- Aug 6, 2012
- 28,112
- 24,891
- 2,405
This is from 2011, but underscores Canadas "democracy" and it was judged by a more reputable source from England. Remember, as someone who has had extensive correspondence with European and Asian politicians/orgaizations, Canada, lead by the collapse of Ontario, are the jurisdictions that you and your police are now firmly associated with.
So, we are last in Access to Justice in the G20, 40th of 40 nations in GDP growth for the next 40 years. We have what is in effect a covert police state that grooms it's kids for personal profit.
All of this, and CSIS has to protect us from foreign enemies AND the Security Industrial Complex of police agencies that are less accountable than the local grocery store clerk.
This is what you look forward to as you become more like us...
A new study ranks Canada last in an international comparison of freedom-of-information laws — a hard fall after many years being judged a global model in openness.
The study by a pair of British academics looked at the effectiveness of freedom-of-information laws in five parliamentary democracies: Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada.
New Zealand placed first and Canada, last.
"Above all, an effective FOI regime requires strong government commitment and political will. Officials cannot do it on their own," says the paper, published in the journal Government Information Quarterly.
"Canada comes last as it has continually suffered from a combination of low use, low political support and a weak Information commissioner since its inception."
The study, by Robert Hazell and Ben Worthy of University College in London, ranked countries based on official statistics on appeals, court decisions, delays and other factors affecting the release of government information to public requesters.
The authors criticized Canada's FOI law as an antiquated system that generally prevents citizens from filing requests electronically and compels them to submit paper cheques to cover fees.
So, we are last in Access to Justice in the G20, 40th of 40 nations in GDP growth for the next 40 years. We have what is in effect a covert police state that grooms it's kids for personal profit.
All of this, and CSIS has to protect us from foreign enemies AND the Security Industrial Complex of police agencies that are less accountable than the local grocery store clerk.
This is what you look forward to as you become more like us...
A new study ranks Canada last in an international comparison of freedom-of-information laws — a hard fall after many years being judged a global model in openness.
The study by a pair of British academics looked at the effectiveness of freedom-of-information laws in five parliamentary democracies: Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Canada.
New Zealand placed first and Canada, last.
"Above all, an effective FOI regime requires strong government commitment and political will. Officials cannot do it on their own," says the paper, published in the journal Government Information Quarterly.
"Canada comes last as it has continually suffered from a combination of low use, low political support and a weak Information commissioner since its inception."
The study, by Robert Hazell and Ben Worthy of University College in London, ranked countries based on official statistics on appeals, court decisions, delays and other factors affecting the release of government information to public requesters.
The authors criticized Canada's FOI law as an antiquated system that generally prevents citizens from filing requests electronically and compels them to submit paper cheques to cover fees.
