Following up on my earlier suggestion, it's worth noting that the Access to Information Act does include at least some offence provisions for individuals who deliberately withhold information contrary to the law - and that Christian Paradis' office is now under investigation. Which would figure to have some significant potential to jar some Con ministers out of their partisan-first attitude toward information management - and maybe give the PMO a bit of heartburn over its central command over department disclosures.
That said, I'd still think there's reason to establish some more broad responsibility on institutional heads to take reasonable steps to prevent abuses. But it's good to see that the law as it exists is being applied.
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