80% of Canadian federal requests for information are people requesting the status of their immigration application! #SecretCanada

Tom Cardoso at #CivicTechTO

“According to Mr. Turk, governments must fix the cost-benefit analysis that is prompting civil servants to err on the extreme side of caution, at the expense of transparency.

“Ultimately what’s at stake here is the health of our democracy. … People may feel that it’s an overstatement to say that, but I think it’s actually the case,” Mr. Turk said. “Information belongs to the people. The government is the caretaker.”” #SecretCanada #cdnpoli https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-freedom-of-information-laws/