democracy, Pmo, Sound and Fury, Senategate, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, Rose Marie, Chief of Staff, Rob Ford, Prime Minister Harper, Canadian Association of Journalists, Propaganda, Code of Silence Award, Information, Canada?S Economic Action Plan, Jon Stewart, Refusal to Communicate, Jimmy Kimmel, Canada Politics News
Tim Knight

What we have here is a refusal to communicate. We have a prime minister who refuses to explain why three of his Conservative senators have been forced to resign from his party. When it comes to codes of silence, His Worship the oafish mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford, has learned a lot from the nation's chief magistrate.

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Canada Falls Behind Colombia, Angola In Access To Information

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.22.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Canada Access to Information, Canada Access to Information Act, Rob Nicholson, Centre for Law and Democracy, Access to Information, Access to Information Act Canada, Access Info Europe, Access to Information Rankings, Rankings Access to Information, Access to Information Canada, Canada Politics News

OTTAWA - As the 30th anniversary of the federal Access to Information law approaches, Canada finds itself tied for 51st in the world on a list of free...

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