The act does not even come close to the strength of the federal legislation, and the provincial Liberal administration clearly prefers it that way. Through two complete administrations, not one single move has been made to strengthen the rules that allow the public to exercise their right to know. In Peckford's case, taxpayers paid for the limousine, and the Tories paid the political price. I am certain they would not. Informed democracies require public access to information.
Despots fear it.
Russell Wangersky is the assignment editor of The Telegram.