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Federal Performance Poor in Freedom of Information Audit

TORONTO-- May 12, 2010 - Want to know how much British Columbia’s Ministry of Transportation spent on cell phones recently? That information will cost you $98,603.

That was one of the findings in the 2009-2010 National Freedom of Information Audit, released today by the Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA). The annual exercise tests how readily officials disclose information that should be publicly available on request. The National Freedom of Information Audit 2009-2010 is available online.

Freedom of information is vital in a modern democracy. Citizens are increasingly asking for greater information transparency from government institutions,” said CNA President and CEO John Hinds. “This year’s audit shows us that the system in Canada continues to be under strain, especially at the federal level. The concept of freedom of information has been eroded. Many times the Access to Information Act is used to limit what governments release to what they ‘have to’ release.”

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The Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) is a non-profit organization, which represents Canadian daily newspapers (English & French) with circulations ranging from 1,500 to almost 500,000 per day.