I made a new thread about this because I didn't want it to get ignored in the other thread, it is a totally hypocritical idea that everyone should be transparent except for the government and this should not be acceptable to the people who want to see CBC's information
I'm sure Tony Clement will slash Democracy Watch now like he is planning on slashing the Auditor General
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tories-keep-as-many-things-secret-as-the-cbc-watchdog-says/article2249098/
Conservative MPs are expressing concern about the CBC and its reluctance to release its corporate secrets under access-to-information laws β but the government itself has something to answer for on this issue, a leading democracy advocate says.
Duff Conacher, the co-ordinator of Democracy Watch, points out that the Conservatives have failed to keep their campaign promise of 2006 to strengthen the Access to Information Act.
As part of their accountability package, Mr. Conacher points out the Tories would require all government and government-funded institutions to create records detailing all their actions and decisions, and to give the Information Commissioner the power to order the disclosure of any record, especially if it is in the public interest.
βThe Conservatives broke their promises because they wanted to keep just as many things secret as the CBC does,β Mr. Conacher says in a letter to media on Friday.