Treasury Board President Mona Fortier said Tuesday she will share a plan in the coming months for improving the Access to Information Act and how it is managed.
“My current priority is to improve administration of the existing law. We strengthened the act less than four years ago,” Fortier told the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics.
“We have a lot of work to do to address the underlying systemic issues. And we will continue to take action to do just that.”
Canada’s Access to Information Act allows for people to request a range of federal documents, such as internal emails, invoices, and briefing notes, for a $5 fee. Federal agencies are supposed to respond within 30 days or provide justifications for why more time is needed to do so….