Senior leaders in the Canadian military and at National Defence should be held to account for refusing to release government records requested under the law, a former major general says.
In some cases, officials claim not a single record exists. For other requests, the military and department officials must first consult with their political masters before releasing the material. “ hard to believe my case was not politicized if records can be unreasonably delayed this long or are denied release because the case was the subject of discussions amongst cabinet,” he added.
The problem has become so bad that the House of Commons Committee on National Defence has launched hearings into the lack of openness and transparency. So far it has heard that National Defence violates the law in almost 40 per cent of requests it receives to produce records under the Access to Information Act.
The Canadian Forces is also requiring that Access to Information requests be filed for documents that should be readily available to the public.
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